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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Menard County had the highest establishment exit rate of 102 counties in 2019, at 14.243%. Jasper County had the lowest, at 2.871%. The median was 7.535% and the figure for Illinois was 8.52%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.243Menard County
Lowest2.871Jasper County
Median7.535102 counties
Illinois8.52History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 7.208 %Alexander County: 7.059 %Bond County: 8.122 %Boone County: 9.749 %Brown County: 10.05 %Bureau County: 6.126 %Calhoun County: 5.714 %Carroll County: 7.278 %Cass County: 4.196 %Champaign County: 8.94 %Christian County: 6.298 %Clark County: 4.886 %Clay County: 8.504 %Clinton County: 5.856 %Coles County: 5.893 %Cook County: 9.03 %Crawford County: 6.767 %Cumberland County: 8.459 %DeKalb County: 6.999 %De Witt County: 10.086 %Douglas County: 9.333 %DuPage County: 8.958 %Edgar County: 8.346 %Edwards County: 6.742 %Effingham County: 5.795 %Fayette County: 8.379 %Ford County: 5.239 %Franklin County: 8.567 %Fulton County: 7.808 %Gallatin County: 11.834 %Greene County: 8.247 %Grundy County: 6.164 %Hamilton County: 9.143 %Hancock County: 6.114 %Hardin County: 12.844 %Henderson County: 11.34 %Henry County: 6.947 %Iroquois County: 8.398 %Jackson County: 7.636 %Jasper County: 2.871 %Jefferson County: 7.049 %Jersey County: 7.278 %Jo Daviess County: 7.342 %Johnson County: 6.431 %Kane County: 9.042 %Kankakee County: 6.84 %Kendall County: 8.194 %Knox County: 6.96 %Lake County: 9.029 %LaSalle County: 6.826 %Lawrence County: 7.606 %Lee County: 7.424 %Livingston County: 4.969 %Logan County: 8.373 %McDonough County: 6.683 %McHenry County: 8.149 %McLean County: 7.568 %Macon County: 7.715 %Macoupin County: 7.502 %Madison County: 8.09 %Marion County: 7.38 %Marshall County: 10.11 %Mason County: 5.053 %Massac County: 7.944 %Menard County: 14.243 %Mercer County: 9.871 %Monroe County: 8.092 %Montgomery County: 6.957 %Morgan County: 8.105 %Moultrie County: 6.373 %Ogle County: 7.407 %Peoria County: 7.651 %Perry County: 7.448 %Piatt County: 5.782 %Pike County: 9.479 %Pope County: 13.725 %Pulaski County: 8.861 %Putnam County: 6.195 %Randolph County: 6.645 %Richland County: 6.527 %Rock Island County: 7.185 %St. Clair County: 8.144 %Saline County: 8.465 %Sangamon County: 8.149 %Schuyler County: 6.545 %Scott County: 4.196 %Shelby County: 7.626 %Stark County: 10.363 %Stephenson County: 8.224 %Tazewell County: 6.856 %Union County: 7.215 %Vermilion County: 6.02 %Wabash County: 7.453 %Warren County: 8.227 %Washington County: 4.985 %Wayne County: 6.946 %White County: 5.605 %Whiteside County: 7.604 %Will County: 8.879 %Williamson County: 7.924 %Winnebago County: 7.261 %Woodford County: 7.569 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Menard County: 14.243 %Menard County14.243Pope County: 13.725 %Pope County13.725Hardin County: 12.844 %Hardin County12.844Gallatin County: 11.834 %Gallatin County11.834Henderson County: 11.34 %Henderson County11.34Stark County: 10.363 %Stark County10.363Marshall County: 10.11 %Marshall County10.11De Witt County: 10.086 %De Witt County10.086Brown County: 10.05 %Brown County10.05Mercer County: 9.871 %Mercer County9.871Boone County: 9.749 %Boone County9.749Pike County: 9.479 %Pike County9.479Douglas County: 9.333 %Douglas County9.333Hamilton County: 9.143 %Hamilton County9.143Kane County: 9.042 %Kane County9.042Cook County: 9.03 %Cook County9.03Lake County: 9.029 %Lake County9.029DuPage County: 8.958 %DuPage County8.958Champaign County: 8.94 %Champaign County8.94Will County: 8.879 %Will County8.879Pulaski County: 8.861 %Pulaski County8.861Franklin County: 8.567 %Franklin County8.567Clay County: 8.504 %Clay County8.504Saline County: 8.465 %Saline County8.465Cumberland County: 8.459 %Cumberland County8.459Iroquois County: 8.398 %Iroquois County8.398Fayette County: 8.379 %Fayette County8.379Logan County: 8.373 %Logan County8.373Edgar County: 8.346 %Edgar County8.346Greene County: 8.247 %Greene County8.247Warren County: 8.227 %Warren County8.227Stephenson County: 8.224 %Stephenson County8.224Kendall County: 8.194 %Kendall County8.194McHenry County: 8.149 %McHenry County8.149Sangamon County: 8.149 %Sangamon County8.149St. Clair County: 8.144 %St. Clair County8.144Bond County: 8.122 %Bond County8.122Morgan County: 8.105 %Morgan County8.105Monroe County: 8.092 %Monroe County8.092Madison County: 8.09 %Madison County8.09Menard County: 14.243 %Menard County14.243Pope County: 13.725 %Pope County13.725Hardin County: 12.844 %Hardin County12.844Gallatin County: 11.834 %Gallatin County11.834Henderson County: 11.34 %Henderson County11.34Stark County: 10.363 %Stark County10.363Marshall County: 10.11 %Marshall County10.11De Witt County: 10.086 %De Witt County10.086Brown County: 10.05 %Brown County10.05Mercer County: 9.871 %Mercer County9.871Boone County: 9.749 %Boone County9.749Pike County: 9.479 %Pike County9.479Douglas County: 9.333 %Douglas County9.333Hamilton County: 9.143 %Hamilton County9.143Kane County: 9.042 %Kane County9.042Cook County: 9.03 %Cook County9.03Lake County: 9.029 %Lake County9.029DuPage County: 8.958 %DuPage County8.958Champaign County: 8.94 %Champaign County8.94Will County: 8.879 %Will County8.879Pulaski County: 8.861 %Pulaski County8.861Franklin County: 8.567 %Franklin County8.567Clay County: 8.504 %Clay County8.504Saline County: 8.465 %Saline County8.465Cumberland County: 8.459 %Cumberland County8.459Iroquois County: 8.398 %Iroquois County8.398Fayette County: 8.379 %Fayette County8.379Logan County: 8.373 %Logan County8.373Edgar County: 8.346 %Edgar County8.346Greene County: 8.247 %Greene County8.247Warren County: 8.227 %Warren County8.227Stephenson County: 8.224 %Stephenson County8.224Kendall County: 8.194 %Kendall County8.194McHenry County: 8.149 %McHenry County8.149Sangamon County: 8.149 %Sangamon County8.149St. Clair County: 8.144 %St. Clair County8.144Bond County: 8.122 %Bond County8.122Morgan County: 8.105 %Morgan County8.105Monroe County: 8.092 %Monroe County8.092Madison County: 8.09 %Madison County8.09
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Menard County14.243+1.99 pts
2Pope County13.725+6.18 pts
3Hardin County12.844n/a
4Gallatin County11.834+3.83 pts
5Henderson County11.34-0.25 pts
6Stark County10.363-1.46 pts
7Marshall County10.11+0.71 pts
8De Witt County10.086+4.17 pts
9Brown County10.05+2.98 pts
10Mercer County9.871+0.21 pts
11Boone County9.749-0.08 pts
12Pike County9.479+1.75 pts
13Douglas County9.333+1.05 pts
14Hamilton County9.143+0.86 pts
15Kane County9.042+0.15 pts
16Cook County9.03-0.54 pts
17Lake County9.029+0.18 pts
18DuPage County8.958+0.18 pts
19Champaign County8.94+1.53 pts
20Will County8.879-0.24 pts
21Pulaski County8.861+1.63 pts
22Franklin County8.567+0.18 pts
23Clay County8.504-0.96 pts
24Saline County8.465-0.87 pts
25Cumberland County8.459+3.5 pts
26Iroquois County8.398-0.67 pts
27Fayette County8.379+0.99 pts
28Logan County8.373+3.09 pts
29Edgar County8.346-0.07 pts
30Greene County8.247+0.54 pts
31Warren County8.227+2.01 pts
32Stephenson County8.224+2.08 pts
33Kendall County8.194-0.76 pts
34McHenry County8.149-1.19 pts
34Sangamon County8.149+0.85 pts
36St. Clair County8.144-0.06 pts
37Bond County8.122+0.38 pts
38Morgan County8.105+1.46 pts
39Monroe County8.092+0.98 pts
40Madison County8.09+0.34 pts
41Massac County7.944+0.64 pts
42Williamson County7.924+0.23 pts
43Fulton County7.808-1.18 pts
44Macon County7.715-0.6 pts
45Peoria County7.651+0.7 pts
46Jackson County7.636-0.14 pts
47Shelby County7.626+1.97 pts
48Lawrence County7.606-0.65 pts
49Whiteside County7.604+0.08 pts
50Woodford County7.569-0.66 pts
51McLean County7.568-0.4 pts
52Macoupin County7.502-0.67 pts
53Wabash County7.453-1.12 pts
54Perry County7.448-0.99 pts
55Lee County7.424+2.13 pts
56Ogle County7.407-0.47 pts
57Marion County7.38-0.47 pts
58Jo Daviess County7.342-1.2 pts
59Carroll County7.278+0.15 pts
59Jersey County7.278-1.76 pts
61Winnebago County7.261+0.07 pts
62Union County7.215+0.88 pts
63Adams County7.208+0.25 pts
64Rock Island County7.185-0.8 pts
65Alexander County7.059-4.71 pts
66Jefferson County7.049-0.03 pts
67DeKalb County6.999-0.07 pts
68Knox County6.96+0.04 pts
69Montgomery County6.957+1.57 pts
70Henry County6.947-1.67 pts
71Wayne County6.946+0.64 pts
72Tazewell County6.856-1.16 pts
73Kankakee County6.84-1.27 pts
74LaSalle County6.826-0.69 pts
75Crawford County6.767+2.29 pts
76Edwards County6.742+1.42 pts
77McDonough County6.683-0.65 pts
78Randolph County6.645+0.63 pts
79Schuyler County6.545+1.32 pts
80Richland County6.527-0.49 pts
81Johnson County6.431-3.73 pts
82Moultrie County6.373-0.14 pts
83Christian County6.298-2.05 pts
84Putnam County6.195-1.77 pts
85Grundy County6.164-2.6 pts
86Bureau County6.126-2.38 pts
87Hancock County6.114-3.44 pts
88Vermilion County6.02-2.1 pts
89Coles County5.893-0.79 pts
90Clinton County5.856-2.4 pts
91Effingham County5.795+0.57 pts
92Piatt County5.782-3.05 pts
93Calhoun County5.714-5.96 pts
94White County5.605-1.79 pts
95Ford County5.239-2.7 pts
96Mason County5.053-3.68 pts
97Washington County4.9850 pts
98Livingston County4.969-1.26 pts
99Clark County4.886-1.45 pts
100Cass County4.196-2.39 pts
100Scott County4.196-2.75 pts
102Jasper County2.871-4.43 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Menard County, with 14.243% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jasper County, with 2.871% in 2019.

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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