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Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Stark County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2020, at 14.9%. Crawford County had the lowest, at -24.1%. The median was -3.6% and the figure for Illinois was -5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest14.9Stark County
Lowest-24.1Crawford County
Median-3.6102 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2020

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Stark CountyStark County: 14.9 %14.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 7.5 %7.5Henderson CountyHenderson County: 7.3 %7.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 6.8 %6.8De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 6.7 %6.7Shelby CountyShelby County: 6.7 %6.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.3 %5.3Woodford CountyWoodford County: 5.1 %5.1Greene CountyGreene County: 5 %5Scott CountyScott County: 5 %5Menard CountyMenard County: 4.5 %4.5Ogle CountyOgle County: 3.3 %3.3Ford CountyFord County: 2.5 %2.5Piatt CountyPiatt County: 2.2 %2.2Jersey CountyJersey County: 2.1 %2.1Warren CountyWarren County: 2 %2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 1.9 %1.9Grundy CountyGrundy County: 1.9 %1.9Cass CountyCass County: 1.7 %1.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 1.5 %1.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1 %1Henry CountyHenry County: 1 %1Logan CountyLogan County: 1 %1Macoupin CountyMacoupin County: 0.8 %0.8Pike CountyPike County: 0.7 %0.7DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 0.4 %0.4Jasper CountyJasper County: 0.3 %0.3Jo Daviess CountyJo Daviess County: 0.3 %0.3Iroquois CountyIroquois County: 0.2 %0.2Lee CountyLee County: 0.1 %0.1Effingham CountyEffingham County: -0.5 %-0.5Stephenson CountyStephenson County: -0.9 %-0.9Perry CountyPerry County: -1 %-1Kankakee CountyKankakee County: -1.3 %-1.3Coles CountyColes County: -1.5 %-1.5Schuyler CountySchuyler County: -1.5 %-1.5Whiteside CountyWhiteside County: -1.5 %-1.5Champaign CountyChampaign County: -1.8 %-1.8Bond CountyBond County: -1.9 %-1.9Lake CountyLake County: -1.9 %-1.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Stark County14.9+22.8 pts
2Marshall County7.5+13 pts
3Henderson County7.3+13.4 pts
4Mercer County6.8+11.9 pts
5De Witt County6.7+7.4 pts
5Shelby County6.7+6.5 pts
7Hancock County5.3+9.6 pts
8Woodford County5.1+6.2 pts
9Greene County5+11.8 pts
9Scott County5+13.1 pts
11Menard County4.5+8.4 pts
12Ogle County3.3+2.9 pts
13Ford County2.5+0.7 pts
14Piatt County2.2+4.1 pts
15Jersey County2.1+4.2 pts
16Warren County2+7.8 pts
17Carroll County1.9+0.6 pts
17Grundy County1.9-3.2 pts
19Cass County1.7+1.6 pts
20Calhoun County1.5+10 pts
21Douglas County1+5 pts
21Henry County1-0.4 pts
21Logan County1+2.2 pts
24Macoupin County0.8+7.2 pts
25Pike County0.7+3.4 pts
26DeKalb County0.4+0.5 pts
27Jasper County0.3+3 pts
27Jo Daviess County0.3+4 pts
29Iroquois County0.2+2.5 pts
30Lee County0.1+1 pts
31Effingham County-0.5+0.2 pts
32Stephenson County-0.9-3.3 pts
33Perry County-1+2.3 pts
34Kankakee County-1.3-0.4 pts
35Coles County-1.5-0.5 pts
35Schuyler County-1.5-3.6 pts
35Whiteside County-1.5-1 pts
38Champaign County-1.8-3 pts
39Bond County-1.9-1.1 pts
39Lake County-1.9-1.8 pts
41Macon County-2+2.2 pts
42Moultrie County-2.2-9.4 pts
43Livingston County-2.3-7.5 pts
43Will County-2.3-1.8 pts
45Jackson County-2.4-0.7 pts
46Clinton County-2.6-3.5 pts
46LaSalle County-2.6-2.9 pts
48Richland County-2.7-0.2 pts
49Knox County-2.8-0.1 pts
50Edgar County-3.1-0.4 pts
51Rock Island County-3.4-3.2 pts
52St. Clair County-3.8-2.9 pts
53DuPage County-3.9-5.8 pts
53Monroe County-3.9-2.4 pts
55Morgan County-4.1-6.1 pts
55Wayne County-4.1-6.5 pts
57Vermilion County-4.2-3.8 pts
58Clark County-4.3-1.2 pts
59Bureau County-4.4-6.6 pts
59Massac County-4.4-2.1 pts
61Union County-4.5-4.3 pts
62McDonough County-4.6-0.1 pts
63Kendall County-5-6.7 pts
63Washington County-5-16.9 pts
65Hardin County-5.1-1.1 pts
66Kane County-5.4-5.8 pts
66Wabash County-5.4-5.5 pts
68Fayette County-5.6-2.6 pts
69Williamson County-5.7-6.7 pts
70Lawrence County-5.8-4.6 pts
70Marion County-5.8-3.4 pts
70McHenry County-5.8-5.4 pts
73Peoria County-6.4-3.8 pts
74Brown County-6.5-10.4 pts
75Cook County-6.7-8.1 pts
76Adams County-6.8-6.7 pts
77Johnson County-7-8.3 pts
78Clay County-7.1-4 pts
78Sangamon County-7.1-7.6 pts
80Jefferson County-7.4-5.6 pts
81Alexander County-7.5-12.8 pts
82Pope County-8.4-0.9 pts
83Montgomery County-8.80 pts
84Winnebago County-9-8.3 pts
85Christian County-9.3-4.8 pts
85Tazewell County-9.3-1.9 pts
87Randolph County-9.7-9 pts
88Saline County-10.5-11.3 pts
89Madison County-10.8-13.7 pts
90Franklin County-12.7-8.1 pts
91Boone County-12.9-12.8 pts
91Edwards County-12.9-16.3 pts
93Fulton County-13.3-12.7 pts
94White County-13.4-15.2 pts
95Gallatin County-13.8-13.4 pts
96Putnam County-16.8-7.5 pts
97McLean County-17.7-20.8 pts
98Mason County-17.9-6.9 pts
99Cumberland County-18.8-20.8 pts
100Hamilton County-20-18.5 pts
101Pulaski County-20.8-14.9 pts
102Crawford County-24.1-23.2 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?

Stark County, with 14.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Crawford County, with -24.1% in 2020.

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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