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Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Cumberland County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2014, at 24.1%. Gallatin County had the lowest, at -19.5%. The median was -1.5% and the figure for Illinois was 2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest24.1Cumberland County
Lowest-19.5Gallatin County
Median-1.5102 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2014

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Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 24.1 %24.1Madison CountyMadison County: 21.5 %21.5Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 19.7 %19.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 13.9 %13.9McLean CountyMcLean County: 11.6 %11.6De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 5.6 %5.6Will CountyWill County: 4.6 %4.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.1 %4.1Adams CountyAdams County: 3.9 %3.9Macon CountyMacon County: 3.8 %3.8Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 3.6 %3.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.4 %3.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.3 %3.3Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 3.2 %3.2Lake CountyLake County: 3.1 %3.1Christian CountyChristian County: 3 %3Sangamon CountySangamon County: 2.6 %2.6Champaign CountyChampaign County: 2.5 %2.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.3 %2.3DuPage CountyDuPage County: 2.2 %2.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 2.1 %2.1Cook CountyCook County: 2 %2Pike CountyPike County: 2 %2Clay CountyClay County: 1.9 %1.9Effingham CountyEffingham County: 1.9 %1.9Kane CountyKane County: 1.7 %1.7Richland CountyRichland County: 1.3 %1.3Warren CountyWarren County: 1.3 %1.3Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 1.3 %1.3Coles CountyColes County: 1.1 %1.1Brown CountyBrown County: 1 %1Saline CountySaline County: 0.9 %0.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 0.4 %0.4Rock Island CountyRock Island County: 0.4 %0.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 0.3 %0.3McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 0.1 %0.1Peoria CountyPeoria County: 0.1 %0.1Stephenson CountyStephenson County: -0.1 %-0.1Clinton CountyClinton County: -0.2 %-0.2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: -0.4 %-0.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cumberland County24.1+19.2 pts
2Madison County21.5+9.3 pts
3Hamilton County19.7+5.2 pts
4Crawford County13.9-4.2 pts
5McLean County11.6+11.7 pts
6De Witt County5.6+9.5 pts
7Will County4.6+5 pts
8Franklin County4.1+5.7 pts
9Adams County3.9+4.2 pts
10Macon County3.8-5.3 pts
11Kankakee County3.6+3.9 pts
12Douglas County3.4-2.1 pts
13Mercer County3.3-3.3 pts
14Schuyler County3.2-2.5 pts
15Lake County3.1+3.8 pts
16Christian County3-1 pts
17Sangamon County2.6+2.1 pts
18Champaign County2.5-2.2 pts
19Hancock County2.3-5.4 pts
20DuPage County2.20 pts
21Putnam County2.1+4.2 pts
22Cook County2+1 pts
22Pike County2-11.7 pts
24Clay County1.9-0.5 pts
24Effingham County1.9+2.4 pts
26Kane County1.70 pts
27Richland County1.3-2.2 pts
27Warren County1.3-14 pts
27Winnebago County1.3+2.9 pts
30Coles County1.1-2 pts
31Brown County1-6.4 pts
32Saline County0.9+2 pts
33Jackson County0.4+1.3 pts
33Rock Island County0.4+6 pts
35Monroe County0.3-0.7 pts
36McHenry County0.1+1.9 pts
36Peoria County0.1+4.9 pts
38Stephenson County-0.1-2 pts
39Clinton County-0.20 pts
40DeKalb County-0.4-5.3 pts
41Cass County-0.5-7.6 pts
42Hardin County-0.6-5.5 pts
42LaSalle County-0.6-1.3 pts
42Pulaski County-0.6-1.9 pts
45Edgar County-0.9-12.8 pts
46Lawrence County-1-0.2 pts
46Massac County-1+3.5 pts
48Kendall County-1.2-2.2 pts
48St. Clair County-1.2-0.5 pts
48Vermilion County-1.2-2.1 pts
51Mason County-1.3-8.8 pts
52Morgan County-1.7-4.1 pts
53McDonough County-1.8-3.7 pts
54Johnson County-2.2-2.4 pts
54Knox County-2.2-6.8 pts
54Ogle County-2.2-4.9 pts
57White County-2.3-3.4 pts
58Iroquois County-2.4-13.7 pts
58Stark County-2.4-25.7 pts
60Boone County-2.5-5.6 pts
60Williamson County-2.5+0.6 pts
62Henry County-2.8-10.7 pts
62Marion County-2.80 pts
62Scott County-2.8-8.6 pts
65Woodford County-2.9-16.4 pts
66Lee County-3-15.3 pts
67Tazewell County-3.3+22.1 pts
68Bond County-3.4-2.6 pts
69Alexander County-3.5-7.1 pts
70Henderson County-3.7-24 pts
71Livingston County-4.1-11.6 pts
72Perry County-4.2-3.6 pts
73Randolph County-4.3-5.2 pts
74Fulton County-4.4-7.9 pts
74Montgomery County-4.4-13.6 pts
76Jefferson County-4.6+3.7 pts
76Piatt County-4.6-15.8 pts
78Jasper County-4.9-9.2 pts
79Shelby County-5.5-8.9 pts
80Washington County-5.6-3.9 pts
80Whiteside County-5.6-9.4 pts
82Calhoun County-5.9-6.2 pts
83Union County-6-5.5 pts
84Logan County-6.2-21.5 pts
85Carroll County-6.4-23.7 pts
86Moultrie County-6.6-6.5 pts
87Jo Daviess County-7.3-17.3 pts
88Ford County-7.4-10.7 pts
88Jersey County-7.4-12.7 pts
90Grundy County-7.6+4 pts
90Marshall County-7.6-17.6 pts
92Clark County-7.9-17.8 pts
93Greene County-8-18.9 pts
94Edwards County-8.1-2.1 pts
95Wayne County-9+3.5 pts
96Macoupin County-9.2-20.2 pts
97Bureau County-9.4-20 pts
98Wabash County-9.5-10.3 pts
99Pope County-10.7-10.4 pts
100Fayette County-10.9-18.7 pts
101Menard County-11.8-26.3 pts
102Gallatin County-19.5-43.1 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Cumberland County, with 24.1% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Gallatin County, with -19.5% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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