Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Hardin County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2022, at 28.6%. Massac County had the lowest, at -8.6%. The median was 1% and the figure for Illinois was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest28.6Hardin County
Lowest-8.6Massac County
Median1102 counties
Illinois1.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Hardin CountyHardin County: 28.6 %28.6Bond CountyBond County: 13.4 %13.4Ford CountyFord County: 13.3 %13.3Pope CountyPope County: 11.8 %11.8De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 10.4 %10.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 9.1 %9.1Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 9 %9Edwards CountyEdwards County: 7.1 %7.1Henderson CountyHenderson County: 6 %6Mason CountyMason County: 6 %6McLean CountyMcLean County: 5.9 %5.9Livingston CountyLivingston County: 5.5 %5.5Ogle CountyOgle County: 5.5 %5.5Saline CountySaline County: 4.8 %4.8Peoria CountyPeoria County: 4.6 %4.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.5 %4.5Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 4.5 %4.5Sangamon CountySangamon County: 3.9 %3.9Warren CountyWarren County: 3.9 %3.9Edgar CountyEdgar County: 3.8 %3.8Washington CountyWashington County: 3.8 %3.8Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 3.7 %3.7Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 3.3 %3.3Stark CountyStark County: 3.2 %3.2Wabash CountyWabash County: 3.2 %3.2Marion CountyMarion County: 3.1 %3.1McDonough CountyMcDonough County: 3.1 %3.1Clinton CountyClinton County: 3 %3Fulton CountyFulton County: 3 %3Clay CountyClay County: 2.9 %2.9Cook CountyCook County: 2.9 %2.9Kendall CountyKendall County: 2.8 %2.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.7 %2.7Champaign CountyChampaign County: 2.5 %2.5Richland CountyRichland County: 2.3 %2.3Cass CountyCass County: 2.2 %2.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 2.2 %2.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 2 %2Lee CountyLee County: 2 %2White CountyWhite County: 2 %2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hardin County28.6+27.7 pts
2Bond County13.4+20.5 pts
3Ford County13.3+11.4 pts
4Pope County11.8+12.4 pts
5De Witt County10.4+15.8 pts
6Douglas County9.1+2.8 pts
7Moultrie County9+19.7 pts
8Edwards County7.1+9.2 pts
9Henderson County6-1.5 pts
9Mason County6-4 pts
11McLean County5.9+6.1 pts
12Livingston County5.5-2.4 pts
12Ogle County5.5+5.4 pts
14Saline County4.8+1.3 pts
15Peoria County4.6+1.3 pts
16Jackson County4.5+4.1 pts
16Winnebago County4.5-0.3 pts
18Sangamon County3.9-2.8 pts
18Warren County3.9-0.9 pts
20Edgar County3.8-8.3 pts
20Washington County3.8+4.4 pts
22Tazewell County3.7-4.4 pts
23Williamson County3.3-0.1 pts
24Stark County3.2-10.5 pts
24Wabash County3.2+6.1 pts
26Marion County3.1+0.1 pts
26McDonough County3.1+1.4 pts
28Clinton County3+0.4 pts
28Fulton County3-0.2 pts
30Clay County2.9-4.6 pts
30Cook County2.9-3.1 pts
32Kendall County2.8-1.3 pts
33Wayne County2.7-2.3 pts
34Champaign County2.5-1.4 pts
35Richland County2.3-1.1 pts
36Cass County2.2-1.7 pts
36Monroe County2.2-10.5 pts
38Hancock County2-8.8 pts
38Lee County2+0.1 pts
38White County2-6.7 pts
41Vermilion County1.9-2.4 pts
42Crawford County1.8-7.2 pts
42Perry County1.8-3.4 pts
44Clark County1.5-6.5 pts
45Fayette County1.4-5.6 pts
46Effingham County1.3-4.1 pts
46Jasper County1.3-12.4 pts
46Logan County1.3-4.3 pts
49Iroquois County1.2-1.7 pts
50Mercer County1-7.4 pts
50Shelby County1+0.8 pts
52DuPage County0.9-4.8 pts
52LaSalle County0.9-1.7 pts
52St. Clair County0.9-6.7 pts
52Stephenson County0.9-4.1 pts
52Will County0.9-7.2 pts
57Henry County0.8-3.4 pts
58Kane County0.7-5.2 pts
58Marshall County0.7-11.5 pts
60Rock Island County0.4-1 pts
61Carroll County0.3-8 pts
61Knox County0.3-4.1 pts
63Lawrence County0.1-2.6 pts
63Piatt County0.1-5.3 pts
63Whiteside County0.1-6.3 pts
66Christian County-0.1-13.7 pts
67Boone County-0.2+0.3 pts
67Johnson County-0.2-5.7 pts
67Woodford County-0.2-7.4 pts
70Macon County-0.3-8.7 pts
71Adams County-0.5-10.4 pts
71McHenry County-0.5-8.9 pts
73Calhoun County-0.6-5.5 pts
73Greene County-0.6-11.1 pts
73Madison County-0.6-10.2 pts
76Franklin County-0.8-6.5 pts
77Jefferson County-0.9-4.3 pts
78Morgan County-1-2.9 pts
79Jo Daviess County-1.1-13.3 pts
80Montgomery County-1.5-17.4 pts
81Lake County-1.7-6.7 pts
81Scott County-1.7-10.4 pts
83Macoupin County-1.8-7.2 pts
84Kankakee County-1.9-9.3 pts
85Jersey County-2.1-13.1 pts
85Randolph County-2.1-14.8 pts
87Gallatin County-2.3-12.7 pts
87Schuyler County-2.3-2.4 pts
89Coles County-2.6-14.8 pts
90Bureau County-2.8-10.5 pts
91Cumberland County-2.9+6.7 pts
91Grundy County-2.9-0.9 pts
93Union County-3-3.7 pts
94DeKalb County-3.1-7.8 pts
95Hamilton County-4.2-18.7 pts
95Menard County-4.2-16 pts
97Pulaski County-4.8-6.9 pts
97Putnam County-4.8-14.3 pts
99Alexander County-5+2 pts
100Pike County-5.2-21.8 pts
101Brown County-5.4-1.6 pts
102Massac County-8.6-16.4 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?

Hardin County, with 28.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Massac County, with -8.6% in 2022.

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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