Counties in Illinois by real GDP growth

Cumberland County had the highest real GDP growth of 102 counties in 2023, at 19.1%. Massac County had the lowest, at -36.4%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Illinois was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-36.4Massac County
Median0.8102 counties
Illinois1.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 19.1 %19.1Pope CountyPope County: 11.8 %11.8White CountyWhite County: 10.9 %10.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 9.6 %9.6Grundy CountyGrundy County: 9.2 %9.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 7.8 %7.8Alexander CountyAlexander County: 7.3 %7.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 6.5 %6.5Saline CountySaline County: 6.4 %6.4Kendall CountyKendall County: 6 %6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.6 %5.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.7 %4.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 4.2 %4.2Perry CountyPerry County: 4.1 %4.1Menard CountyMenard County: 3.8 %3.8Wabash CountyWabash County: 3.5 %3.5Cass CountyCass County: 3.3 %3.3Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 3.3 %3.3Champaign CountyChampaign County: 3.1 %3.1Marion CountyMarion County: 3.1 %3.1Coles CountyColes County: 3 %3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.9 %2.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 2.8 %2.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.8 %2.8Clay CountyClay County: 2.7 %2.7DuPage CountyDuPage County: 2.6 %2.6Lee CountyLee County: 2.6 %2.6Effingham CountyEffingham County: 2.5 %2.5Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 2.5 %2.5Union CountyUnion County: 2.4 %2.4Knox CountyKnox County: 2.1 %2.1Macon CountyMacon County: 2 %2Will CountyWill County: 2 %2St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 1.9 %1.9Madison CountyMadison County: 1.8 %1.8Ogle CountyOgle County: 1.7 %1.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 1.6 %1.6Cook CountyCook County: 1.5 %1.5DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 1.5 %1.5Edwards CountyEdwards County: 1.4 %1.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cumberland County19.1+22 pts
2Pope County11.80 pts
3White County10.9+8.9 pts
4Hamilton County9.6+13.8 pts
5Grundy County9.2+12.1 pts
6Crawford County7.8+6 pts
7Alexander County7.3+12.3 pts
8Shelby County6.5+5.5 pts
9Saline County6.4+1.6 pts
10Kendall County6+3.2 pts
11Putnam County5.6+10.4 pts
12Johnson County4.7+4.9 pts
13Randolph County4.2+6.3 pts
14Perry County4.1+2.3 pts
15Menard County3.8+8 pts
16Wabash County3.5+0.3 pts
17Cass County3.3+1.1 pts
17Williamson County3.30 pts
19Champaign County3.1+0.6 pts
19Marion County3.10 pts
21Coles County3+5.6 pts
22Marshall County2.9+2.2 pts
23Fayette County2.8+1.4 pts
23Franklin County2.8+3.6 pts
25Clay County2.7-0.2 pts
26DuPage County2.6+1.7 pts
26Lee County2.6+0.6 pts
28Effingham County2.5+1.2 pts
28Gallatin County2.5+4.8 pts
30Union County2.4+5.4 pts
31Knox County2.1+1.8 pts
32Macon County2+2.3 pts
32Will County2+1.1 pts
34St. Clair County1.9+1 pts
35Madison County1.8+2.4 pts
36Ogle County1.7-3.8 pts
37Lawrence County1.6+1.5 pts
38Cook County1.5-1.4 pts
38DeKalb County1.5+4.6 pts
40Edwards County1.4-5.7 pts
40Pulaski County1.4+6.2 pts
42Hardin County1.3-27.3 pts
42McLean County1.3-4.6 pts
44Montgomery County1.2+2.7 pts
44Washington County1.2-2.6 pts
46Monroe County1.1-1.1 pts
47Jackson County1-3.5 pts
48Lake County0.9+2.6 pts
48Woodford County0.9+1.1 pts
50Clark County0.8-0.7 pts
50Winnebago County0.8-3.7 pts
52Kane County0.70 pts
53Piatt County0.6+0.5 pts
54Morgan County0.5+1.5 pts
54Wayne County0.5-2.2 pts
56Jo Daviess County0.4+1.5 pts
56Sangamon County0.4-3.5 pts
58McHenry County0.3+0.8 pts
59Adams County0.2+0.7 pts
59LaSalle County0.2-0.7 pts
61Kankakee County0.1+2 pts
61Warren County0.1-3.8 pts
63Whiteside County-0.2-0.3 pts
64Stark County-0.3-3.5 pts
65Livingston County-0.6-6.1 pts
65Vermilion County-0.6-2.5 pts
67Fulton County-0.7-3.7 pts
68Mason County-0.9-6.9 pts
69Stephenson County-1-1.9 pts
70Bond County-1.1-14.5 pts
70Iroquois County-1.1-2.3 pts
70Jefferson County-1.1-0.2 pts
73Logan County-1.3-2.6 pts
73Peoria County-1.3-5.9 pts
73Rock Island County-1.3-1.7 pts
76Brown County-1.4+4 pts
77Hancock County-1.5-3.5 pts
77Henry County-1.5-2.3 pts
79Ford County-1.7-15 pts
79Jersey County-1.7+0.4 pts
81De Witt County-1.8-12.2 pts
82McDonough County-2.1-5.2 pts
83Richland County-2.2-4.5 pts
84Bureau County-2.3+0.5 pts
85Macoupin County-2.4-0.6 pts
86Carroll County-2.6-2.9 pts
87Schuyler County-2.8-0.5 pts
88Clinton County-3.1-6.1 pts
89Greene County-3.4-2.8 pts
90Pike County-4+1.2 pts
91Calhoun County-4.1-3.5 pts
91Tazewell County-4.1-7.8 pts
93Jasper County-4.2-5.5 pts
94Edgar County-4.4-8.2 pts
95Christian County-4.7-4.6 pts
96Henderson County-4.9-10.9 pts
97Scott County-5.6-3.9 pts
98Boone County-6.1-5.9 pts
99Mercer County-6.4-7.4 pts
100Douglas County-7.4-16.5 pts
101Moultrie County-8.8-17.8 pts
102Massac County-36.4-27.8 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?

Cumberland County, with 19.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Massac County, with -36.4% in 2023.

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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