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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Boone County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2013, at 13.218%. White County had the lowest, at 5.413%. The median was 8.291% and the figure for Illinois was 9.367%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.218Boone County
Lowest5.413White County
Median8.291102 counties
Illinois9.367History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 8.693 %Alexander County: 9.901 %Bond County: 7.254 %Boone County: 13.218 %Brown County: 6.481 %Bureau County: 9.292 %Calhoun County: 6.061 %Carroll County: 7.347 %Cass County: 8.621 %Champaign County: 7.933 %Christian County: 8.309 %Clark County: 7.805 %Clay County: 8.048 %Clinton County: 5.773 %Coles County: 8.401 %Cook County: 9.817 %Crawford County: 6.914 %Cumberland County: 10.423 %DeKalb County: 9.365 %De Witt County: 9.116 %Douglas County: 7.512 %DuPage County: 9.46 %Edgar County: 9.892 %Edwards County: 7.246 %Effingham County: 7.035 %Fayette County: 7.391 %Ford County: 5.822 %Franklin County: 7.885 %Fulton County: 9.935 %Gallatin County: 5.464 %Greene County: 11.345 %Grundy County: 9.543 %Hamilton County: 8.219 %Hancock County: 7.789 %Hardin County: 9.615 %Henderson County: 8.911 %Henry County: 6.471 %Iroquois County: 8.969 %Jackson County: 7.623 %Jasper County: 7.538 %Jefferson County: 7.321 %Jersey County: 12.869 %Jo Daviess County: 11.884 %Johnson County: 12.739 %Kane County: 9.724 %Kankakee County: 7.843 %Kendall County: 9.397 %Knox County: 7.669 %Lake County: 10.317 %LaSalle County: 7.729 %Lawrence County: 10.526 %Lee County: 7.358 %Livingston County: 8.005 %Logan County: 8.142 %McDonough County: 6.815 %McHenry County: 11.185 %McLean County: 8.685 %Macon County: 8.454 %Macoupin County: 9.053 %Madison County: 8.385 %Marion County: 9.193 %Marshall County: 8.015 %Mason County: 7.366 %Massac County: 8.491 %Menard County: 11.828 %Mercer County: 7.422 %Monroe County: 9.937 %Montgomery County: 7.657 %Morgan County: 9.63 %Moultrie County: 5.911 %Ogle County: 10.376 %Peoria County: 7.985 %Perry County: 8.354 %Piatt County: 9.241 %Pike County: 9.145 %Pope County: 8.264 %Pulaski County: 8.511 %Putnam County: 8.734 %Randolph County: 5.573 %Richland County: 6.92 %Rock Island County: 7.855 %St. Clair County: 8.871 %Saline County: 6.51 %Sangamon County: 9.007 %Schuyler County: 9.125 %Scott County: 6.369 %Shelby County: 6.061 %Stark County: 5.941 %Stephenson County: 6.835 %Tazewell County: 7.654 %Union County: 8.563 %Vermilion County: 8.272 %Wabash County: 8.14 %Warren County: 8.757 %Washington County: 8.901 %Wayne County: 5.747 %White County: 5.413 %Whiteside County: 8.926 %Will County: 9.825 %Williamson County: 7.517 %Winnebago County: 8.736 %Woodford County: 7.128 %
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  • 9.7 and over
%, 2013. 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, 2013

Boone County: 13.218 %Boone County13.218Jersey County: 12.869 %Jersey County12.869Johnson County: 12.739 %Johnson County12.739Jo Daviess County: 11.884 %Jo Daviess County11.884Menard County: 11.828 %Menard County11.828Greene County: 11.345 %Greene County11.345McHenry County: 11.185 %McHenry County11.185Lawrence County: 10.526 %Lawrence County10.526Cumberland County: 10.423 %Cumberland County10.423Ogle County: 10.376 %Ogle County10.376Lake County: 10.317 %Lake County10.317Monroe County: 9.937 %Monroe County9.937Fulton County: 9.935 %Fulton County9.935Alexander County: 9.901 %Alexander County9.901Edgar County: 9.892 %Edgar County9.892Will County: 9.825 %Will County9.825Cook County: 9.817 %Cook County9.817Kane County: 9.724 %Kane County9.724Morgan County: 9.63 %Morgan County9.63Hardin County: 9.615 %Hardin County9.615Grundy County: 9.543 %Grundy County9.543DuPage County: 9.46 %DuPage County9.46Kendall County: 9.397 %Kendall County9.397DeKalb County: 9.365 %DeKalb County9.365Bureau County: 9.292 %Bureau County9.292Piatt County: 9.241 %Piatt County9.241Marion County: 9.193 %Marion County9.193Pike County: 9.145 %Pike County9.145Schuyler County: 9.125 %Schuyler County9.125De Witt County: 9.116 %De Witt County9.116Macoupin County: 9.053 %Macoupin County9.053Sangamon County: 9.007 %Sangamon County9.007Iroquois County: 8.969 %Iroquois County8.969Whiteside County: 8.926 %Whiteside County8.926Henderson County: 8.911 %Henderson County8.911Washington County: 8.901 %Washington County8.901St. Clair County: 8.871 %St. Clair County8.871Warren County: 8.757 %Warren County8.757Winnebago County: 8.736 %Winnebago County8.736Putnam County: 8.734 %Putnam County8.734Boone County: 13.218 %Boone County13.218Jersey County: 12.869 %Jersey County12.869Johnson County: 12.739 %Johnson County12.739Jo Daviess County: 11.884 %Jo Daviess County11.884Menard County: 11.828 %Menard County11.828Greene County: 11.345 %Greene County11.345McHenry County: 11.185 %McHenry County11.185Lawrence County: 10.526 %Lawrence County10.526Cumberland County: 10.423 %Cumberland County10.423Ogle County: 10.376 %Ogle County10.376Lake County: 10.317 %Lake County10.317Monroe County: 9.937 %Monroe County9.937Fulton County: 9.935 %Fulton County9.935Alexander County: 9.901 %Alexander County9.901Edgar County: 9.892 %Edgar County9.892Will County: 9.825 %Will County9.825Cook County: 9.817 %Cook County9.817Kane County: 9.724 %Kane County9.724Morgan County: 9.63 %Morgan County9.63Hardin County: 9.615 %Hardin County9.615Grundy County: 9.543 %Grundy County9.543DuPage County: 9.46 %DuPage County9.46Kendall County: 9.397 %Kendall County9.397DeKalb County: 9.365 %DeKalb County9.365Bureau County: 9.292 %Bureau County9.292Piatt County: 9.241 %Piatt County9.241Marion County: 9.193 %Marion County9.193Pike County: 9.145 %Pike County9.145Schuyler County: 9.125 %Schuyler County9.125De Witt County: 9.116 %De Witt County9.116Macoupin County: 9.053 %Macoupin County9.053Sangamon County: 9.007 %Sangamon County9.007Iroquois County: 8.969 %Iroquois County8.969Whiteside County: 8.926 %Whiteside County8.926Henderson County: 8.911 %Henderson County8.911Washington County: 8.901 %Washington County8.901St. Clair County: 8.871 %St. Clair County8.871Warren County: 8.757 %Warren County8.757Winnebago County: 8.736 %Winnebago County8.736Putnam County: 8.734 %Putnam County8.734
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Boone County13.218+4.45 pts
2Jersey County12.869+1.2 pts
3Johnson County12.739+2.15 pts
4Jo Daviess County11.884+3.46 pts
5Menard County11.828+1.91 pts
6Greene County11.345+3.57 pts
7McHenry County11.185+0.37 pts
8Lawrence County10.526+1.27 pts
9Cumberland County10.423-0.37 pts
10Ogle County10.376+2.32 pts
11Lake County10.317+0.63 pts
12Monroe County9.937+2.54 pts
13Fulton County9.935+1.49 pts
14Alexander County9.901+0.24 pts
15Edgar County9.892+1.21 pts
16Will County9.825-0.72 pts
17Cook County9.817-0.31 pts
18Kane County9.724-0.61 pts
19Morgan County9.63+3.45 pts
20Hardin County9.615-1.39 pts
21Grundy County9.543+0.32 pts
22DuPage County9.46-0.65 pts
23Kendall County9.397-1.49 pts
24DeKalb County9.365+0.71 pts
25Bureau County9.292+1.73 pts
26Piatt County9.241+0.95 pts
27Marion County9.193+0.26 pts
28Pike County9.145+1.72 pts
29Schuyler County9.125+2.41 pts
30De Witt County9.116+2.25 pts
31Macoupin County9.053+0.44 pts
32Sangamon County9.007+0.6 pts
33Iroquois County8.969+0.82 pts
34Whiteside County8.926+2 pts
35Henderson County8.911+3.78 pts
36Washington County8.901+4.17 pts
37St. Clair County8.871+0.6 pts
38Warren County8.757+0.92 pts
39Winnebago County8.736-0.1 pts
40Putnam County8.734+0.87 pts
41Adams County8.693+1.83 pts
42McLean County8.685+0.08 pts
43Cass County8.621+0.13 pts
44Union County8.563+2.47 pts
45Pulaski County8.511+1.06 pts
46Massac County8.491-0.21 pts
47Macon County8.454-0.02 pts
48Coles County8.401+0.44 pts
49Madison County8.385+0.58 pts
50Perry County8.354+0.31 pts
51Christian County8.309+1.67 pts
52Vermilion County8.272+0.88 pts
53Pope County8.264-0.07 pts
54Hamilton County8.219+2.11 pts
55Logan County8.142+0.11 pts
56Wabash County8.14+0.79 pts
57Clay County8.048+4.47 pts
58Marshall County8.015-0.33 pts
59Livingston County8.005-0.12 pts
60Peoria County7.985+0.64 pts
61Champaign County7.933-1.27 pts
62Franklin County7.885-1.78 pts
63Rock Island County7.855-0.28 pts
64Kankakee County7.843+0.85 pts
65Clark County7.805+0.25 pts
66Hancock County7.789-1.77 pts
67LaSalle County7.729+0.39 pts
68Knox County7.669-0.46 pts
69Montgomery County7.657+1.14 pts
70Tazewell County7.654+0.33 pts
71Jackson County7.623+0.01 pts
72Jasper County7.538+1.98 pts
73Williamson County7.517+0.21 pts
74Douglas County7.512-1.23 pts
75Mercer County7.422-5.22 pts
76Fayette County7.391-0.18 pts
77Mason County7.366-2.18 pts
78Lee County7.358-0.27 pts
79Carroll County7.347+0.42 pts
80Jefferson County7.321-1.14 pts
81Bond County7.254-4.31 pts
82Edwards County7.246+4.38 pts
83Woodford County7.128-1.17 pts
84Effingham County7.035+1.34 pts
85Richland County6.92+0.07 pts
86Crawford County6.914+0.29 pts
87Stephenson County6.835-0.75 pts
88McDonough County6.815+0.64 pts
89Saline County6.51-2.92 pts
90Brown County6.481+0.17 pts
91Henry County6.471-1.25 pts
92Scott County6.369+0.12 pts
93Calhoun County6.061-3.35 pts
93Shelby County6.061-1.22 pts
95Stark County5.941-1.86 pts
96Moultrie County5.911-1.64 pts
97Ford County5.822-1.12 pts
98Clinton County5.773-1.95 pts
99Wayne County5.747+0.99 pts
100Randolph County5.573-3.34 pts
101Gallatin County5.464-0.06 pts
102White County5.413-2.6 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Boone County, with 13.218% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

White County, with 5.413% in 2013.

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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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