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Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Washington County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2019, at 11.9%. Mason County had the lowest, at -11%. The median was -0.9% and the figure for Illinois was 0.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.9Washington County
Lowest-11Mason County
Median-0.9102 counties
Illinois0.8History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Washington CountyWashington County: 11.9 %11.9Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 7.2 %7.2Alexander CountyAlexander County: 5.3 %5.3Livingston CountyLivingston County: 5.2 %5.2Grundy CountyGrundy County: 5.1 %5.1Brown CountyBrown County: 3.9 %3.9Edwards CountyEdwards County: 3.4 %3.4McLean CountyMcLean County: 3.1 %3.1Madison CountyMadison County: 2.9 %2.9Stephenson CountyStephenson County: 2.4 %2.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.4 %2.4Bureau CountyBureau County: 2.2 %2.2Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 2.1 %2.1Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2 %2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 2 %2DuPage CountyDuPage County: 1.9 %1.9Ford CountyFord County: 1.8 %1.8White CountyWhite County: 1.8 %1.8Kendall CountyKendall County: 1.7 %1.7Cook CountyCook County: 1.4 %1.4Henry CountyHenry County: 1.4 %1.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 1.3 %1.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 1.3 %1.3Champaign CountyChampaign County: 1.2 %1.2Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 1 %1Clinton CountyClinton County: 0.9 %0.9Saline CountySaline County: 0.8 %0.8Sangamon CountySangamon County: 0.5 %0.5Kane CountyKane County: 0.4 %0.4Ogle CountyOgle County: 0.4 %0.4LaSalle CountyLaSalle County: 0.3 %0.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 0.2 %0.2Cass CountyCass County: 0.1 %0.1Wabash CountyWabash County: 0.1 %0.1Adams CountyAdams County: -0.1 %-0.1Boone CountyBoone County: -0.1 %-0.1DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: -0.1 %-0.1Lake CountyLake County: -0.1 %-0.1Rock Island CountyRock Island County: -0.2 %-0.2Union CountyUnion County: -0.2 %-0.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Washington County11.9-0.8 pts
2Moultrie County7.2-7.6 pts
3Alexander County5.3+6.2 pts
4Livingston County5.2-0.6 pts
5Grundy County5.1-0.6 pts
6Brown County3.9-0.6 pts
7Edwards County3.4+5.6 pts
8McLean County3.1+2.7 pts
9Madison County2.9-2.4 pts
10Stephenson County2.4+8.1 pts
10Wayne County2.4+1 pts
12Bureau County2.2+4.2 pts
13Schuyler County2.1+2.6 pts
14Cumberland County2+11.4 pts
14Morgan County2-1.7 pts
16DuPage County1.9-0.3 pts
17Ford County1.8-7.2 pts
17White County1.8+1.7 pts
19Kendall County1.7-1 pts
20Cook County1.4-1.1 pts
20Henry County1.4+2.3 pts
22Carroll County1.3+1.4 pts
22Johnson County1.3-0.9 pts
24Champaign County1.2+2.3 pts
25Williamson County1-1.1 pts
26Clinton County0.9-0.8 pts
27Saline County0.8+5.1 pts
28Sangamon County0.5-2.4 pts
29Kane County0.4-3.2 pts
29Ogle County0.4+2.3 pts
31LaSalle County0.3+0.8 pts
32Shelby County0.2-6.6 pts
33Cass County0.1+0.8 pts
33Wabash County0.1-4.3 pts
35Adams County-0.1-2.4 pts
35Boone County-0.1-13.3 pts
35DeKalb County-0.1-1.9 pts
35Lake County-0.1-3 pts
39Rock Island County-0.2+0.1 pts
39Union County-0.2-3.8 pts
41Gallatin County-0.4+1.1 pts
41McHenry County-0.4+0.1 pts
41Vermilion County-0.4-0.6 pts
44Whiteside County-0.5-1 pts
44Will County-0.5-3.9 pts
46Fulton County-0.6-1.3 pts
47De Witt County-0.7-0.8 pts
47Effingham County-0.7-3.2 pts
47Randolph County-0.7+2.8 pts
47Winnebago County-0.7-2.1 pts
51Bond County-0.8-7.1 pts
52Crawford County-0.9+15.6 pts
52Kankakee County-0.9-7.5 pts
52Lee County-0.9-2.1 pts
52St. Clair County-0.9-2.5 pts
56Coles County-1-1.6 pts
57Woodford County-1.1-0.1 pts
58Lawrence County-1.2-5.6 pts
58Logan County-1.2-2.8 pts
60Hamilton County-1.5-1.9 pts
60Monroe County-1.5-1.5 pts
62Jackson County-1.7-5.1 pts
63Jefferson County-1.8-3.8 pts
64Piatt County-1.9-9.2 pts
65Jersey County-2.1-5 pts
66Iroquois County-2.3-3.6 pts
66Massac County-2.3-5.3 pts
68Marion County-2.4-5.1 pts
69Richland County-2.5-2.9 pts
70Peoria County-2.6-9.7 pts
71Edgar County-2.7-1.9 pts
71Jasper County-2.7+1.6 pts
71Knox County-2.7-4.2 pts
71Pike County-2.7-4.3 pts
75Fayette County-3-3.7 pts
76Clark County-3.1-7.3 pts
76Clay County-3.1-6.8 pts
78Perry County-3.3-5.6 pts
79Jo Daviess County-3.7-1.3 pts
80Menard County-3.9-6.8 pts
81Douglas County-4-5.8 pts
81Hardin County-4+0.2 pts
83Macon County-4.2-1.4 pts
84Hancock County-4.3-10 pts
85Christian County-4.5-4.4 pts
85McDonough County-4.5-3.4 pts
87Franklin County-4.6-6.8 pts
88Mercer County-5.1-6.5 pts
89Marshall County-5.5-8 pts
90Warren County-5.8-8.1 pts
91Pulaski County-5.9+2.5 pts
92Henderson County-6.1-4.4 pts
93Macoupin County-6.4-8.2 pts
94Greene County-6.8-8.7 pts
95Tazewell County-7.4-2.4 pts
96Pope County-7.5-4.3 pts
97Stark County-7.9-10.1 pts
98Scott County-8.1-16.8 pts
99Calhoun County-8.5-9.5 pts
100Montgomery County-8.8-8.9 pts
101Putnam County-9.3-14.4 pts
102Mason County-11-9.1 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?

Washington County, with 11.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Mason County, with -11% in 2019.

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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