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Counties in Illinois by establishment exit rate

Menard County had the highest establishment exit rate of 100 counties in 2022, at 13.411%. Jasper County had the lowest, at 3.883%. The median was 8.412% and the figure for Illinois was 9.471%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.411Menard County
Lowest3.883Jasper County
Median8.412100 counties
Illinois9.471History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 6.171 %Alexander County: 7.895 %Bond County: 10.247 %Boone County: 10.294 %Brown County: 11.707 %Bureau County: 6.677 %Calhoun County: 10.219 %Carroll County: 6.231 %Cass County: 7.477 %Champaign County: 8.655 %Christian County: 8.333 %Clark County: 8.264 %Clay County: 8.094 %Clinton County: 5.911 %Coles County: 7.733 %Cook County: 10.106 %Crawford County: 7.359 %Cumberland County: 9.934 %DeKalb County: 7.982 %De Witt County: 8.964 %Douglas County: 7.129 %DuPage County: 9.625 %Edgar County: 10.265 %Edwards County: 6.324 %Effingham County: 5.752 %Fayette County: 9.901 %Ford County: 7.395 %Franklin County: 6.736 %Fulton County: 7.163 %Gallatin County: 7.792 %Greene County: 7.772 %Grundy County: 8.169 %Hamilton County: 7.207 %Hancock County: 8.163 %Henderson County: 5.076 %Henry County: 7.729 %Iroquois County: 9.298 %Jackson County: 10.498 %Jasper County: 3.883 %Jefferson County: 8.378 %Jersey County: 9.682 %Jo Daviess County: 9.322 %Johnson County: 7.895 %Kane County: 9.844 %Kankakee County: 8.587 %Kendall County: 9.425 %Knox County: 6.904 %Lake County: 9.72 %LaSalle County: 7.684 %Lawrence County: 10.268 %Lee County: 8.994 %Livingston County: 9.381 %Logan County: 8.434 %McDonough County: 8.065 %McHenry County: 9.9 %McLean County: 8.425 %Macon County: 8.555 %Macoupin County: 9.287 %Madison County: 8.399 %Marion County: 7.37 %Marshall County: 10.304 %Mason County: 5.172 %Massac County: 7.729 %Menard County: 13.411 %Mercer County: 10.776 %Monroe County: 7.02 %Montgomery County: 8.963 %Morgan County: 7.326 %Moultrie County: 6.325 %Ogle County: 9.823 %Peoria County: 8.76 %Perry County: 6.069 %Piatt County: 8.919 %Pike County: 7.595 %Pulaski County: 6.579 %Putnam County: 8.889 %Randolph County: 9.154 %Richland County: 9.17 %Rock Island County: 8.632 %St. Clair County: 9.344 %Saline County: 8.325 %Sangamon County: 9.126 %Schuyler County: 6.383 %Scott County: 10.959 %Shelby County: 12.067 %Stark County: 10.526 %Stephenson County: 7.843 %Tazewell County: 7.561 %Union County: 9.16 %Vermilion County: 8.505 %Wabash County: 8.85 %Warren County: 7.496 %Washington County: 8.182 %Wayne County: 8.498 %White County: 9.464 %Whiteside County: 6.906 %Will County: 9.728 %Williamson County: 8.624 %Winnebago County: 7.623 %Woodford County: 6.644 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Menard County: 13.411 %Menard County13.411Shelby County: 12.067 %Shelby County12.067Brown County: 11.707 %Brown County11.707Scott County: 10.959 %Scott County10.959Mercer County: 10.776 %Mercer County10.776Stark County: 10.526 %Stark County10.526Jackson County: 10.498 %Jackson County10.498Marshall County: 10.304 %Marshall County10.304Boone County: 10.294 %Boone County10.294Lawrence County: 10.268 %Lawrence County10.268Edgar County: 10.265 %Edgar County10.265Bond County: 10.247 %Bond County10.247Calhoun County: 10.219 %Calhoun County10.219Cook County: 10.106 %Cook County10.106Cumberland County: 9.934 %Cumberland County9.934Fayette County: 9.901 %Fayette County9.901McHenry County: 9.9 %McHenry County9.9Kane County: 9.844 %Kane County9.844Ogle County: 9.823 %Ogle County9.823Will County: 9.728 %Will County9.728Lake County: 9.72 %Lake County9.72Jersey County: 9.682 %Jersey County9.682DuPage County: 9.625 %DuPage County9.625White County: 9.464 %White County9.464Kendall County: 9.425 %Kendall County9.425Livingston County: 9.381 %Livingston County9.381St. Clair County: 9.344 %St. Clair County9.344Jo Daviess County: 9.322 %Jo Daviess County9.322Iroquois County: 9.298 %Iroquois County9.298Macoupin County: 9.287 %Macoupin County9.287Richland County: 9.17 %Richland County9.17Union County: 9.16 %Union County9.16Randolph County: 9.154 %Randolph County9.154Sangamon County: 9.126 %Sangamon County9.126Lee County: 8.994 %Lee County8.994De Witt County: 8.964 %De Witt County8.964Montgomery County: 8.963 %Montgomery County8.963Piatt County: 8.919 %Piatt County8.919Putnam County: 8.889 %Putnam County8.889Wabash County: 8.85 %Wabash County8.85Menard County: 13.411 %Menard County13.411Shelby County: 12.067 %Shelby County12.067Brown County: 11.707 %Brown County11.707Scott County: 10.959 %Scott County10.959Mercer County: 10.776 %Mercer County10.776Stark County: 10.526 %Stark County10.526Jackson County: 10.498 %Jackson County10.498Marshall County: 10.304 %Marshall County10.304Boone County: 10.294 %Boone County10.294Lawrence County: 10.268 %Lawrence County10.268Edgar County: 10.265 %Edgar County10.265Bond County: 10.247 %Bond County10.247Calhoun County: 10.219 %Calhoun County10.219Cook County: 10.106 %Cook County10.106Cumberland County: 9.934 %Cumberland County9.934Fayette County: 9.901 %Fayette County9.901McHenry County: 9.9 %McHenry County9.9Kane County: 9.844 %Kane County9.844Ogle County: 9.823 %Ogle County9.823Will County: 9.728 %Will County9.728Lake County: 9.72 %Lake County9.72Jersey County: 9.682 %Jersey County9.682DuPage County: 9.625 %DuPage County9.625White County: 9.464 %White County9.464Kendall County: 9.425 %Kendall County9.425Livingston County: 9.381 %Livingston County9.381St. Clair County: 9.344 %St. Clair County9.344Jo Daviess County: 9.322 %Jo Daviess County9.322Iroquois County: 9.298 %Iroquois County9.298Macoupin County: 9.287 %Macoupin County9.287Richland County: 9.17 %Richland County9.17Union County: 9.16 %Union County9.16Randolph County: 9.154 %Randolph County9.154Sangamon County: 9.126 %Sangamon County9.126Lee County: 8.994 %Lee County8.994De Witt County: 8.964 %De Witt County8.964Montgomery County: 8.963 %Montgomery County8.963Piatt County: 8.919 %Piatt County8.919Putnam County: 8.889 %Putnam County8.889Wabash County: 8.85 %Wabash County8.85
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Menard County13.411+1.65 pts
2Shelby County12.067+3.09 pts
3Brown County11.707+6.76 pts
4Scott County10.959-0.08 pts
5Mercer County10.776+3.73 pts
6Stark County10.526+5.23 pts
7Jackson County10.498+2.34 pts
8Marshall County10.304+3.25 pts
9Boone County10.294+0.06 pts
10Lawrence County10.268+1.81 pts
11Edgar County10.265+3.73 pts
12Bond County10.247+0.21 pts
13Calhoun County10.219-3.11 pts
14Cook County10.106-1.21 pts
15Cumberland County9.934-1.83 pts
16Fayette County9.901+4.42 pts
17McHenry County9.9-0.26 pts
18Kane County9.844-0.04 pts
19Ogle County9.823+1.4 pts
20Will County9.728-0.12 pts
21Lake County9.72-0.88 pts
22Jersey County9.682+0.29 pts
23DuPage County9.625-0.69 pts
24White County9.464+3.87 pts
25Kendall County9.425-0.08 pts
26Livingston County9.381+1.88 pts
27St. Clair County9.344+1.35 pts
28Jo Daviess County9.322-1.2 pts
29Iroquois County9.298-1.49 pts
30Macoupin County9.287+2.66 pts
31Richland County9.17+3.64 pts
32Union County9.16+0.19 pts
33Randolph County9.154+2.23 pts
34Sangamon County9.126+0.5 pts
35Lee County8.994+1.67 pts
36De Witt County8.964+1.03 pts
37Montgomery County8.963-0.28 pts
38Piatt County8.919+1.33 pts
39Putnam County8.889+3.43 pts
40Wabash County8.85-1.79 pts
41Peoria County8.76+0.62 pts
42Champaign County8.655-0.31 pts
43Rock Island County8.632+0.23 pts
44Williamson County8.624+1.22 pts
45Kankakee County8.587-0.02 pts
46Macon County8.555+0.43 pts
47Vermilion County8.505+1.71 pts
48Wayne County8.498-0.83 pts
49Logan County8.434-1.39 pts
50McLean County8.425-0.59 pts
51Madison County8.399+0.14 pts
52Jefferson County8.378-0.64 pts
53Christian County8.333+0.55 pts
54Saline County8.325-0.43 pts
55Clark County8.264-1.83 pts
56Washington County8.182-2.13 pts
57Grundy County8.169+0.66 pts
58Hancock County8.163+1.68 pts
59Clay County8.094-1.45 pts
60McDonough County8.065-0.88 pts
61DeKalb County7.982-2.45 pts
62Alexander County7.895-3.57 pts
62Johnson County7.895-3.14 pts
64Stephenson County7.843-0.49 pts
65Gallatin County7.792-1.18 pts
66Greene County7.772+0.06 pts
67Coles County7.733+0.23 pts
68Henry County7.729-0.13 pts
68Massac County7.729-1.28 pts
70LaSalle County7.684-0.58 pts
71Winnebago County7.623-0.68 pts
72Pike County7.595+0.64 pts
73Tazewell County7.561-0.18 pts
74Warren County7.496-1.72 pts
75Cass County7.477+0.83 pts
76Ford County7.395-0.19 pts
77Marion County7.37-1.89 pts
78Crawford County7.359+0.48 pts
79Morgan County7.326-1.29 pts
80Hamilton County7.207-1.64 pts
81Fulton County7.163-1.54 pts
82Douglas County7.129+0.24 pts
83Monroe County7.02-1.26 pts
84Whiteside County6.906-1.61 pts
85Knox County6.904+0.32 pts
86Franklin County6.736-2.66 pts
87Bureau County6.677-2.54 pts
88Woodford County6.644+0.26 pts
89Pulaski County6.579-4.38 pts
90Schuyler County6.383+0.57 pts
91Moultrie County6.325-0.22 pts
92Edwards County6.324+0.9 pts
93Carroll County6.231-0.01 pts
94Adams County6.171-1.12 pts
95Perry County6.069-2.97 pts
96Clinton County5.911-0.08 pts
97Effingham County5.752-1.25 pts
98Mason County5.172-5.22 pts
99Henderson County5.076+0.93 pts
100Jasper County3.883-2 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Menard County, with 13.411% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jasper County, with 3.883% in 2022.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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