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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Menard County had the highest establishment exit rate of 101 counties in 2018, at 12.256%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 4.478%. The median was 7.848% and the figure for Illinois was 8.774%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.256Menard County
Lowest4.478Crawford County
Median7.848101 counties
Illinois8.774History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 6.961 %Alexander County: 11.765 %Bond County: 7.744 %Boone County: 9.832 %Brown County: 7.071 %Bureau County: 8.504 %Calhoun County: 11.679 %Carroll County: 7.123 %Cass County: 6.588 %Champaign County: 7.412 %Christian County: 8.346 %Clark County: 6.333 %Clay County: 9.466 %Clinton County: 8.259 %Coles County: 6.679 %Cook County: 9.57 %Crawford County: 4.478 %Cumberland County: 4.954 %DeKalb County: 7.072 %De Witt County: 5.915 %Douglas County: 8.286 %DuPage County: 8.78 %Edgar County: 8.421 %Edwards County: 5.323 %Effingham County: 5.226 %Fayette County: 7.391 %Ford County: 7.939 %Franklin County: 8.391 %Fulton County: 8.989 %Gallatin County: 8 %Greene County: 7.712 %Grundy County: 8.762 %Hamilton County: 8.287 %Hancock County: 9.551 %Henderson County: 11.594 %Henry County: 8.614 %Iroquois County: 9.068 %Jackson County: 7.78 %Jasper County: 7.299 %Jefferson County: 7.075 %Jersey County: 9.043 %Jo Daviess County: 8.538 %Johnson County: 10.159 %Kane County: 8.893 %Kankakee County: 8.106 %Kendall County: 8.95 %Knox County: 6.915 %Lake County: 8.853 %LaSalle County: 7.514 %Lawrence County: 8.261 %Lee County: 5.294 %Livingston County: 6.227 %Logan County: 5.283 %McDonough County: 7.335 %McHenry County: 9.343 %McLean County: 7.971 %Macon County: 8.318 %Macoupin County: 8.171 %Madison County: 7.747 %Marion County: 7.848 %Marshall County: 9.402 %Mason County: 8.732 %Massac County: 7.306 %Menard County: 12.256 %Mercer County: 9.664 %Monroe County: 7.114 %Montgomery County: 5.384 %Morgan County: 6.65 %Moultrie County: 6.512 %Ogle County: 7.877 %Peoria County: 6.951 %Perry County: 8.435 %Piatt County: 8.829 %Pike County: 7.728 %Pope County: 7.547 %Pulaski County: 7.229 %Putnam County: 7.965 %Randolph County: 6.016 %Richland County: 7.018 %Rock Island County: 7.986 %St. Clair County: 8.207 %Saline County: 9.333 %Sangamon County: 7.295 %Schuyler County: 5.224 %Scott County: 6.944 %Shelby County: 5.658 %Stark County: 11.823 %Stephenson County: 6.146 %Tazewell County: 8.014 %Union County: 6.331 %Vermilion County: 8.121 %Wabash County: 8.571 %Warren County: 6.215 %Washington County: 4.985 %Wayne County: 6.304 %White County: 7.396 %Whiteside County: 7.525 %Will County: 9.12 %Williamson County: 7.69 %Winnebago County: 7.187 %Woodford County: 8.225 %
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%, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2018

Menard County: 12.256 %Menard County12.256Stark County: 11.823 %Stark County11.823Alexander County: 11.765 %Alexander County11.765Calhoun County: 11.679 %Calhoun County11.679Henderson County: 11.594 %Henderson County11.594Johnson County: 10.159 %Johnson County10.159Boone County: 9.832 %Boone County9.832Mercer County: 9.664 %Mercer County9.664Cook County: 9.57 %Cook County9.57Hancock County: 9.551 %Hancock County9.551Clay County: 9.466 %Clay County9.466Marshall County: 9.402 %Marshall County9.402McHenry County: 9.343 %McHenry County9.343Saline County: 9.333 %Saline County9.333Will County: 9.12 %Will County9.12Iroquois County: 9.068 %Iroquois County9.068Jersey County: 9.043 %Jersey County9.043Fulton County: 8.989 %Fulton County8.989Kendall County: 8.95 %Kendall County8.95Kane County: 8.893 %Kane County8.893Lake County: 8.853 %Lake County8.853Piatt County: 8.829 %Piatt County8.829DuPage County: 8.78 %DuPage County8.78Grundy County: 8.762 %Grundy County8.762Mason County: 8.732 %Mason County8.732Henry County: 8.614 %Henry County8.614Wabash County: 8.571 %Wabash County8.571Jo Daviess County: 8.538 %Jo Daviess County8.538Bureau County: 8.504 %Bureau County8.504Perry County: 8.435 %Perry County8.435Edgar County: 8.421 %Edgar County8.421Franklin County: 8.391 %Franklin County8.391Christian County: 8.346 %Christian County8.346Macon County: 8.318 %Macon County8.318Hamilton County: 8.287 %Hamilton County8.287Douglas County: 8.286 %Douglas County8.286Lawrence County: 8.261 %Lawrence County8.261Clinton County: 8.259 %Clinton County8.259Woodford County: 8.225 %Woodford County8.225St. Clair County: 8.207 %St. Clair County8.207Menard County: 12.256 %Menard County12.256Stark County: 11.823 %Stark County11.823Alexander County: 11.765 %Alexander County11.765Calhoun County: 11.679 %Calhoun County11.679Henderson County: 11.594 %Henderson County11.594Johnson County: 10.159 %Johnson County10.159Boone County: 9.832 %Boone County9.832Mercer County: 9.664 %Mercer County9.664Cook County: 9.57 %Cook County9.57Hancock County: 9.551 %Hancock County9.551Clay County: 9.466 %Clay County9.466Marshall County: 9.402 %Marshall County9.402McHenry County: 9.343 %McHenry County9.343Saline County: 9.333 %Saline County9.333Will County: 9.12 %Will County9.12Iroquois County: 9.068 %Iroquois County9.068Jersey County: 9.043 %Jersey County9.043Fulton County: 8.989 %Fulton County8.989Kendall County: 8.95 %Kendall County8.95Kane County: 8.893 %Kane County8.893Lake County: 8.853 %Lake County8.853Piatt County: 8.829 %Piatt County8.829DuPage County: 8.78 %DuPage County8.78Grundy County: 8.762 %Grundy County8.762Mason County: 8.732 %Mason County8.732Henry County: 8.614 %Henry County8.614Wabash County: 8.571 %Wabash County8.571Jo Daviess County: 8.538 %Jo Daviess County8.538Bureau County: 8.504 %Bureau County8.504Perry County: 8.435 %Perry County8.435Edgar County: 8.421 %Edgar County8.421Franklin County: 8.391 %Franklin County8.391Christian County: 8.346 %Christian County8.346Macon County: 8.318 %Macon County8.318Hamilton County: 8.287 %Hamilton County8.287Douglas County: 8.286 %Douglas County8.286Lawrence County: 8.261 %Lawrence County8.261Clinton County: 8.259 %Clinton County8.259Woodford County: 8.225 %Woodford County8.225St. Clair County: 8.207 %St. Clair County8.207
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Menard County12.256-0.04 pts
2Stark County11.823-1.08 pts
3Alexander County11.765+5.88 pts
4Calhoun County11.679-2.5 pts
5Henderson County11.594+3.1 pts
6Johnson County10.159+4.57 pts
7Boone County9.832+0.68 pts
8Mercer County9.664+1 pts
9Cook County9.57-0.08 pts
10Hancock County9.551+0.78 pts
11Clay County9.466+0.04 pts
12Marshall County9.402-2.36 pts
13McHenry County9.343-0.69 pts
14Saline County9.333+1.71 pts
15Will County9.12-0.31 pts
16Iroquois County9.068-0.51 pts
17Jersey County9.043+2.13 pts
18Fulton County8.989+2.66 pts
19Kendall County8.95-1.53 pts
20Kane County8.893-0.19 pts
21Lake County8.853-0.97 pts
22Piatt County8.829+1.4 pts
23DuPage County8.78-0.65 pts
24Grundy County8.762+0.84 pts
25Mason County8.732+0.19 pts
26Henry County8.614+0.46 pts
27Wabash County8.571-0.19 pts
28Jo Daviess County8.538+1.36 pts
29Bureau County8.504+0.99 pts
30Perry County8.435+0.16 pts
31Edgar County8.421+2.44 pts
32Franklin County8.391-0.06 pts
33Christian County8.346+3.1 pts
34Macon County8.318+0.95 pts
35Hamilton County8.287-1.19 pts
36Douglas County8.286-0.18 pts
37Lawrence County8.261-1.32 pts
38Clinton County8.259+1.94 pts
39Woodford County8.225-1.16 pts
40St. Clair County8.207+0.03 pts
41Macoupin County8.171+0.52 pts
42Vermilion County8.121+1 pts
43Kankakee County8.106+0.01 pts
44Tazewell County8.014-0.19 pts
45Gallatin County8-2 pts
46Rock Island County7.986-0.46 pts
47McLean County7.971+0.28 pts
48Putnam County7.965-0.85 pts
49Ford County7.939+0.67 pts
50Ogle County7.877+1.17 pts
51Marion County7.848+0.44 pts
52Jackson County7.78-0.71 pts
53Madison County7.747-0.69 pts
54Bond County7.744+1.56 pts
55Pike County7.728-1.06 pts
56Greene County7.712-0.35 pts
57Williamson County7.69+0.04 pts
58Pope County7.547-6.61 pts
59Whiteside County7.525+0.09 pts
60LaSalle County7.514+0.2 pts
61Champaign County7.4120 pts
62White County7.396-2.99 pts
63Fayette County7.391+0.84 pts
64McDonough County7.335+0.54 pts
65Massac County7.306+0.87 pts
66Jasper County7.299-0.05 pts
67Sangamon County7.295+0.05 pts
68Pulaski County7.229+2.44 pts
69Winnebago County7.187-1.03 pts
70Carroll County7.123-0.45 pts
71Monroe County7.114-1.44 pts
72Jefferson County7.075-1.31 pts
73DeKalb County7.072-1.95 pts
74Brown County7.071-0.97 pts
75Richland County7.018+0.24 pts
76Adams County6.961+0.89 pts
77Peoria County6.951-1.53 pts
78Scott County6.944-3.87 pts
79Knox County6.915+0.11 pts
80Coles County6.679-0.83 pts
81Morgan County6.65-0.82 pts
82Cass County6.588-1.71 pts
83Moultrie County6.512-1.99 pts
84Clark County6.333-2.58 pts
85Union County6.331-0.88 pts
86Wayne County6.304-1.05 pts
87Livingston County6.227-0.46 pts
88Warren County6.215-3.09 pts
89Stephenson County6.146-1.41 pts
90Randolph County6.016-1.24 pts
91De Witt County5.915-2.32 pts
92Shelby County5.658-1.32 pts
93Montgomery County5.384-0.96 pts
94Edwards County5.323-1.42 pts
95Lee County5.294+0.13 pts
96Logan County5.283-4.2 pts
97Effingham County5.226-0.49 pts
98Schuyler County5.224-4.66 pts
99Washington County4.985-3.36 pts
100Cumberland County4.954-2.19 pts
101Crawford County4.478-0.52 pts

Other periods

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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Menard County, with 12.256% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Crawford County, with 4.478% in 2018.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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