Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Pike County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2021, at 16.6%. Moultrie County had the lowest, at -10.7%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for Illinois was 6.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest16.6Pike County
Lowest-10.7Moultrie County
Median5.4102 counties
Illinois6.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Pike CountyPike County: 16.6 %16.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.9 %15.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 14.5 %14.5Jasper CountyJasper County: 13.7 %13.7Stark CountyStark County: 13.7 %13.7Christian CountyChristian County: 13.6 %13.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 12.7 %12.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 12.7 %12.7Coles CountyColes County: 12.2 %12.2Jo Daviess CountyJo Daviess County: 12.2 %12.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.2 %12.2Edgar CountyEdgar County: 12.1 %12.1Menard CountyMenard County: 11.8 %11.8Jersey CountyJersey County: 11 %11Hancock CountyHancock County: 10.8 %10.8Greene CountyGreene County: 10.5 %10.5Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 10.4 %10.4Mason CountyMason County: 10 %10Adams CountyAdams County: 9.9 %9.9Madison CountyMadison County: 9.6 %9.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 9.5 %9.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 9 %9Scott CountyScott County: 8.7 %8.7White CountyWhite County: 8.7 %8.7Macon CountyMacon County: 8.4 %8.4McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 8.4 %8.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 8.4 %8.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 8.3 %8.3Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 8.1 %8.1Will CountyWill County: 8.1 %8.1Clark CountyClark County: 8 %8Livingston CountyLivingston County: 7.9 %7.9Massac CountyMassac County: 7.8 %7.8Bureau CountyBureau County: 7.7 %7.7St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 7.6 %7.6Clay CountyClay County: 7.5 %7.5Henderson CountyHenderson County: 7.5 %7.5Kankakee CountyKankakee County: 7.4 %7.4Woodford CountyWoodford County: 7.2 %7.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 7 %7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Pike County16.6+15.9 pts
2Montgomery County15.9+24.7 pts
3Hamilton County14.5+34.5 pts
4Jasper County13.7+13.4 pts
4Stark County13.7-1.2 pts
6Christian County13.6+22.9 pts
7Monroe County12.7+16.6 pts
7Randolph County12.7+22.4 pts
9Coles County12.2+13.7 pts
9Jo Daviess County12.2+11.9 pts
9Marshall County12.2+4.7 pts
12Edgar County12.1+15.2 pts
13Menard County11.8+7.3 pts
14Jersey County11+8.9 pts
15Hancock County10.8+5.5 pts
16Greene County10.5+5.5 pts
17Gallatin County10.4+24.2 pts
18Mason County10+27.9 pts
19Adams County9.9+16.7 pts
20Madison County9.6+20.4 pts
21Putnam County9.5+26.3 pts
22Crawford County9+33.1 pts
23Scott County8.7+3.7 pts
23White County8.7+22.1 pts
25Macon County8.4+10.4 pts
25McHenry County8.4+14.2 pts
25Mercer County8.4+1.6 pts
28Carroll County8.3+6.4 pts
29Tazewell County8.1+17.4 pts
29Will County8.1+10.4 pts
31Clark County8+12.3 pts
32Livingston County7.9+10.2 pts
33Massac County7.8+12.2 pts
34Bureau County7.7+12.1 pts
35St. Clair County7.6+11.4 pts
36Clay County7.5+14.6 pts
36Henderson County7.5+0.2 pts
38Kankakee County7.4+8.7 pts
39Woodford County7.2+2.1 pts
40Fayette County7+12.6 pts
41Sangamon County6.7+13.8 pts
42Whiteside County6.4+7.9 pts
43Douglas County6.3+5.3 pts
44Cook County6+12.7 pts
45Kane County5.9+11.3 pts
46DuPage County5.7+9.6 pts
46Franklin County5.7+18.4 pts
48Logan County5.6+4.6 pts
49Johnson County5.5+12.5 pts
50Effingham County5.4+5.9 pts
50Macoupin County5.4+4.6 pts
50Piatt County5.4+3.2 pts
53Perry County5.2+6.2 pts
54Lake County5+6.9 pts
54Stephenson County5+5.9 pts
54Wayne County5+9.1 pts
57Calhoun County4.9+3.4 pts
58Warren County4.8+2.8 pts
58Winnebago County4.8+13.8 pts
60DeKalb County4.7+4.3 pts
61Knox County4.4+7.2 pts
62Vermilion County4.3+8.5 pts
63Henry County4.2+3.2 pts
64Kendall County4.1+9.1 pts
65Cass County3.9+2.2 pts
65Champaign County3.9+5.7 pts
67Saline County3.5+14 pts
68Jefferson County3.4+10.8 pts
68Richland County3.4+6.1 pts
68Williamson County3.4+9.1 pts
71Peoria County3.3+9.7 pts
72Fulton County3.2+16.5 pts
73Marion County3+8.8 pts
74Iroquois County2.9+2.7 pts
75Lawrence County2.7+8.5 pts
76Clinton County2.6+5.2 pts
76LaSalle County2.6+5.2 pts
78Pulaski County2.1+22.9 pts
79Ford County1.9-0.6 pts
79Lee County1.9+1.8 pts
79Morgan County1.9+6 pts
82McDonough County1.7+6.3 pts
83Rock Island County1.4+4.8 pts
84Hardin County0.9+6 pts
85Union County0.7+5.2 pts
86Jackson County0.4+2.8 pts
87Shelby County0.2-6.5 pts
88Ogle County0.1-3.2 pts
88Schuyler County0.1+1.6 pts
90McLean County-0.2+17.5 pts
91Boone County-0.5+12.4 pts
92Pope County-0.6+7.8 pts
92Washington County-0.6+4.4 pts
94Grundy County-2-3.9 pts
95Edwards County-2.1+10.8 pts
96Wabash County-2.9+2.5 pts
97Brown County-3.8+2.7 pts
98De Witt County-5.4-12.1 pts
99Alexander County-7+0.5 pts
100Bond County-7.1-5.2 pts
101Cumberland County-9.6+9.2 pts
102Moultrie County-10.7-8.5 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?

Pike County, with 16.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Moultrie County, with -10.7% in 2021.

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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