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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2017, at 14.184%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 4.79%. The median was 8.076% and the figure for Illinois was 9.051%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.184Calhoun County
Lowest4.79Pulaski County
Median8.076102 counties
Illinois9.051History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 6.071 %Alexander County: 5.882 %Bond County: 6.186 %Boone County: 9.157 %Brown County: 8.04 %Bureau County: 7.513 %Calhoun County: 14.184 %Carroll County: 7.574 %Cass County: 8.295 %Champaign County: 7.409 %Christian County: 5.243 %Clark County: 8.911 %Clay County: 9.426 %Clinton County: 6.321 %Coles County: 7.506 %Cook County: 9.647 %Crawford County: 4.994 %Cumberland County: 7.143 %DeKalb County: 9.018 %De Witt County: 8.239 %Douglas County: 8.467 %DuPage County: 9.433 %Edgar County: 5.979 %Edwards County: 6.742 %Effingham County: 5.714 %Fayette County: 6.55 %Ford County: 7.273 %Franklin County: 8.453 %Fulton County: 6.325 %Gallatin County: 10 %Greene County: 8.06 %Grundy County: 7.92 %Hamilton County: 9.474 %Hancock County: 8.769 %Hardin County: 5.505 %Henderson County: 8.491 %Henry County: 8.159 %Iroquois County: 9.578 %Jackson County: 8.486 %Jasper County: 7.353 %Jefferson County: 8.389 %Jersey County: 6.915 %Jo Daviess County: 7.176 %Johnson County: 5.59 %Kane County: 9.081 %Kankakee County: 8.092 %Kendall County: 10.484 %Knox County: 6.809 %Lake County: 9.825 %LaSalle County: 7.318 %Lawrence County: 9.583 %Lee County: 5.166 %Livingston County: 6.683 %Logan County: 9.488 %McDonough County: 6.796 %McHenry County: 10.037 %McLean County: 7.692 %Macon County: 7.365 %Macoupin County: 7.65 %Madison County: 8.435 %Marion County: 7.407 %Marshall County: 11.765 %Mason County: 8.537 %Massac County: 6.437 %Menard County: 12.299 %Mercer County: 8.66 %Monroe County: 8.552 %Montgomery County: 6.349 %Morgan County: 7.473 %Moultrie County: 8.504 %Ogle County: 6.706 %Peoria County: 8.484 %Perry County: 8.278 %Piatt County: 7.432 %Pike County: 8.788 %Pope County: 14.159 %Pulaski County: 4.79 %Putnam County: 8.811 %Randolph County: 7.258 %Richland County: 6.776 %Rock Island County: 8.444 %St. Clair County: 8.173 %Saline County: 7.621 %Sangamon County: 7.245 %Schuyler County: 9.886 %Scott County: 10.811 %Shelby County: 6.983 %Stark County: 12.903 %Stephenson County: 7.557 %Tazewell County: 8.207 %Union County: 7.215 %Vermilion County: 7.121 %Wabash County: 8.765 %Warren County: 9.309 %Washington County: 8.345 %Wayne County: 7.355 %White County: 10.39 %Whiteside County: 7.431 %Will County: 9.427 %Williamson County: 7.654 %Winnebago County: 8.221 %Woodford County: 9.388 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Calhoun County: 14.184 %Calhoun County14.184Pope County: 14.159 %Pope County14.159Stark County: 12.903 %Stark County12.903Menard County: 12.299 %Menard County12.299Marshall County: 11.765 %Marshall County11.765Scott County: 10.811 %Scott County10.811Kendall County: 10.484 %Kendall County10.484White County: 10.39 %White County10.39McHenry County: 10.037 %McHenry County10.037Gallatin County: 10 %Gallatin County10Schuyler County: 9.886 %Schuyler County9.886Lake County: 9.825 %Lake County9.825Cook County: 9.647 %Cook County9.647Lawrence County: 9.583 %Lawrence County9.583Iroquois County: 9.578 %Iroquois County9.578Logan County: 9.488 %Logan County9.488Hamilton County: 9.474 %Hamilton County9.474DuPage County: 9.433 %DuPage County9.433Will County: 9.427 %Will County9.427Clay County: 9.426 %Clay County9.426Woodford County: 9.388 %Woodford County9.388Warren County: 9.309 %Warren County9.309Boone County: 9.157 %Boone County9.157Kane County: 9.081 %Kane County9.081DeKalb County: 9.018 %DeKalb County9.018Clark County: 8.911 %Clark County8.911Putnam County: 8.811 %Putnam County8.811Pike County: 8.788 %Pike County8.788Hancock County: 8.769 %Hancock County8.769Wabash County: 8.765 %Wabash County8.765Mercer County: 8.66 %Mercer County8.66Monroe County: 8.552 %Monroe County8.552Mason County: 8.537 %Mason County8.537Moultrie County: 8.504 %Moultrie County8.504Henderson County: 8.491 %Henderson County8.491Jackson County: 8.486 %Jackson County8.486Peoria County: 8.484 %Peoria County8.484Douglas County: 8.467 %Douglas County8.467Franklin County: 8.453 %Franklin County8.453Rock Island County: 8.444 %Rock Island County8.444Calhoun County: 14.184 %Calhoun County14.184Pope County: 14.159 %Pope County14.159Stark County: 12.903 %Stark County12.903Menard County: 12.299 %Menard County12.299Marshall County: 11.765 %Marshall County11.765Scott County: 10.811 %Scott County10.811Kendall County: 10.484 %Kendall County10.484White County: 10.39 %White County10.39McHenry County: 10.037 %McHenry County10.037Gallatin County: 10 %Gallatin County10Schuyler County: 9.886 %Schuyler County9.886Lake County: 9.825 %Lake County9.825Cook County: 9.647 %Cook County9.647Lawrence County: 9.583 %Lawrence County9.583Iroquois County: 9.578 %Iroquois County9.578Logan County: 9.488 %Logan County9.488Hamilton County: 9.474 %Hamilton County9.474DuPage County: 9.433 %DuPage County9.433Will County: 9.427 %Will County9.427Clay County: 9.426 %Clay County9.426Woodford County: 9.388 %Woodford County9.388Warren County: 9.309 %Warren County9.309Boone County: 9.157 %Boone County9.157Kane County: 9.081 %Kane County9.081DeKalb County: 9.018 %DeKalb County9.018Clark County: 8.911 %Clark County8.911Putnam County: 8.811 %Putnam County8.811Pike County: 8.788 %Pike County8.788Hancock County: 8.769 %Hancock County8.769Wabash County: 8.765 %Wabash County8.765Mercer County: 8.66 %Mercer County8.66Monroe County: 8.552 %Monroe County8.552Mason County: 8.537 %Mason County8.537Moultrie County: 8.504 %Moultrie County8.504Henderson County: 8.491 %Henderson County8.491Jackson County: 8.486 %Jackson County8.486Peoria County: 8.484 %Peoria County8.484Douglas County: 8.467 %Douglas County8.467Franklin County: 8.453 %Franklin County8.453Rock Island County: 8.444 %Rock Island County8.444
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Calhoun County14.184-2.38 pts
2Pope County14.159+7.44 pts
3Stark County12.903+5.6 pts
4Menard County12.299+3.7 pts
5Marshall County11.765+2.32 pts
6Scott County10.811+1.54 pts
7Kendall County10.484+0.4 pts
8White County10.39+4.95 pts
9McHenry County10.037+0.96 pts
10Gallatin County10+4.44 pts
11Schuyler County9.886-0.11 pts
12Lake County9.825+0.7 pts
13Cook County9.647+0.42 pts
14Lawrence County9.583+1.4 pts
15Iroquois County9.578+1.95 pts
16Logan County9.488+2.38 pts
17Hamilton County9.474+0.08 pts
18DuPage County9.433+0.88 pts
19Will County9.427+0.55 pts
20Clay County9.426+0.95 pts
21Woodford County9.388+2.2 pts
22Warren County9.309+3.3 pts
23Boone County9.157+2.19 pts
24Kane County9.081+0.78 pts
25DeKalb County9.018+0.65 pts
26Clark County8.911+0.16 pts
27Putnam County8.811-3.96 pts
28Pike County8.788+0.11 pts
29Hancock County8.769+3.15 pts
30Wabash County8.765+1.55 pts
31Mercer County8.66+0.84 pts
32Monroe County8.552+1.06 pts
33Mason County8.537-0.28 pts
34Moultrie County8.504+1.64 pts
35Henderson County8.491+1.82 pts
36Jackson County8.486+1.02 pts
37Peoria County8.484+0.84 pts
38Douglas County8.467+2.62 pts
39Franklin County8.453+0.39 pts
40Rock Island County8.444+1.67 pts
41Madison County8.435+1.53 pts
42Jefferson County8.389+3.87 pts
43Washington County8.345+1.28 pts
44Cass County8.295+2.32 pts
45Perry County8.278+0.78 pts
46De Witt County8.239+2.77 pts
47Winnebago County8.221+0.84 pts
48Tazewell County8.207+1.43 pts
49St. Clair County8.173+0.92 pts
50Henry County8.159+1.13 pts
51Kankakee County8.092+0.89 pts
52Greene County8.06-6.06 pts
53Brown County8.04+2.13 pts
54Grundy County7.92+1.3 pts
55McLean County7.692-0.03 pts
56Williamson County7.654-0.18 pts
57Macoupin County7.65-0.53 pts
58Saline County7.621+0.55 pts
59Carroll County7.574+2.24 pts
60Stephenson County7.557-0.12 pts
61Bureau County7.513-2.2 pts
62Coles County7.506+0.92 pts
63Morgan County7.473+1.55 pts
64Piatt County7.432+0.66 pts
65Whiteside County7.431-0.36 pts
66Champaign County7.409-0.49 pts
67Marion County7.407-0.15 pts
68Macon County7.365+0.43 pts
69Wayne County7.355-1.06 pts
70Jasper County7.353-1.08 pts
71LaSalle County7.318+0.05 pts
72Ford County7.273-1.87 pts
73Randolph County7.258-0.12 pts
74Sangamon County7.245-0.64 pts
75Union County7.2150 pts
76Jo Daviess County7.176-0.24 pts
77Cumberland County7.143-7.51 pts
78Vermilion County7.121+0.41 pts
79Shelby County6.983+0.47 pts
80Jersey County6.915-1.44 pts
81Knox County6.809-0.43 pts
82McDonough County6.796+1.26 pts
83Richland County6.776+1.15 pts
84Edwards County6.742+3.01 pts
85Ogle County6.706-0.63 pts
86Livingston County6.683+1.01 pts
87Fayette County6.55-1.19 pts
88Massac County6.437+1.69 pts
89Montgomery County6.349-0.44 pts
90Fulton County6.325-4.02 pts
91Clinton County6.321+1.18 pts
92Bond County6.186-1.88 pts
93Adams County6.071-0.48 pts
94Edgar County5.979-1.24 pts
95Alexander County5.882-0.04 pts
96Effingham County5.714+0.39 pts
97Johnson County5.59-0.68 pts
98Hardin County5.505-1.58 pts
99Christian County5.243-1.67 pts
100Lee County5.166-0.89 pts
101Crawford County4.994-1.8 pts
102Pulaski County4.79-9.25 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Calhoun County, with 14.184% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pulaski County, with 4.79% in 2017.

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