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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Alexander County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2015, at 12.5%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 3.659%. The median was 7.458% and the figure for Illinois was 8.802%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.5Alexander County
Lowest3.659Calhoun County
Median7.458102 counties
Illinois8.802History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.048 %Alexander County: 12.5 %Bond County: 6.294 %Boone County: 9.004 %Brown County: 11.374 %Bureau County: 8.58 %Calhoun County: 3.659 %Carroll County: 8.439 %Cass County: 8.858 %Champaign County: 7.613 %Christian County: 7.738 %Clark County: 7.656 %Clay County: 5.865 %Clinton County: 7.05 %Coles County: 6.584 %Cook County: 9.469 %Crawford County: 7.731 %Cumberland County: 7.385 %DeKalb County: 6.247 %De Witt County: 6.818 %Douglas County: 9.479 %DuPage County: 9.655 %Edgar County: 5.873 %Edwards County: 3.846 %Effingham County: 6.761 %Fayette County: 7.675 %Ford County: 7.439 %Franklin County: 9.785 %Fulton County: 7.012 %Gallatin County: 12.088 %Greene County: 9.396 %Grundy County: 6.869 %Hamilton County: 6.417 %Hancock County: 8.101 %Hardin County: 10.714 %Henderson County: 8.911 %Henry County: 6.557 %Iroquois County: 5.765 %Jackson County: 7.312 %Jasper County: 6.468 %Jefferson County: 6.257 %Jersey County: 9.613 %Jo Daviess County: 6.178 %Johnson County: 6.431 %Kane County: 8.494 %Kankakee County: 7.272 %Kendall County: 10.661 %Knox County: 7.229 %Lake County: 9.811 %LaSalle County: 6.35 %Lawrence County: 11.382 %Lee County: 5.748 %Livingston County: 6.034 %Logan County: 8.13 %McDonough County: 5.103 %McHenry County: 9.504 %McLean County: 8.68 %Macon County: 6.808 %Macoupin County: 7.678 %Madison County: 7.62 %Marion County: 5.46 %Marshall County: 9.2 %Mason County: 6.312 %Massac County: 7.729 %Menard County: 9.524 %Mercer County: 10.142 %Monroe County: 8.478 %Montgomery County: 6.056 %Morgan County: 5.174 %Moultrie County: 8.491 %Ogle County: 8.681 %Peoria County: 7.743 %Perry County: 5.426 %Piatt County: 5.111 %Pike County: 8.333 %Pope County: 5.172 %Pulaski County: 6.936 %Putnam County: 6.667 %Randolph County: 6.235 %Richland County: 7.477 %Rock Island County: 8.459 %St. Clair County: 7.411 %Saline County: 8.194 %Sangamon County: 7.486 %Schuyler County: 9.266 %Scott County: 10.323 %Shelby County: 8.642 %Stark County: 7.656 %Stephenson County: 6.148 %Tazewell County: 6.976 %Union County: 7.342 %Vermilion County: 7.143 %Wabash County: 7.157 %Warren County: 7.759 %Washington County: 5.915 %Wayne County: 5.941 %White County: 7.781 %Whiteside County: 5.256 %Will County: 9.463 %Williamson County: 6.823 %Winnebago County: 7.604 %Woodford County: 5.953 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Alexander County: 12.5 %Alexander County12.5Gallatin County: 12.088 %Gallatin County12.088Lawrence County: 11.382 %Lawrence County11.382Brown County: 11.374 %Brown County11.374Hardin County: 10.714 %Hardin County10.714Kendall County: 10.661 %Kendall County10.661Scott County: 10.323 %Scott County10.323Mercer County: 10.142 %Mercer County10.142Lake County: 9.811 %Lake County9.811Franklin County: 9.785 %Franklin County9.785DuPage County: 9.655 %DuPage County9.655Jersey County: 9.613 %Jersey County9.613Menard County: 9.524 %Menard County9.524McHenry County: 9.504 %McHenry County9.504Douglas County: 9.479 %Douglas County9.479Cook County: 9.469 %Cook County9.469Will County: 9.463 %Will County9.463Greene County: 9.396 %Greene County9.396Schuyler County: 9.266 %Schuyler County9.266Marshall County: 9.2 %Marshall County9.2Boone County: 9.004 %Boone County9.004Henderson County: 8.911 %Henderson County8.911Cass County: 8.858 %Cass County8.858Ogle County: 8.681 %Ogle County8.681McLean County: 8.68 %McLean County8.68Shelby County: 8.642 %Shelby County8.642Bureau County: 8.58 %Bureau County8.58Kane County: 8.494 %Kane County8.494Moultrie County: 8.491 %Moultrie County8.491Monroe County: 8.478 %Monroe County8.478Rock Island County: 8.459 %Rock Island County8.459Carroll County: 8.439 %Carroll County8.439Pike County: 8.333 %Pike County8.333Saline County: 8.194 %Saline County8.194Logan County: 8.13 %Logan County8.13Hancock County: 8.101 %Hancock County8.101White County: 7.781 %White County7.781Warren County: 7.759 %Warren County7.759Peoria County: 7.743 %Peoria County7.743Christian County: 7.738 %Christian County7.738Alexander County: 12.5 %Alexander County12.5Gallatin County: 12.088 %Gallatin County12.088Lawrence County: 11.382 %Lawrence County11.382Brown County: 11.374 %Brown County11.374Hardin County: 10.714 %Hardin County10.714Kendall County: 10.661 %Kendall County10.661Scott County: 10.323 %Scott County10.323Mercer County: 10.142 %Mercer County10.142Lake County: 9.811 %Lake County9.811Franklin County: 9.785 %Franklin County9.785DuPage County: 9.655 %DuPage County9.655Jersey County: 9.613 %Jersey County9.613Menard County: 9.524 %Menard County9.524McHenry County: 9.504 %McHenry County9.504Douglas County: 9.479 %Douglas County9.479Cook County: 9.469 %Cook County9.469Will County: 9.463 %Will County9.463Greene County: 9.396 %Greene County9.396Schuyler County: 9.266 %Schuyler County9.266Marshall County: 9.2 %Marshall County9.2Boone County: 9.004 %Boone County9.004Henderson County: 8.911 %Henderson County8.911Cass County: 8.858 %Cass County8.858Ogle County: 8.681 %Ogle County8.681McLean County: 8.68 %McLean County8.68Shelby County: 8.642 %Shelby County8.642Bureau County: 8.58 %Bureau County8.58Kane County: 8.494 %Kane County8.494Moultrie County: 8.491 %Moultrie County8.491Monroe County: 8.478 %Monroe County8.478Rock Island County: 8.459 %Rock Island County8.459Carroll County: 8.439 %Carroll County8.439Pike County: 8.333 %Pike County8.333Saline County: 8.194 %Saline County8.194Logan County: 8.13 %Logan County8.13Hancock County: 8.101 %Hancock County8.101White County: 7.781 %White County7.781Warren County: 7.759 %Warren County7.759Peoria County: 7.743 %Peoria County7.743Christian County: 7.738 %Christian County7.738
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Alexander County12.5-3.29 pts
2Gallatin County12.088+3.49 pts
3Lawrence County11.382+2.11 pts
4Brown County11.374+5.79 pts
5Hardin County10.714+1.28 pts
6Kendall County10.661+0.28 pts
7Scott County10.323+5.23 pts
8Mercer County10.142+0.73 pts
9Lake County9.811+0.35 pts
10Franklin County9.785-0.23 pts
11DuPage County9.655+0.49 pts
12Jersey County9.613+4.23 pts
13Menard County9.524-3.25 pts
14McHenry County9.504-0.54 pts
15Douglas County9.479+1.78 pts
16Cook County9.469-0.31 pts
17Will County9.463-0.38 pts
18Greene County9.396+0.21 pts
19Schuyler County9.266+0.8 pts
20Marshall County9.2+0.57 pts
21Boone County9.004+0.02 pts
22Henderson County8.911-0.09 pts
23Cass County8.858-3.61 pts
24Ogle County8.681-0.27 pts
25McLean County8.68+0.26 pts
26Shelby County8.642-0.91 pts
27Bureau County8.58+0.87 pts
28Kane County8.494-0.32 pts
29Moultrie County8.491+1.72 pts
30Monroe County8.478+1.34 pts
31Rock Island County8.459+1.33 pts
32Carroll County8.439+2.88 pts
33Pike County8.333+1.18 pts
34Saline County8.194-0.6 pts
35Logan County8.13+2.03 pts
36Hancock County8.101+3.36 pts
37White County7.781-0.73 pts
38Warren County7.759+0.35 pts
39Peoria County7.743+0.29 pts
40Christian County7.738+0.98 pts
41Crawford County7.731+1.31 pts
42Massac County7.729-1.43 pts
43Macoupin County7.678-2.21 pts
44Fayette County7.675+1.15 pts
45Clark County7.656+0.96 pts
45Stark County7.656+3.73 pts
47Madison County7.62-0.49 pts
48Champaign County7.613+0.04 pts
49Winnebago County7.604-0.57 pts
50Sangamon County7.486-0.32 pts
51Richland County7.477+1.66 pts
52Ford County7.439+2.26 pts
53St. Clair County7.411-1.17 pts
54Cumberland County7.385+1 pts
55Union County7.342+2.5 pts
56Jackson County7.312-1.16 pts
57Kankakee County7.272-0.13 pts
58Knox County7.229-1 pts
59Wabash County7.157+0.53 pts
60Vermilion County7.143-0.66 pts
61Clinton County7.05-2.01 pts
62Fulton County7.012-0.63 pts
63Tazewell County6.976-0.1 pts
64Pulaski County6.936-6.47 pts
65Grundy County6.869-2.49 pts
66Williamson County6.823-0.39 pts
67De Witt County6.818-0.46 pts
68Macon County6.808-0.62 pts
69Effingham County6.761+0.8 pts
70Putnam County6.667+3.22 pts
71Coles County6.584+0.38 pts
72Henry County6.557+0.03 pts
73Jasper County6.468-0.05 pts
74Johnson County6.431-4.61 pts
75Hamilton County6.417+3.14 pts
76LaSalle County6.35-0.58 pts
77Mason County6.312-3.59 pts
78Bond County6.294-3.03 pts
79Jefferson County6.257-0.56 pts
80DeKalb County6.247-3.4 pts
81Randolph County6.235-1.4 pts
82Jo Daviess County6.178-0.13 pts
83Stephenson County6.148-2.14 pts
84Montgomery County6.056-2.45 pts
85Adams County6.048-1.92 pts
86Livingston County6.034-0.58 pts
87Woodford County5.953-2.16 pts
88Wayne County5.941-1.2 pts
89Washington County5.915+0.56 pts
90Edgar County5.873-0.77 pts
91Clay County5.865+0.52 pts
92Iroquois County5.765-0.79 pts
93Lee County5.748-0.31 pts
94Marion County5.46-1.35 pts
95Perry County5.426-3.89 pts
96Whiteside County5.256-2.1 pts
97Morgan County5.174-1.52 pts
98Pope County5.172-11.63 pts
99Piatt County5.111-2.94 pts
100McDonough County5.103-3.85 pts
101Edwards County3.846-5.28 pts
102Calhoun County3.659-6.16 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Alexander County, with 12.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Calhoun County, with 3.659% in 2015.

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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