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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Pope County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2014, at 16.807%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 3.279%. The median was 7.757% and the figure for Illinois was 9.027%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.807Pope County
Lowest3.279Hamilton County
Median7.757102 counties
Illinois9.027History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 7.967 %Alexander County: 15.789 %Bond County: 9.326 %Boone County: 8.98 %Brown County: 5.581 %Bureau County: 7.709 %Calhoun County: 9.816 %Carroll County: 5.563 %Cass County: 12.472 %Champaign County: 7.575 %Christian County: 6.76 %Clark County: 6.699 %Clay County: 5.341 %Clinton County: 9.056 %Coles County: 6.204 %Cook County: 9.778 %Crawford County: 6.42 %Cumberland County: 6.39 %DeKalb County: 9.652 %De Witt County: 7.273 %Douglas County: 7.7 %DuPage County: 9.164 %Edgar County: 6.646 %Edwards County: 9.125 %Effingham County: 5.963 %Fayette County: 6.522 %Ford County: 5.18 %Franklin County: 10.015 %Fulton County: 7.641 %Gallatin County: 8.602 %Greene County: 9.19 %Grundy County: 9.358 %Hamilton County: 3.279 %Hancock County: 4.742 %Hardin County: 9.434 %Henderson County: 9 %Henry County: 6.524 %Iroquois County: 6.56 %Jackson County: 8.468 %Jasper County: 6.516 %Jefferson County: 6.819 %Jersey County: 5.384 %Jo Daviess County: 6.304 %Johnson County: 11.039 %Kane County: 8.816 %Kankakee County: 7.407 %Kendall County: 10.377 %Knox County: 8.229 %Lake County: 9.461 %LaSalle County: 6.93 %Lawrence County: 9.274 %Lee County: 6.061 %Livingston County: 6.618 %Logan County: 6.104 %McDonough County: 8.95 %McHenry County: 10.044 %McLean County: 8.417 %Macon County: 7.429 %Macoupin County: 9.885 %Madison County: 8.106 %Marion County: 6.81 %Marshall County: 8.627 %Mason County: 9.905 %Massac County: 9.157 %Menard County: 12.778 %Mercer County: 9.412 %Monroe County: 7.133 %Montgomery County: 8.511 %Morgan County: 6.696 %Moultrie County: 6.774 %Ogle County: 8.949 %Peoria County: 7.454 %Perry County: 9.314 %Piatt County: 8.054 %Pike County: 7.154 %Pope County: 16.807 %Pulaski County: 13.408 %Putnam County: 3.448 %Randolph County: 7.631 %Richland County: 5.814 %Rock Island County: 7.131 %St. Clair County: 8.585 %Saline County: 8.791 %Sangamon County: 7.81 %Schuyler County: 8.462 %Scott County: 5.096 %Shelby County: 9.547 %Stark County: 3.922 %Stephenson County: 8.291 %Tazewell County: 7.074 %Union County: 4.841 %Vermilion County: 7.805 %Wabash County: 6.628 %Warren County: 7.407 %Washington County: 5.352 %Wayne County: 7.143 %White County: 8.511 %Whiteside County: 7.354 %Will County: 9.845 %Williamson County: 7.21 %Winnebago County: 8.177 %Woodford County: 8.108 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Pope County: 16.807 %Pope County16.807Alexander County: 15.789 %Alexander County15.789Pulaski County: 13.408 %Pulaski County13.408Menard County: 12.778 %Menard County12.778Cass County: 12.472 %Cass County12.472Johnson County: 11.039 %Johnson County11.039Kendall County: 10.377 %Kendall County10.377McHenry County: 10.044 %McHenry County10.044Franklin County: 10.015 %Franklin County10.015Mason County: 9.905 %Mason County9.905Macoupin County: 9.885 %Macoupin County9.885Will County: 9.845 %Will County9.845Calhoun County: 9.816 %Calhoun County9.816Cook County: 9.778 %Cook County9.778DeKalb County: 9.652 %DeKalb County9.652Shelby County: 9.547 %Shelby County9.547Lake County: 9.461 %Lake County9.461Hardin County: 9.434 %Hardin County9.434Mercer County: 9.412 %Mercer County9.412Grundy County: 9.358 %Grundy County9.358Bond County: 9.326 %Bond County9.326Perry County: 9.314 %Perry County9.314Lawrence County: 9.274 %Lawrence County9.274Greene County: 9.19 %Greene County9.19DuPage County: 9.164 %DuPage County9.164Massac County: 9.157 %Massac County9.157Edwards County: 9.125 %Edwards County9.125Clinton County: 9.056 %Clinton County9.056Henderson County: 9 %Henderson County9Boone County: 8.98 %Boone County8.98McDonough County: 8.95 %McDonough County8.95Ogle County: 8.949 %Ogle County8.949Kane County: 8.816 %Kane County8.816Saline County: 8.791 %Saline County8.791Marshall County: 8.627 %Marshall County8.627Gallatin County: 8.602 %Gallatin County8.602St. Clair County: 8.585 %St. Clair County8.585Montgomery County: 8.511 %Montgomery County8.511White County: 8.511 %White County8.511Jackson County: 8.468 %Jackson County8.468Pope County: 16.807 %Pope County16.807Alexander County: 15.789 %Alexander County15.789Pulaski County: 13.408 %Pulaski County13.408Menard County: 12.778 %Menard County12.778Cass County: 12.472 %Cass County12.472Johnson County: 11.039 %Johnson County11.039Kendall County: 10.377 %Kendall County10.377McHenry County: 10.044 %McHenry County10.044Franklin County: 10.015 %Franklin County10.015Mason County: 9.905 %Mason County9.905Macoupin County: 9.885 %Macoupin County9.885Will County: 9.845 %Will County9.845Calhoun County: 9.816 %Calhoun County9.816Cook County: 9.778 %Cook County9.778DeKalb County: 9.652 %DeKalb County9.652Shelby County: 9.547 %Shelby County9.547Lake County: 9.461 %Lake County9.461Hardin County: 9.434 %Hardin County9.434Mercer County: 9.412 %Mercer County9.412Grundy County: 9.358 %Grundy County9.358Bond County: 9.326 %Bond County9.326Perry County: 9.314 %Perry County9.314Lawrence County: 9.274 %Lawrence County9.274Greene County: 9.19 %Greene County9.19DuPage County: 9.164 %DuPage County9.164Massac County: 9.157 %Massac County9.157Edwards County: 9.125 %Edwards County9.125Clinton County: 9.056 %Clinton County9.056Henderson County: 9 %Henderson County9Boone County: 8.98 %Boone County8.98McDonough County: 8.95 %McDonough County8.95Ogle County: 8.949 %Ogle County8.949Kane County: 8.816 %Kane County8.816Saline County: 8.791 %Saline County8.791Marshall County: 8.627 %Marshall County8.627Gallatin County: 8.602 %Gallatin County8.602St. Clair County: 8.585 %St. Clair County8.585Montgomery County: 8.511 %Montgomery County8.511White County: 8.511 %White County8.511Jackson County: 8.468 %Jackson County8.468
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Pope County16.807+8.54 pts
2Alexander County15.789+5.89 pts
3Pulaski County13.408+4.9 pts
4Menard County12.778+0.95 pts
5Cass County12.472+3.85 pts
6Johnson County11.039-1.7 pts
7Kendall County10.377+0.98 pts
8McHenry County10.044-1.14 pts
9Franklin County10.015+2.13 pts
10Mason County9.905+2.54 pts
11Macoupin County9.885+0.83 pts
12Will County9.845+0.02 pts
13Calhoun County9.816+3.76 pts
14Cook County9.778-0.04 pts
15DeKalb County9.652+0.29 pts
16Shelby County9.547+3.49 pts
17Lake County9.461-0.86 pts
18Hardin County9.434-0.18 pts
19Mercer County9.412+1.99 pts
20Grundy County9.358-0.18 pts
21Bond County9.326+2.07 pts
22Perry County9.314+0.96 pts
23Lawrence County9.274-1.25 pts
24Greene County9.19-2.16 pts
25DuPage County9.164-0.3 pts
26Massac County9.157+0.67 pts
27Edwards County9.125+1.88 pts
28Clinton County9.056+3.28 pts
29Henderson County9+0.09 pts
30Boone County8.98-4.24 pts
31McDonough County8.95+2.13 pts
32Ogle County8.949-1.43 pts
33Kane County8.816-0.91 pts
34Saline County8.791+2.28 pts
35Marshall County8.627+0.61 pts
36Gallatin County8.602+3.14 pts
37St. Clair County8.585-0.29 pts
38Montgomery County8.511+0.85 pts
38White County8.511+3.1 pts
40Jackson County8.468+0.84 pts
41Schuyler County8.462-0.66 pts
42McLean County8.417-0.27 pts
43Stephenson County8.291+1.46 pts
44Knox County8.229+0.56 pts
45Winnebago County8.177-0.56 pts
46Woodford County8.108+0.98 pts
47Madison County8.106-0.28 pts
48Piatt County8.054-1.19 pts
49Adams County7.967-0.73 pts
50Sangamon County7.81-1.2 pts
51Vermilion County7.805-0.47 pts
52Bureau County7.709-1.58 pts
53Douglas County7.7+0.19 pts
54Fulton County7.641-2.29 pts
55Randolph County7.631+2.06 pts
56Champaign County7.575-0.36 pts
57Peoria County7.454-0.53 pts
58Macon County7.429-1.03 pts
59Kankakee County7.407-0.44 pts
59Warren County7.407-1.35 pts
61Whiteside County7.354-1.57 pts
62De Witt County7.273-1.84 pts
63Williamson County7.21-0.31 pts
64Pike County7.154-1.99 pts
65Wayne County7.143+1.4 pts
66Monroe County7.133-2.8 pts
67Rock Island County7.131-0.72 pts
68Tazewell County7.074-0.58 pts
69LaSalle County6.93-0.8 pts
70Jefferson County6.819-0.5 pts
71Marion County6.81-2.38 pts
72Moultrie County6.774+0.86 pts
73Christian County6.76-1.55 pts
74Clark County6.699-1.11 pts
75Morgan County6.696-2.93 pts
76Edgar County6.646-3.25 pts
77Wabash County6.628-1.51 pts
78Livingston County6.618-1.39 pts
79Iroquois County6.56-2.41 pts
80Henry County6.524+0.05 pts
81Fayette County6.522-0.87 pts
82Jasper County6.516-1.02 pts
83Crawford County6.42-0.49 pts
84Cumberland County6.39-4.03 pts
85Jo Daviess County6.304-5.58 pts
86Coles County6.204-2.2 pts
87Logan County6.104-2.04 pts
88Lee County6.061-1.3 pts
89Effingham County5.963-1.07 pts
90Richland County5.814-1.11 pts
91Brown County5.581-0.9 pts
92Carroll County5.563-1.78 pts
93Jersey County5.384-7.48 pts
94Washington County5.352-3.55 pts
95Clay County5.341-2.71 pts
96Ford County5.18-0.64 pts
97Scott County5.096-1.27 pts
98Union County4.841-3.72 pts
99Hancock County4.742-3.05 pts
100Stark County3.922-2.02 pts
101Putnam County3.448-5.29 pts
102Hamilton County3.279-4.94 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.

How to cite

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Pope County, with 16.807% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Hamilton County, with 3.279% in 2014.

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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