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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Mercer County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2012, at 12.644%. Edwards County had the lowest, at 2.867%. The median was 8.02% and the figure for Illinois was 9.451%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.644Mercer County
Lowest2.867Edwards County
Median8.02102 counties
Illinois9.451History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 6.858 %Alexander County: 9.662 %Bond County: 11.565 %Boone County: 8.772 %Brown County: 6.306 %Bureau County: 7.558 %Calhoun County: 9.412 %Carroll County: 6.924 %Cass County: 8.493 %Champaign County: 9.201 %Christian County: 6.638 %Clark County: 7.553 %Clay County: 3.582 %Clinton County: 7.722 %Coles County: 7.961 %Cook County: 10.129 %Crawford County: 6.626 %Cumberland County: 10.794 %DeKalb County: 8.65 %De Witt County: 6.868 %Douglas County: 8.744 %DuPage County: 10.108 %Edgar County: 8.683 %Edwards County: 2.867 %Effingham County: 5.693 %Fayette County: 7.576 %Ford County: 6.946 %Franklin County: 9.666 %Fulton County: 8.446 %Gallatin County: 5.525 %Greene County: 7.771 %Grundy County: 9.222 %Hamilton County: 6.111 %Hancock County: 9.563 %Hardin County: 11.009 %Henderson County: 5.128 %Henry County: 7.719 %Iroquois County: 8.15 %Jackson County: 7.611 %Jasper County: 5.556 %Jefferson County: 8.466 %Jersey County: 11.673 %Jo Daviess County: 8.429 %Johnson County: 10.592 %Kane County: 10.337 %Kankakee County: 6.992 %Kendall County: 10.888 %Knox County: 8.128 %Lake County: 9.683 %LaSalle County: 7.337 %Lawrence County: 9.259 %Lee County: 7.625 %Livingston County: 8.124 %Logan County: 8.028 %McDonough County: 6.176 %McHenry County: 10.819 %McLean County: 8.606 %Macon County: 8.472 %Macoupin County: 8.61 %Madison County: 7.809 %Marion County: 8.935 %Marshall County: 8.349 %Mason County: 9.541 %Massac County: 8.696 %Menard County: 9.922 %Mercer County: 12.644 %Monroe County: 7.397 %Montgomery County: 6.52 %Morgan County: 6.182 %Moultrie County: 7.553 %Ogle County: 8.054 %Peoria County: 7.344 %Perry County: 8.04 %Piatt County: 8.292 %Pike County: 7.429 %Pope County: 8.333 %Pulaski County: 7.447 %Putnam County: 7.86 %Randolph County: 8.91 %Richland County: 6.849 %Rock Island County: 8.136 %St. Clair County: 8.268 %Saline County: 9.431 %Sangamon County: 8.404 %Schuyler County: 6.716 %Scott County: 6.25 %Shelby County: 7.282 %Stark County: 7.805 %Stephenson County: 7.582 %Tazewell County: 7.329 %Union County: 6.098 %Vermilion County: 7.391 %Wabash County: 7.35 %Warren County: 7.832 %Washington County: 4.729 %Wayne County: 4.762 %White County: 8.011 %Whiteside County: 6.926 %Will County: 10.542 %Williamson County: 7.306 %Winnebago County: 8.832 %Woodford County: 8.298 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Mercer County: 12.644 %Mercer County12.644Jersey County: 11.673 %Jersey County11.673Bond County: 11.565 %Bond County11.565Hardin County: 11.009 %Hardin County11.009Kendall County: 10.888 %Kendall County10.888McHenry County: 10.819 %McHenry County10.819Cumberland County: 10.794 %Cumberland County10.794Johnson County: 10.592 %Johnson County10.592Will County: 10.542 %Will County10.542Kane County: 10.337 %Kane County10.337Cook County: 10.129 %Cook County10.129DuPage County: 10.108 %DuPage County10.108Menard County: 9.922 %Menard County9.922Lake County: 9.683 %Lake County9.683Franklin County: 9.666 %Franklin County9.666Alexander County: 9.662 %Alexander County9.662Hancock County: 9.563 %Hancock County9.563Mason County: 9.541 %Mason County9.541Saline County: 9.431 %Saline County9.431Calhoun County: 9.412 %Calhoun County9.412Lawrence County: 9.259 %Lawrence County9.259Grundy County: 9.222 %Grundy County9.222Champaign County: 9.201 %Champaign County9.201Marion County: 8.935 %Marion County8.935Randolph County: 8.91 %Randolph County8.91Winnebago County: 8.832 %Winnebago County8.832Boone County: 8.772 %Boone County8.772Douglas County: 8.744 %Douglas County8.744Massac County: 8.696 %Massac County8.696Edgar County: 8.683 %Edgar County8.683DeKalb County: 8.65 %DeKalb County8.65Macoupin County: 8.61 %Macoupin County8.61McLean County: 8.606 %McLean County8.606Cass County: 8.493 %Cass County8.493Macon County: 8.472 %Macon County8.472Jefferson County: 8.466 %Jefferson County8.466Fulton County: 8.446 %Fulton County8.446Jo Daviess County: 8.429 %Jo Daviess County8.429Sangamon County: 8.404 %Sangamon County8.404Marshall County: 8.349 %Marshall County8.349Mercer County: 12.644 %Mercer County12.644Jersey County: 11.673 %Jersey County11.673Bond County: 11.565 %Bond County11.565Hardin County: 11.009 %Hardin County11.009Kendall County: 10.888 %Kendall County10.888McHenry County: 10.819 %McHenry County10.819Cumberland County: 10.794 %Cumberland County10.794Johnson County: 10.592 %Johnson County10.592Will County: 10.542 %Will County10.542Kane County: 10.337 %Kane County10.337Cook County: 10.129 %Cook County10.129DuPage County: 10.108 %DuPage County10.108Menard County: 9.922 %Menard County9.922Lake County: 9.683 %Lake County9.683Franklin County: 9.666 %Franklin County9.666Alexander County: 9.662 %Alexander County9.662Hancock County: 9.563 %Hancock County9.563Mason County: 9.541 %Mason County9.541Saline County: 9.431 %Saline County9.431Calhoun County: 9.412 %Calhoun County9.412Lawrence County: 9.259 %Lawrence County9.259Grundy County: 9.222 %Grundy County9.222Champaign County: 9.201 %Champaign County9.201Marion County: 8.935 %Marion County8.935Randolph County: 8.91 %Randolph County8.91Winnebago County: 8.832 %Winnebago County8.832Boone County: 8.772 %Boone County8.772Douglas County: 8.744 %Douglas County8.744Massac County: 8.696 %Massac County8.696Edgar County: 8.683 %Edgar County8.683DeKalb County: 8.65 %DeKalb County8.65Macoupin County: 8.61 %Macoupin County8.61McLean County: 8.606 %McLean County8.606Cass County: 8.493 %Cass County8.493Macon County: 8.472 %Macon County8.472Jefferson County: 8.466 %Jefferson County8.466Fulton County: 8.446 %Fulton County8.446Jo Daviess County: 8.429 %Jo Daviess County8.429Sangamon County: 8.404 %Sangamon County8.404Marshall County: 8.349 %Marshall County8.349
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Mercer County12.644+5.34 pts
2Jersey County11.673-0.62 pts
3Bond County11.565+2.55 pts
4Hardin County11.009-7.48 pts
5Kendall County10.888-0.95 pts
6McHenry County10.819-0.82 pts
7Cumberland County10.794+1.51 pts
8Johnson County10.592+3.09 pts
9Will County10.542+0.33 pts
10Kane County10.337-0.33 pts
11Cook County10.129-0.13 pts
12DuPage County10.108-0.23 pts
13Menard County9.922+0.74 pts
14Lake County9.683-0.82 pts
15Franklin County9.666+1.51 pts
16Alexander County9.662+1.17 pts
17Hancock County9.563-0.77 pts
18Mason County9.541-0.15 pts
19Saline County9.431+3.1 pts
20Calhoun County9.412+2.48 pts
21Lawrence County9.259+0.27 pts
22Grundy County9.222-1.63 pts
23Champaign County9.201-0.12 pts
24Marion County8.935+2.37 pts
25Randolph County8.91+1.04 pts
26Winnebago County8.832-0.2 pts
27Boone County8.772-3.35 pts
28Douglas County8.744-0.37 pts
29Massac County8.696-0.79 pts
30Edgar County8.683-0.36 pts
31DeKalb County8.65-0.28 pts
32Macoupin County8.61-0.89 pts
33McLean County8.606+0.44 pts
34Cass County8.493-0.13 pts
35Macon County8.472+1.38 pts
36Jefferson County8.466+1.72 pts
37Fulton County8.446-0.63 pts
38Jo Daviess County8.429-0.65 pts
39Sangamon County8.404+0.56 pts
40Marshall County8.349+1.88 pts
41Pope County8.333n/a
42Woodford County8.298-1.31 pts
43Piatt County8.292-2.58 pts
44St. Clair County8.268-0.35 pts
45Iroquois County8.15+0.55 pts
46Rock Island County8.136+0.44 pts
47Knox County8.128+0.83 pts
48Livingston County8.124+0.53 pts
49Ogle County8.054-0.99 pts
50Perry County8.04+1.26 pts
51Logan County8.028-1.4 pts
52White County8.011+0.02 pts
53Coles County7.961+0.41 pts
54Putnam County7.86-2.49 pts
55Warren County7.832-1.01 pts
56Madison County7.809-0.24 pts
57Stark County7.805-2.62 pts
58Greene County7.771-2.17 pts
59Clinton County7.722+1.83 pts
60Henry County7.719-1.66 pts
61Lee County7.625-1.14 pts
62Jackson County7.611+0.49 pts
63Stephenson County7.582-0.07 pts
64Fayette County7.576-2.87 pts
65Bureau County7.558-2.35 pts
66Clark County7.553+0.96 pts
66Moultrie County7.553-0.89 pts
68Pulaski County7.447-4.13 pts
69Pike County7.429-2.14 pts
70Monroe County7.397-2.69 pts
71Vermilion County7.391-2.23 pts
72Wabash County7.35+0.4 pts
73Peoria County7.344-1.26 pts
74LaSalle County7.337-0.45 pts
75Tazewell County7.329-0.89 pts
76Williamson County7.306-0.88 pts
77Shelby County7.282-1.26 pts
78Kankakee County6.992+0.03 pts
79Ford County6.946-1.3 pts
80Whiteside County6.926+0.48 pts
81Carroll County6.924+1.07 pts
82De Witt County6.868+0.82 pts
83Adams County6.858-0.25 pts
84Richland County6.849-0.59 pts
85Schuyler County6.716-4.79 pts
86Christian County6.638-1.48 pts
87Crawford County6.626-1.45 pts
88Montgomery County6.52-1.95 pts
89Brown County6.306-4.41 pts
90Scott County6.25-1.25 pts
91Morgan County6.182-1.66 pts
92McDonough County6.176-2.72 pts
93Hamilton County6.111-0.67 pts
94Union County6.098-3.58 pts
95Effingham County5.693-1.92 pts
96Jasper County5.556-0.99 pts
97Gallatin County5.525-5.29 pts
98Henderson County5.128-6.21 pts
99Wayne County4.762-2.33 pts
100Washington County4.729-1.42 pts
101Clay County3.582-3.61 pts
102Edwards County2.867-6.26 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/illinois-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/illinois-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/illinois-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Mercer County, with 12.644% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Edwards County, with 2.867% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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