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Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Cumberland County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2016, at 30.7%. Crawford County had the lowest, at -27%. The median was -0.1% and the figure for Illinois was 0.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest30.7Cumberland County
Lowest-27Crawford County
Median-0.1102 counties
Illinois0.1History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 30.7 %30.7Pike CountyPike County: 22.3 %22.3Piatt CountyPiatt County: 18.7 %18.7Henderson CountyHenderson County: 17.1 %17.1Mason CountyMason County: 16 %16Marshall CountyMarshall County: 15.8 %15.8Greene CountyGreene County: 13.3 %13.3Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 12.2 %12.2Ford CountyFord County: 11.9 %11.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 11.9 %11.9Carroll CountyCarroll County: 10.3 %10.3Logan CountyLogan County: 9.7 %9.7Livingston CountyLivingston County: 8.6 %8.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 8.6 %8.6Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 8.1 %8.1Warren CountyWarren County: 7.8 %7.8Scott CountyScott County: 7.6 %7.6De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 7.1 %7.1Union CountyUnion County: 7.1 %7.1Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 6.3 %6.3Stark CountyStark County: 6.2 %6.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 5.8 %5.8Grundy CountyGrundy County: 4.9 %4.9Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.9 %4.9Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.8 %4.8Will CountyWill County: 4.4 %4.4Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 4 %4LaSalle CountyLaSalle County: 3.9 %3.9McLean CountyMcLean County: 3.9 %3.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 3.7 %3.7Adams CountyAdams County: 3.1 %3.1Lee CountyLee County: 3.1 %3.1Cass CountyCass County: 2.8 %2.8Effingham CountyEffingham County: 2.6 %2.6Coles CountyColes County: 2 %2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 1.8 %1.8Boone CountyBoone County: 1.6 %1.6Iroquois CountyIroquois County: 1.4 %1.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 1.3 %1.3Cook CountyCook County: 0.8 %0.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Cumberland County30.7-15.6 pts
2Pike County22.3+44.9 pts
3Piatt County18.7+31.4 pts
4Henderson County17.1+44 pts
5Mason County16+37.8 pts
6Marshall County15.8+28.3 pts
7Greene County13.3+30.5 pts
8Schuyler County12.2+34.4 pts
9Ford County11.9+17.6 pts
9Hancock County11.9+39.5 pts
11Carroll County10.3+4.7 pts
12Logan County9.7+17.8 pts
13Livingston County8.6+13.3 pts
13Mercer County8.6+29.3 pts
15Kankakee County8.1+5.5 pts
16Warren County7.8+14.8 pts
17Scott County7.6+23.6 pts
18De Witt County7.1+8.4 pts
18Union County7.1+9 pts
20Pulaski County6.3+5.8 pts
21Stark County6.2+28.3 pts
22Douglas County5.8+7.4 pts
23Grundy County4.9+5.5 pts
23Shelby County4.9-2.1 pts
25Morgan County4.8+9.5 pts
26Will County4.4-0.3 pts
27Gallatin County4+11.9 pts
28LaSalle County3.9+3.7 pts
28McLean County3.9-3.5 pts
30Clinton County3.7+7.3 pts
31Adams County3.1+3.1 pts
31Lee County3.1+8.7 pts
33Cass County2.8+6.6 pts
34Effingham County2.6+3.2 pts
35Coles County2+3.1 pts
36DeKalb County1.8+1.4 pts
37Boone County1.6-1.8 pts
38Iroquois County1.4-7.6 pts
39Calhoun County1.3+6.5 pts
40Cook County0.8-1.4 pts
40Jefferson County0.8-2.1 pts
40Williamson County0.8+0.6 pts
43Kane County0.7-2 pts
44Moultrie County0.6+16.8 pts
44Sangamon County0.6-0.2 pts
46DuPage County0.4-2.8 pts
46Fulton County0.4+2.4 pts
48Kendall County0.1-5.3 pts
49Henry County0+8.2 pts
49Randolph County0+2 pts
49St. Clair County0-2.2 pts
52Fayette County-0.1-4.9 pts
53Knox County-0.3+7.9 pts
54Ogle County-0.4-2.5 pts
54Rock Island County-0.4+2.4 pts
54Winnebago County-0.4-2.1 pts
54Woodford County-0.4+6.8 pts
58Edwards County-0.5-1.3 pts
59Brown County-0.7-13 pts
59Franklin County-0.7-5 pts
61Johnson County-0.8-1.3 pts
62Putnam County-0.9+1 pts
63Christian County-1+4.3 pts
63Whiteside County-1+4.7 pts
65McHenry County-1.3-4.5 pts
66Montgomery County-1.5+7.4 pts
66Peoria County-1.5-2.8 pts
66Vermilion County-1.5+0.3 pts
69Menard County-1.6+7.2 pts
69Monroe County-1.6-5.5 pts
71McDonough County-1.7+3.4 pts
72Lake County-1.8-5.3 pts
73Jackson County-2.1-2.9 pts
74Champaign County-3.2-4.1 pts
74White County-3.2+1.9 pts
76Edgar County-3.5-8.3 pts
77Marion County-3.6-6.1 pts
78Macoupin County-4.2-11.9 pts
79Wayne County-4.5-1.1 pts
80Alexander County-5.5-10.6 pts
81Washington County-6.2-26.7 pts
82Lawrence County-6.5-17.9 pts
82Macon County-6.5-9.6 pts
84Bond County-6.7-21 pts
85Hardin County-7.1+6.6 pts
86Jo Daviess County-7.5-12.6 pts
87Perry County-7.6-9.9 pts
88Jersey County-7.8-18.5 pts
89Madison County-7.9-5.4 pts
90Clark County-8.3-19.2 pts
91Wabash County-9.4-10.6 pts
92Stephenson County-11.4-17.6 pts
93Bureau County-11.6-18 pts
94Pope County-11.9-15 pts
95Jasper County-12.2-8.5 pts
96Massac County-12.3+0.7 pts
97Clay County-12.7-23 pts
98Tazewell County-14+4.3 pts
99Richland County-16.7-28.6 pts
100Hamilton County-24.9-65.3 pts
101Saline County-25.6-25.6 pts
102Crawford County-27-8.2 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 30.7% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Crawford County, with -27% in 2016.

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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