Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Moultrie County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2018, at 14.8%. Crawford County had the lowest, at -16.5%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Illinois was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest14.8Moultrie County
Lowest-16.5Crawford County
Median1.6102 counties
Illinois2.2History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 14.8 %14.8Boone CountyBoone County: 13.2 %13.2Washington CountyWashington County: 12.7 %12.7Ford CountyFord County: 9 %9Scott CountyScott County: 8.7 %8.7Piatt CountyPiatt County: 7.3 %7.3Peoria CountyPeoria County: 7.1 %7.1Shelby CountyShelby County: 6.8 %6.8Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 6.6 %6.6Bond CountyBond County: 6.3 %6.3Livingston CountyLivingston County: 5.8 %5.8Grundy CountyGrundy County: 5.7 %5.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.7 %5.7Madison CountyMadison County: 5.3 %5.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.1 %5.1Brown CountyBrown County: 4.5 %4.5Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.4 %4.4Wabash CountyWabash County: 4.4 %4.4Clark CountyClark County: 4.2 %4.2Clay CountyClay County: 3.7 %3.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.7 %3.7Kane CountyKane County: 3.6 %3.6Union CountyUnion County: 3.6 %3.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.4 %3.4Will CountyWill County: 3.4 %3.4Massac CountyMassac County: 3 %3Jersey CountyJersey County: 2.9 %2.9Lake CountyLake County: 2.9 %2.9Menard CountyMenard County: 2.9 %2.9Sangamon CountySangamon County: 2.9 %2.9Kendall CountyKendall County: 2.7 %2.7Marion CountyMarion County: 2.7 %2.7Cook CountyCook County: 2.5 %2.5Effingham CountyEffingham County: 2.5 %2.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.5 %2.5Adams CountyAdams County: 2.3 %2.3Perry CountyPerry County: 2.3 %2.3Warren CountyWarren County: 2.3 %2.3DuPage CountyDuPage County: 2.2 %2.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.2 %2.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Moultrie County14.8+0.6 pts
2Boone County13.2+17.2 pts
3Washington County12.7+9.8 pts
4Ford County9+17.3 pts
5Scott County8.7+17.5 pts
6Piatt County7.3+14.7 pts
7Peoria County7.1+3.2 pts
8Shelby County6.8+8.3 pts
9Kankakee County6.6-2 pts
10Bond County6.3+5.5 pts
11Livingston County5.8+10.1 pts
12Grundy County5.7+2.7 pts
12Hancock County5.7+6.7 pts
14Madison County5.3+16 pts
15Putnam County5.1+3 pts
16Brown County4.5-1.8 pts
17Lawrence County4.4-3 pts
17Wabash County4.4-0.6 pts
19Clark County4.2+1.6 pts
20Clay County3.7+0.6 pts
20Morgan County3.7+4.5 pts
22Kane County3.6-0.3 pts
22Union County3.6+12.5 pts
24Jackson County3.4+5.8 pts
24Will County3.4+0.1 pts
26Massac County3+4.9 pts
27Jersey County2.9+5.2 pts
27Lake County2.9+2.7 pts
27Menard County2.9+6.2 pts
27Sangamon County2.9+3.7 pts
31Kendall County2.7+0.1 pts
31Marion County2.7+0.2 pts
33Cook County2.5+1.4 pts
33Effingham County2.5-2 pts
33Marshall County2.5+14.4 pts
36Adams County2.3+9.8 pts
36Perry County2.3+5.4 pts
36Warren County2.3+0.4 pts
39DuPage County2.2-0.9 pts
39Franklin County2.2+5.5 pts
39Johnson County2.2+3.5 pts
39Stark County2.2+5.3 pts
43Williamson County2.10 pts
44Jefferson County2-2 pts
45Greene County1.9+8.2 pts
46DeKalb County1.8+2.1 pts
46Douglas County1.8+12.1 pts
46Macoupin County1.8+3.3 pts
49Clinton County1.7+5.6 pts
50Logan County1.6+5.8 pts
50Pike County1.6+9.6 pts
50St. Clair County1.6-0.2 pts
53Knox County1.5+8.9 pts
54Mercer County1.4+5.2 pts
54Wayne County1.4-0.5 pts
54Winnebago County1.4-0.7 pts
57Iroquois County1.3+15.8 pts
58Lee County1.2-2.6 pts
59Calhoun County1-6.8 pts
60Fayette County0.7-3.5 pts
60Fulton County0.7+2.3 pts
62Coles County0.6-3.4 pts
63Whiteside County0.5+2 pts
64Hamilton County0.4-21.5 pts
64McLean County0.4+1.2 pts
64Richland County0.4-3.5 pts
67Vermilion County0.2+0.2 pts
68De Witt County0.1+8.2 pts
68Montgomery County0.1-6.5 pts
68White County0.1+7.2 pts
71Monroe County0+0.7 pts
72Carroll County-0.1+17.1 pts
72Christian County-0.1-4.3 pts
74Rock Island County-0.3-0.4 pts
75LaSalle County-0.5+1.1 pts
75McHenry County-0.5+0.4 pts
75Schuyler County-0.5-0.2 pts
78Cass County-0.7-3.1 pts
79Edgar County-0.8-9.4 pts
80Alexander County-0.9+1.4 pts
80Henry County-0.9+2.1 pts
82Woodford County-1+1.6 pts
83Champaign County-1.1-0.6 pts
83McDonough County-1.1+3.8 pts
85Gallatin County-1.5+3.5 pts
86Henderson County-1.7+3.4 pts
87Mason County-1.9-0.9 pts
87Ogle County-1.9+3.4 pts
89Bureau County-2-4.3 pts
90Edwards County-2.2-15.1 pts
91Jo Daviess County-2.4+2 pts
92Macon County-2.8+7.3 pts
93Pope County-3.2-6.3 pts
94Randolph County-3.5+3.6 pts
95Hardin County-4.2-2.6 pts
96Jasper County-4.3+4.2 pts
96Saline County-4.3-5.2 pts
98Tazewell County-5+14.4 pts
99Stephenson County-5.7+0.2 pts
100Pulaski County-8.4-10.1 pts
101Cumberland County-9.4-93.3 pts
102Crawford County-16.5-35.7 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?

Moultrie County, with 14.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Crawford County, with -16.5% in 2018.

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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