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Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Cumberland County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2017, at 83.9%. Tazewell County had the lowest, at -19.4%. The median was -0.8% and the figure for Illinois was 0.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest83.9Cumberland County
Lowest-19.4Tazewell County
Median-0.8102 counties
Illinois0.8History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 83.9 %83.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 21.9 %21.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 19.2 %19.2Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 14.2 %14.2Edwards CountyEdwards County: 12.9 %12.9Edgar CountyEdgar County: 8.6 %8.6Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 8.6 %8.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 7.8 %7.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 7.4 %7.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 6.6 %6.6Brown CountyBrown County: 6.3 %6.3Wabash CountyWabash County: 5 %5Effingham CountyEffingham County: 4.5 %4.5Christian CountyChristian County: 4.2 %4.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.2 %4.2Coles CountyColes County: 4 %4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4 %4Kane CountyKane County: 3.9 %3.9Peoria CountyPeoria County: 3.9 %3.9Richland CountyRichland County: 3.9 %3.9Lee CountyLee County: 3.8 %3.8Will CountyWill County: 3.3 %3.3Clay CountyClay County: 3.1 %3.1DuPage CountyDuPage County: 3.1 %3.1Pope CountyPope County: 3.1 %3.1Grundy CountyGrundy County: 3 %3Washington CountyWashington County: 2.9 %2.9Clark CountyClark County: 2.6 %2.6Kendall CountyKendall County: 2.6 %2.6Marion CountyMarion County: 2.5 %2.5Cass CountyCass County: 2.4 %2.4Bureau CountyBureau County: 2.3 %2.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 2.1 %2.1Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 2.1 %2.1Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 2.1 %2.1Warren CountyWarren County: 1.9 %1.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 1.9 %1.9St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 1.8 %1.8Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1.7 %1.7Cook CountyCook County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Cumberland County83.9+53.2 pts
2Hamilton County21.9+46.8 pts
3Crawford County19.2+46.2 pts
4Moultrie County14.2+13.6 pts
5Edwards County12.9+13.4 pts
6Edgar County8.6+12.1 pts
6Kankakee County8.6+0.5 pts
8Calhoun County7.8+6.5 pts
9Lawrence County7.4+13.9 pts
10Montgomery County6.6+8.1 pts
11Brown County6.3+7 pts
12Wabash County5+14.4 pts
13Effingham County4.5+1.9 pts
14Christian County4.2+5.2 pts
14Fayette County4.2+4.3 pts
16Coles County4+2 pts
16Jefferson County4+3.2 pts
18Kane County3.9+3.2 pts
18Peoria County3.9+5.4 pts
18Richland County3.9+20.6 pts
21Lee County3.8+0.7 pts
22Will County3.3-1.1 pts
23Clay County3.1+15.8 pts
23DuPage County3.1+2.7 pts
23Pope County3.1+15 pts
26Grundy County3-1.9 pts
27Washington County2.9+9.1 pts
28Clark County2.6+10.9 pts
28Kendall County2.6+2.5 pts
30Marion County2.5+6.1 pts
31Cass County2.4-0.4 pts
32Bureau County2.3+13.9 pts
33Putnam County2.1+3 pts
33Williamson County2.1+1.3 pts
33Winnebago County2.1+2.5 pts
36Warren County1.9-5.9 pts
36Wayne County1.9+6.4 pts
38St. Clair County1.8+1.8 pts
39Pulaski County1.7-4.6 pts
40Cook County1.1+0.3 pts
41Saline County0.9+26.5 pts
42Bond County0.8+7.5 pts
43Lake County0.2+2 pts
44Rock Island County0.1+0.5 pts
45Vermilion County0+1.5 pts
46DeKalb County-0.3-2.1 pts
46Schuyler County-0.3-12.5 pts
48Champaign County-0.5+2.7 pts
49Monroe County-0.7+0.9 pts
50McLean County-0.8-4.7 pts
50Morgan County-0.8-5.6 pts
50Sangamon County-0.8-1.4 pts
53McHenry County-0.9+0.4 pts
54Hancock County-1-12.9 pts
54Mason County-1-17 pts
56Johnson County-1.3-0.5 pts
57Macoupin County-1.5+2.7 pts
57Shelby County-1.5-6.4 pts
57Whiteside County-1.5-0.5 pts
60Fulton County-1.6-2 pts
60Hardin County-1.6+5.5 pts
60LaSalle County-1.6-5.5 pts
63Massac County-1.9+10.4 pts
64Alexander County-2.3+3.2 pts
64Jersey County-2.3+5.5 pts
66Jackson County-2.4-0.3 pts
67Woodford County-2.6-2.2 pts
68Henry County-3-3 pts
69Perry County-3.1+4.5 pts
69Stark County-3.1-9.3 pts
71Franklin County-3.3-2.6 pts
71Menard County-3.3-1.7 pts
73Mercer County-3.8-12.4 pts
74Clinton County-3.9-7.6 pts
75Boone County-4-5.6 pts
76Logan County-4.2-13.9 pts
77Livingston County-4.3-12.9 pts
78Jo Daviess County-4.4+3.1 pts
79McDonough County-4.9-3.2 pts
80Gallatin County-5-9 pts
81Henderson County-5.1-22.2 pts
82Ogle County-5.3-4.9 pts
83Stephenson County-5.9+5.5 pts
84Greene County-6.3-19.6 pts
85Randolph County-7.1-7.1 pts
85White County-7.1-3.9 pts
87Knox County-7.4-7.1 pts
87Piatt County-7.4-26.1 pts
89Adams County-7.5-10.6 pts
90Pike County-8-30.3 pts
91De Witt County-8.1-15.2 pts
92Ford County-8.3-20.2 pts
93Jasper County-8.5+3.7 pts
94Scott County-8.8-16.4 pts
95Union County-8.9-16 pts
96Macon County-10.1-3.6 pts
97Douglas County-10.3-16.1 pts
98Madison County-10.7-2.8 pts
99Marshall County-11.9-27.7 pts
100Iroquois County-14.5-15.9 pts
101Carroll County-17.2-27.5 pts
102Tazewell County-19.4-5.4 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Cumberland County, with 83.9% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Tazewell County, with -19.4% in 2017.

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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