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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Cumberland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 101 counties in 2020, at 13.125%. Washington County had the lowest, at 3.184%. The median was 8.251% and the figure for Illinois was 9.404%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.125Cumberland County
Lowest3.184Washington County
Median8.251101 counties
Illinois9.404History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.276 %Alexander County: 11.976 %Bond County: 8.562 %Boone County: 9.614 %Brown County: 9.184 %Bureau County: 8.837 %Calhoun County: 10 %Carroll County: 12.443 %Cass County: 10.849 %Champaign County: 7.705 %Christian County: 7.521 %Clark County: 9.28 %Clay County: 9.6 %Clinton County: 4.789 %Coles County: 7.958 %Cook County: 10.097 %Crawford County: 8.538 %Cumberland County: 13.125 %DeKalb County: 7.75 %De Witt County: 9.281 %Douglas County: 9.216 %DuPage County: 9.653 %Edgar County: 8.374 %Edwards County: 6.742 %Effingham County: 8.095 %Fayette County: 7.127 %Ford County: 6.211 %Franklin County: 8.793 %Fulton County: 8.877 %Gallatin County: 6.173 %Greene County: 6.701 %Grundy County: 9.881 %Hamilton County: 9.249 %Hancock County: 7.048 %Henderson County: 5.291 %Henry County: 7.286 %Iroquois County: 8.297 %Jackson County: 7.295 %Jasper County: 7.16 %Jefferson County: 6.893 %Jersey County: 7.88 %Jo Daviess County: 11.63 %Johnson County: 8.861 %Kane County: 9.641 %Kankakee County: 8.576 %Kendall County: 10.125 %Knox County: 7.777 %Lake County: 10.02 %LaSalle County: 7.128 %Lawrence County: 6.742 %Lee County: 7.536 %Livingston County: 6.729 %Logan County: 6.545 %McDonough County: 7.87 %McHenry County: 9.968 %McLean County: 8.053 %Macon County: 7.963 %Macoupin County: 10.161 %Madison County: 8.251 %Marion County: 6.419 %Marshall County: 11.034 %Mason County: 6.78 %Massac County: 6.527 %Menard County: 8.485 %Mercer County: 12.362 %Monroe County: 8.573 %Montgomery County: 7.803 %Morgan County: 7.383 %Moultrie County: 10.51 %Ogle County: 8.865 %Peoria County: 8.836 %Perry County: 10.213 %Piatt County: 6.518 %Pike County: 7.029 %Pope County: 6.061 %Pulaski County: 10.738 %Putnam County: 8.182 %Randolph County: 5.514 %Richland County: 7.311 %Rock Island County: 7.99 %St. Clair County: 8.548 %Saline County: 7.229 %Sangamon County: 8.534 %Schuyler County: 10.949 %Scott County: 11.111 %Shelby County: 6.143 %Stark County: 10.638 %Stephenson County: 5.449 %Tazewell County: 7.743 %Union County: 6.433 %Vermilion County: 7.476 %Wabash County: 8.264 %Warren County: 10.101 %Washington County: 3.184 %Wayne County: 8.785 %White County: 11.178 %Whiteside County: 9.065 %Will County: 10.003 %Williamson County: 7.951 %Winnebago County: 8.121 %Woodford County: 6.372 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Cumberland County: 13.125 %Cumberland County13.125Carroll County: 12.443 %Carroll County12.443Mercer County: 12.362 %Mercer County12.362Alexander County: 11.976 %Alexander County11.976Jo Daviess County: 11.63 %Jo Daviess County11.63White County: 11.178 %White County11.178Scott County: 11.111 %Scott County11.111Marshall County: 11.034 %Marshall County11.034Schuyler County: 10.949 %Schuyler County10.949Cass County: 10.849 %Cass County10.849Pulaski County: 10.738 %Pulaski County10.738Stark County: 10.638 %Stark County10.638Moultrie County: 10.51 %Moultrie County10.51Perry County: 10.213 %Perry County10.213Macoupin County: 10.161 %Macoupin County10.161Kendall County: 10.125 %Kendall County10.125Warren County: 10.101 %Warren County10.101Cook County: 10.097 %Cook County10.097Lake County: 10.02 %Lake County10.02Will County: 10.003 %Will County10.003Calhoun County: 10 %Calhoun County10McHenry County: 9.968 %McHenry County9.968Grundy County: 9.881 %Grundy County9.881DuPage County: 9.653 %DuPage County9.653Kane County: 9.641 %Kane County9.641Boone County: 9.614 %Boone County9.614Clay County: 9.6 %Clay County9.6De Witt County: 9.281 %De Witt County9.281Clark County: 9.28 %Clark County9.28Hamilton County: 9.249 %Hamilton County9.249Douglas County: 9.216 %Douglas County9.216Brown County: 9.184 %Brown County9.184Whiteside County: 9.065 %Whiteside County9.065Fulton County: 8.877 %Fulton County8.877Ogle County: 8.865 %Ogle County8.865Johnson County: 8.861 %Johnson County8.861Bureau County: 8.837 %Bureau County8.837Peoria County: 8.836 %Peoria County8.836Franklin County: 8.793 %Franklin County8.793Wayne County: 8.785 %Wayne County8.785Cumberland County: 13.125 %Cumberland County13.125Carroll County: 12.443 %Carroll County12.443Mercer County: 12.362 %Mercer County12.362Alexander County: 11.976 %Alexander County11.976Jo Daviess County: 11.63 %Jo Daviess County11.63White County: 11.178 %White County11.178Scott County: 11.111 %Scott County11.111Marshall County: 11.034 %Marshall County11.034Schuyler County: 10.949 %Schuyler County10.949Cass County: 10.849 %Cass County10.849Pulaski County: 10.738 %Pulaski County10.738Stark County: 10.638 %Stark County10.638Moultrie County: 10.51 %Moultrie County10.51Perry County: 10.213 %Perry County10.213Macoupin County: 10.161 %Macoupin County10.161Kendall County: 10.125 %Kendall County10.125Warren County: 10.101 %Warren County10.101Cook County: 10.097 %Cook County10.097Lake County: 10.02 %Lake County10.02Will County: 10.003 %Will County10.003Calhoun County: 10 %Calhoun County10McHenry County: 9.968 %McHenry County9.968Grundy County: 9.881 %Grundy County9.881DuPage County: 9.653 %DuPage County9.653Kane County: 9.641 %Kane County9.641Boone County: 9.614 %Boone County9.614Clay County: 9.6 %Clay County9.6De Witt County: 9.281 %De Witt County9.281Clark County: 9.28 %Clark County9.28Hamilton County: 9.249 %Hamilton County9.249Douglas County: 9.216 %Douglas County9.216Brown County: 9.184 %Brown County9.184Whiteside County: 9.065 %Whiteside County9.065Fulton County: 8.877 %Fulton County8.877Ogle County: 8.865 %Ogle County8.865Johnson County: 8.861 %Johnson County8.861Bureau County: 8.837 %Bureau County8.837Peoria County: 8.836 %Peoria County8.836Franklin County: 8.793 %Franklin County8.793Wayne County: 8.785 %Wayne County8.785
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Cumberland County13.125+4.67 pts
2Carroll County12.443+5.17 pts
3Mercer County12.362+2.49 pts
4Alexander County11.976+4.92 pts
5Jo Daviess County11.63+4.29 pts
6White County11.178+5.57 pts
7Scott County11.111+6.92 pts
8Marshall County11.034+0.92 pts
9Schuyler County10.949+4.4 pts
10Cass County10.849+6.65 pts
11Pulaski County10.738+1.88 pts
12Stark County10.638+0.28 pts
13Moultrie County10.51+4.14 pts
14Perry County10.213+2.76 pts
15Macoupin County10.161+2.66 pts
16Kendall County10.125+1.93 pts
17Warren County10.101+1.87 pts
18Cook County10.097+1.07 pts
19Lake County10.02+0.99 pts
20Will County10.003+1.12 pts
21Calhoun County10+4.29 pts
22McHenry County9.968+1.82 pts
23Grundy County9.881+3.72 pts
24DuPage County9.653+0.7 pts
25Kane County9.641+0.6 pts
26Boone County9.614-0.13 pts
27Clay County9.6+1.1 pts
28De Witt County9.281-0.8 pts
29Clark County9.28+4.39 pts
30Hamilton County9.249+0.11 pts
31Douglas County9.216-0.12 pts
32Brown County9.184-0.87 pts
33Whiteside County9.065+1.46 pts
34Fulton County8.877+1.07 pts
35Ogle County8.865+1.46 pts
36Johnson County8.861+2.43 pts
37Bureau County8.837+2.71 pts
38Peoria County8.836+1.19 pts
39Franklin County8.793+0.23 pts
40Wayne County8.785+1.84 pts
41Kankakee County8.576+1.74 pts
42Monroe County8.573+0.48 pts
43Bond County8.562+0.44 pts
44St. Clair County8.548+0.4 pts
45Crawford County8.538+1.77 pts
46Sangamon County8.534+0.39 pts
47Menard County8.485-5.76 pts
48Edgar County8.374+0.03 pts
49Iroquois County8.297-0.1 pts
50Wabash County8.264+0.81 pts
51Madison County8.251+0.16 pts
52Putnam County8.182+1.99 pts
53Winnebago County8.121+0.86 pts
54Effingham County8.095+2.3 pts
55McLean County8.053+0.49 pts
56Rock Island County7.99+0.81 pts
57Macon County7.963+0.25 pts
58Coles County7.958+2.07 pts
59Williamson County7.951+0.03 pts
60Jersey County7.88+0.6 pts
61McDonough County7.87+1.19 pts
62Montgomery County7.803+0.85 pts
63Knox County7.777+0.82 pts
64DeKalb County7.75+0.75 pts
65Tazewell County7.743+0.89 pts
66Champaign County7.705-1.23 pts
67Lee County7.536+0.11 pts
68Christian County7.521+1.22 pts
69Vermilion County7.476+1.46 pts
70Morgan County7.383-0.72 pts
71Richland County7.311+0.78 pts
72Jackson County7.295-0.34 pts
73Henry County7.286+0.34 pts
74Adams County7.276+0.07 pts
75Saline County7.229-1.24 pts
76Jasper County7.16+4.29 pts
77LaSalle County7.128+0.3 pts
78Fayette County7.127-1.25 pts
79Hancock County7.048+0.93 pts
80Pike County7.029-2.45 pts
81Jefferson County6.893-0.16 pts
82Mason County6.78+1.73 pts
83Edwards County6.7420 pts
83Lawrence County6.742-0.86 pts
85Livingston County6.729+1.76 pts
86Greene County6.701-1.55 pts
87Logan County6.545-1.83 pts
88Massac County6.527-1.42 pts
89Piatt County6.518+0.74 pts
90Union County6.433-0.78 pts
91Marion County6.419-0.96 pts
92Woodford County6.372-1.2 pts
93Ford County6.211+0.97 pts
94Gallatin County6.173-5.66 pts
95Shelby County6.143-1.48 pts
96Pope County6.061-7.66 pts
97Randolph County5.514-1.13 pts
98Stephenson County5.449-2.78 pts
99Henderson County5.291-6.05 pts
100Clinton County4.789-1.07 pts
101Washington County3.184-1.8 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cumberland County, with 13.125% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Washington County, with 3.184% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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