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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment exit rate of 101 counties in 2021, at 13.333%. Henderson County had the lowest, at 4.145%. The median was 8.425% and the figure for Illinois was 10.075%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.333Calhoun County
Lowest4.145Henderson County
Median8.425101 counties
Illinois10.075History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 7.291 %Alexander County: 11.465 %Bond County: 10.035 %Boone County: 10.236 %Brown County: 4.95 %Bureau County: 9.214 %Calhoun County: 13.333 %Carroll County: 6.24 %Cass County: 6.651 %Champaign County: 8.967 %Christian County: 7.786 %Clark County: 10.098 %Clay County: 9.539 %Clinton County: 5.989 %Coles County: 7.507 %Cook County: 11.321 %Crawford County: 6.878 %Cumberland County: 11.765 %DeKalb County: 10.429 %De Witt County: 7.939 %Douglas County: 6.89 %DuPage County: 10.317 %Edgar County: 6.536 %Edwards County: 5.426 %Effingham County: 6.997 %Fayette County: 5.476 %Ford County: 7.583 %Franklin County: 9.393 %Fulton County: 8.704 %Gallatin County: 8.974 %Greene County: 7.712 %Grundy County: 7.513 %Hamilton County: 8.85 %Hancock County: 6.48 %Henderson County: 4.145 %Henry County: 7.86 %Iroquois County: 10.792 %Jackson County: 8.156 %Jasper County: 5.882 %Jefferson County: 9.016 %Jersey County: 9.392 %Jo Daviess County: 10.526 %Johnson County: 11.039 %Kane County: 9.886 %Kankakee County: 8.604 %Kendall County: 9.503 %Knox County: 6.585 %Lake County: 10.596 %LaSalle County: 8.259 %Lawrence County: 8.463 %Lee County: 7.323 %Livingston County: 7.506 %Logan County: 9.823 %McDonough County: 8.94 %McHenry County: 10.162 %McLean County: 9.019 %Macon County: 8.124 %Macoupin County: 6.632 %Madison County: 8.261 %Marion County: 9.264 %Marshall County: 7.059 %Mason County: 10.39 %Massac County: 9.005 %Menard County: 11.765 %Mercer County: 7.048 %Monroe County: 8.278 %Montgomery County: 9.238 %Morgan County: 8.612 %Moultrie County: 6.542 %Ogle County: 8.425 %Peoria County: 8.136 %Perry County: 9.038 %Piatt County: 7.586 %Pike County: 6.951 %Pope County: 12.632 %Pulaski County: 10.959 %Putnam County: 5.455 %Randolph County: 6.92 %Richland County: 5.529 %Rock Island County: 8.399 %St. Clair County: 7.99 %Saline County: 8.758 %Sangamon County: 8.626 %Schuyler County: 5.818 %Scott County: 11.034 %Shelby County: 8.978 %Stark County: 5.291 %Stephenson County: 8.329 %Tazewell County: 7.744 %Union County: 8.969 %Vermilion County: 6.799 %Wabash County: 10.638 %Warren County: 9.212 %Washington County: 10.309 %Wayne County: 9.323 %White County: 5.599 %Whiteside County: 8.517 %Will County: 9.845 %Williamson County: 7.405 %Winnebago County: 8.3 %Woodford County: 6.388 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Calhoun County: 13.333 %Calhoun County13.333Pope County: 12.632 %Pope County12.632Cumberland County: 11.765 %Cumberland County11.765Menard County: 11.765 %Menard County11.765Alexander County: 11.465 %Alexander County11.465Cook County: 11.321 %Cook County11.321Johnson County: 11.039 %Johnson County11.039Scott County: 11.034 %Scott County11.034Pulaski County: 10.959 %Pulaski County10.959Iroquois County: 10.792 %Iroquois County10.792Wabash County: 10.638 %Wabash County10.638Lake County: 10.596 %Lake County10.596Jo Daviess County: 10.526 %Jo Daviess County10.526DeKalb County: 10.429 %DeKalb County10.429Mason County: 10.39 %Mason County10.39DuPage County: 10.317 %DuPage County10.317Washington County: 10.309 %Washington County10.309Boone County: 10.236 %Boone County10.236McHenry County: 10.162 %McHenry County10.162Clark County: 10.098 %Clark County10.098Bond County: 10.035 %Bond County10.035Kane County: 9.886 %Kane County9.886Will County: 9.845 %Will County9.845Logan County: 9.823 %Logan County9.823Clay County: 9.539 %Clay County9.539Kendall County: 9.503 %Kendall County9.503Franklin County: 9.393 %Franklin County9.393Jersey County: 9.392 %Jersey County9.392Wayne County: 9.323 %Wayne County9.323Marion County: 9.264 %Marion County9.264Montgomery County: 9.238 %Montgomery County9.238Bureau County: 9.214 %Bureau County9.214Warren County: 9.212 %Warren County9.212Perry County: 9.038 %Perry County9.038McLean County: 9.019 %McLean County9.019Jefferson County: 9.016 %Jefferson County9.016Massac County: 9.005 %Massac County9.005Shelby County: 8.978 %Shelby County8.978Gallatin County: 8.974 %Gallatin County8.974Union County: 8.969 %Union County8.969Calhoun County: 13.333 %Calhoun County13.333Pope County: 12.632 %Pope County12.632Cumberland County: 11.765 %Cumberland County11.765Menard County: 11.765 %Menard County11.765Alexander County: 11.465 %Alexander County11.465Cook County: 11.321 %Cook County11.321Johnson County: 11.039 %Johnson County11.039Scott County: 11.034 %Scott County11.034Pulaski County: 10.959 %Pulaski County10.959Iroquois County: 10.792 %Iroquois County10.792Wabash County: 10.638 %Wabash County10.638Lake County: 10.596 %Lake County10.596Jo Daviess County: 10.526 %Jo Daviess County10.526DeKalb County: 10.429 %DeKalb County10.429Mason County: 10.39 %Mason County10.39DuPage County: 10.317 %DuPage County10.317Washington County: 10.309 %Washington County10.309Boone County: 10.236 %Boone County10.236McHenry County: 10.162 %McHenry County10.162Clark County: 10.098 %Clark County10.098Bond County: 10.035 %Bond County10.035Kane County: 9.886 %Kane County9.886Will County: 9.845 %Will County9.845Logan County: 9.823 %Logan County9.823Clay County: 9.539 %Clay County9.539Kendall County: 9.503 %Kendall County9.503Franklin County: 9.393 %Franklin County9.393Jersey County: 9.392 %Jersey County9.392Wayne County: 9.323 %Wayne County9.323Marion County: 9.264 %Marion County9.264Montgomery County: 9.238 %Montgomery County9.238Bureau County: 9.214 %Bureau County9.214Warren County: 9.212 %Warren County9.212Perry County: 9.038 %Perry County9.038McLean County: 9.019 %McLean County9.019Jefferson County: 9.016 %Jefferson County9.016Massac County: 9.005 %Massac County9.005Shelby County: 8.978 %Shelby County8.978Gallatin County: 8.974 %Gallatin County8.974Union County: 8.969 %Union County8.969
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Calhoun County13.333+3.33 pts
2Pope County12.632+6.57 pts
3Cumberland County11.765-1.36 pts
3Menard County11.765+3.28 pts
5Alexander County11.465-0.51 pts
6Cook County11.321+1.22 pts
7Johnson County11.039+2.18 pts
8Scott County11.034-0.08 pts
9Pulaski County10.959+0.22 pts
10Iroquois County10.792+2.49 pts
11Wabash County10.638+2.37 pts
12Lake County10.596+0.58 pts
13Jo Daviess County10.526-1.1 pts
14DeKalb County10.429+2.68 pts
15Mason County10.39+3.61 pts
16DuPage County10.317+0.66 pts
17Washington County10.309+7.12 pts
18Boone County10.236+0.62 pts
19McHenry County10.162+0.19 pts
20Clark County10.098+0.82 pts
21Bond County10.035+1.47 pts
22Kane County9.886+0.24 pts
23Will County9.845-0.16 pts
24Logan County9.823+3.28 pts
25Clay County9.539-0.06 pts
26Kendall County9.503-0.62 pts
27Franklin County9.393+0.6 pts
28Jersey County9.392+1.51 pts
29Wayne County9.323+0.54 pts
30Marion County9.264+2.84 pts
31Montgomery County9.238+1.43 pts
32Bureau County9.214+0.38 pts
33Warren County9.212-0.89 pts
34Perry County9.038-1.17 pts
35McLean County9.019+0.97 pts
36Jefferson County9.016+2.12 pts
37Massac County9.005+2.48 pts
38Shelby County8.978+2.83 pts
39Gallatin County8.974+2.8 pts
40Union County8.969+2.54 pts
41Champaign County8.967+1.26 pts
42McDonough County8.94+1.07 pts
43Hamilton County8.85-0.4 pts
44Saline County8.758+1.53 pts
45Fulton County8.704-0.17 pts
46Sangamon County8.626+0.09 pts
47Morgan County8.612+1.23 pts
48Kankakee County8.604+0.03 pts
49Whiteside County8.517-0.55 pts
50Lawrence County8.463+1.72 pts
51Ogle County8.425-0.44 pts
52Rock Island County8.399+0.41 pts
53Stephenson County8.329+2.88 pts
54Winnebago County8.3+0.18 pts
55Monroe County8.278-0.29 pts
56Madison County8.261+0.01 pts
57LaSalle County8.259+1.13 pts
58Jackson County8.156+0.86 pts
59Peoria County8.136-0.7 pts
60Macon County8.124+0.16 pts
61St. Clair County7.99-0.56 pts
62De Witt County7.939-1.34 pts
63Henry County7.86+0.57 pts
64Christian County7.786+0.26 pts
65Tazewell County7.7440 pts
66Greene County7.712+1.01 pts
67Piatt County7.586+1.07 pts
68Ford County7.583+1.37 pts
69Grundy County7.513-2.37 pts
70Coles County7.507-0.45 pts
71Livingston County7.506+0.78 pts
72Williamson County7.405-0.55 pts
73Lee County7.323-0.21 pts
74Adams County7.291+0.02 pts
75Marshall County7.059-3.98 pts
76Mercer County7.048-5.31 pts
77Effingham County6.997-1.1 pts
78Pike County6.951-0.08 pts
79Randolph County6.92+1.41 pts
80Douglas County6.89-2.33 pts
81Crawford County6.878-1.66 pts
82Vermilion County6.799-0.68 pts
83Cass County6.651-4.2 pts
84Macoupin County6.632-3.53 pts
85Knox County6.585-1.19 pts
86Moultrie County6.542-3.97 pts
87Edgar County6.536-1.84 pts
88Hancock County6.48-0.57 pts
89Woodford County6.388+0.02 pts
90Carroll County6.24-6.2 pts
91Clinton County5.989+1.2 pts
92Jasper County5.882-1.28 pts
93Schuyler County5.818-5.13 pts
94White County5.599-5.58 pts
95Richland County5.529-1.78 pts
96Fayette County5.476-1.65 pts
97Putnam County5.455-2.73 pts
98Edwards County5.426-1.32 pts
99Stark County5.291-5.35 pts
100Brown County4.95-4.23 pts
101Henderson County4.145-1.15 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Calhoun County, with 13.333% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Henderson County, with 4.145% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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