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Counties in Illinois by job creation rate

Effingham County had the highest job creation rate of 102 counties in 2013, at 28.974%. Edwards County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 9.825% and the figure for Illinois was 12.38%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.974Effingham County
Lowest4.7Edwards County
Median9.825102 counties
Illinois12.38History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 9.791 %Alexander County: 8.405 %Bond County: 6.43 %Boone County: 21.23 %Brown County: 12.041 %Bureau County: 7.006 %Calhoun County: 8.703 %Carroll County: 9.315 %Cass County: 9.598 %Champaign County: 11.128 %Christian County: 8.743 %Clark County: 9.097 %Clay County: 9.785 %Clinton County: 11.148 %Coles County: 9.56 %Cook County: 12.836 %Crawford County: 8.334 %Cumberland County: 9.002 %DeKalb County: 11.586 %De Witt County: 6.63 %Douglas County: 13.436 %DuPage County: 12.71 %Edgar County: 11.682 %Edwards County: 4.7 %Effingham County: 28.974 %Fayette County: 10.794 %Ford County: 12.936 %Franklin County: 11.258 %Fulton County: 9.843 %Gallatin County: 16.976 %Greene County: 9.807 %Grundy County: 11.538 %Hamilton County: 10.789 %Hancock County: 9.545 %Hardin County: 11.913 %Henderson County: 16.654 %Henry County: 9.123 %Iroquois County: 11.734 %Jackson County: 10.075 %Jasper County: 6.269 %Jefferson County: 12.022 %Jersey County: 9.796 %Jo Daviess County: 11.057 %Johnson County: 28.149 %Kane County: 10.884 %Kankakee County: 10.217 %Kendall County: 13.188 %Knox County: 7.56 %Lake County: 15.295 %LaSalle County: 8.606 %Lawrence County: 12.31 %Lee County: 6.767 %Livingston County: 6.971 %Logan County: 7.942 %McDonough County: 8.222 %McHenry County: 11.405 %McLean County: 8.809 %Macon County: 9.368 %Macoupin County: 9.78 %Madison County: 10.086 %Marion County: 8.124 %Marshall County: 11.843 %Mason County: 6.226 %Massac County: 7.183 %Menard County: 10.756 %Mercer County: 18.089 %Monroe County: 9.785 %Montgomery County: 9.551 %Morgan County: 10.826 %Moultrie County: 17.767 %Ogle County: 6.951 %Peoria County: 8.748 %Perry County: 12.193 %Piatt County: 13.042 %Pike County: 11.49 %Pope County: 21.084 %Pulaski County: 10.302 %Putnam County: 8.154 %Randolph County: 8.204 %Richland County: 10.082 %Rock Island County: 10.904 %St. Clair County: 9.748 %Saline County: 8.097 %Sangamon County: 10.684 %Schuyler County: 9.012 %Scott County: 14.946 %Shelby County: 9.175 %Stark County: 11.996 %Stephenson County: 7.652 %Tazewell County: 10.861 %Union County: 13.413 %Vermilion County: 8.496 %Wabash County: 7.809 %Warren County: 6.293 %Washington County: 9.531 %Wayne County: 9.571 %White County: 8.331 %Whiteside County: 8.137 %Will County: 16.031 %Williamson County: 12.247 %Winnebago County: 9.318 %Woodford County: 11.689 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Effingham County: 28.974 %Effingham County28.974Johnson County: 28.149 %Johnson County28.149Boone County: 21.23 %Boone County21.23Pope County: 21.084 %Pope County21.084Mercer County: 18.089 %Mercer County18.089Moultrie County: 17.767 %Moultrie County17.767Gallatin County: 16.976 %Gallatin County16.976Henderson County: 16.654 %Henderson County16.654Will County: 16.031 %Will County16.031Lake County: 15.295 %Lake County15.295Scott County: 14.946 %Scott County14.946Douglas County: 13.436 %Douglas County13.436Union County: 13.413 %Union County13.413Kendall County: 13.188 %Kendall County13.188Piatt County: 13.042 %Piatt County13.042Ford County: 12.936 %Ford County12.936Cook County: 12.836 %Cook County12.836DuPage County: 12.71 %DuPage County12.71Lawrence County: 12.31 %Lawrence County12.31Williamson County: 12.247 %Williamson County12.247Perry County: 12.193 %Perry County12.193Brown County: 12.041 %Brown County12.041Jefferson County: 12.022 %Jefferson County12.022Stark County: 11.996 %Stark County11.996Hardin County: 11.913 %Hardin County11.913Marshall County: 11.843 %Marshall County11.843Iroquois County: 11.734 %Iroquois County11.734Woodford County: 11.689 %Woodford County11.689Edgar County: 11.682 %Edgar County11.682DeKalb County: 11.586 %DeKalb County11.586Grundy County: 11.538 %Grundy County11.538Pike County: 11.49 %Pike County11.49McHenry County: 11.405 %McHenry County11.405Franklin County: 11.258 %Franklin County11.258Clinton County: 11.148 %Clinton County11.148Champaign County: 11.128 %Champaign County11.128Jo Daviess County: 11.057 %Jo Daviess County11.057Rock Island County: 10.904 %Rock Island County10.904Kane County: 10.884 %Kane County10.884Tazewell County: 10.861 %Tazewell County10.861Effingham County: 28.974 %Effingham County28.974Johnson County: 28.149 %Johnson County28.149Boone County: 21.23 %Boone County21.23Pope County: 21.084 %Pope County21.084Mercer County: 18.089 %Mercer County18.089Moultrie County: 17.767 %Moultrie County17.767Gallatin County: 16.976 %Gallatin County16.976Henderson County: 16.654 %Henderson County16.654Will County: 16.031 %Will County16.031Lake County: 15.295 %Lake County15.295Scott County: 14.946 %Scott County14.946Douglas County: 13.436 %Douglas County13.436Union County: 13.413 %Union County13.413Kendall County: 13.188 %Kendall County13.188Piatt County: 13.042 %Piatt County13.042Ford County: 12.936 %Ford County12.936Cook County: 12.836 %Cook County12.836DuPage County: 12.71 %DuPage County12.71Lawrence County: 12.31 %Lawrence County12.31Williamson County: 12.247 %Williamson County12.247Perry County: 12.193 %Perry County12.193Brown County: 12.041 %Brown County12.041Jefferson County: 12.022 %Jefferson County12.022Stark County: 11.996 %Stark County11.996Hardin County: 11.913 %Hardin County11.913Marshall County: 11.843 %Marshall County11.843Iroquois County: 11.734 %Iroquois County11.734Woodford County: 11.689 %Woodford County11.689Edgar County: 11.682 %Edgar County11.682DeKalb County: 11.586 %DeKalb County11.586Grundy County: 11.538 %Grundy County11.538Pike County: 11.49 %Pike County11.49McHenry County: 11.405 %McHenry County11.405Franklin County: 11.258 %Franklin County11.258Clinton County: 11.148 %Clinton County11.148Champaign County: 11.128 %Champaign County11.128Jo Daviess County: 11.057 %Jo Daviess County11.057Rock Island County: 10.904 %Rock Island County10.904Kane County: 10.884 %Kane County10.884Tazewell County: 10.861 %Tazewell County10.861
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Effingham County28.974+18.88 pts
2Johnson County28.149+12 pts
3Boone County21.23+1.3 pts
4Pope County21.084+10.71 pts
5Mercer County18.089+6.62 pts
6Moultrie County17.767+8.49 pts
7Gallatin County16.976+7.5 pts
8Henderson County16.654+0.51 pts
9Will County16.031+0.91 pts
10Lake County15.295+1.79 pts
11Scott County14.946+3.46 pts
12Douglas County13.436+1.78 pts
13Union County13.413+2.81 pts
14Kendall County13.188+0.39 pts
15Piatt County13.042-0.19 pts
16Ford County12.936+1.95 pts
17Cook County12.836-0.33 pts
18DuPage County12.71-0.18 pts
19Lawrence County12.31+3.98 pts
20Williamson County12.247+1.9 pts
21Perry County12.193+0.67 pts
22Brown County12.041-0.87 pts
23Jefferson County12.022+2.92 pts
24Stark County11.996-0.89 pts
25Hardin County11.913+2.39 pts
26Marshall County11.843+0.51 pts
27Iroquois County11.734-3.04 pts
28Woodford County11.689-1.75 pts
29Edgar County11.682-4.96 pts
30DeKalb County11.586-1.76 pts
31Grundy County11.538+2.19 pts
32Pike County11.49-2.6 pts
33McHenry County11.405-2.95 pts
34Franklin County11.258-4.97 pts
35Clinton County11.148-0.21 pts
36Champaign County11.128-1.24 pts
37Jo Daviess County11.057-1.74 pts
38Rock Island County10.904-2.83 pts
39Kane County10.884-3.49 pts
40Tazewell County10.861-3.77 pts
41Morgan County10.826-0.48 pts
42Fayette County10.794-0.41 pts
43Hamilton County10.789-5.41 pts
44Menard County10.756-3.88 pts
45Sangamon County10.684-2.23 pts
46Pulaski County10.302+0.79 pts
47Kankakee County10.217-1.28 pts
48Madison County10.086-0.96 pts
49Richland County10.082+0.74 pts
50Jackson County10.075+0.5 pts
51Fulton County9.843-1.89 pts
52Greene County9.807-1.54 pts
53Jersey County9.796-5.34 pts
54Adams County9.791-0.39 pts
55Clay County9.785-1.84 pts
55Monroe County9.785-6.79 pts
57Macoupin County9.78-5.26 pts
58St. Clair County9.748-3.59 pts
59Cass County9.598+4.61 pts
60Wayne County9.571-2.96 pts
61Coles County9.56-0.44 pts
62Montgomery County9.551-3.72 pts
63Hancock County9.545-2.5 pts
64Washington County9.531-2.17 pts
65Macon County9.368-2.33 pts
66Winnebago County9.318-4.34 pts
67Carroll County9.315-1.26 pts
68Shelby County9.175+0.01 pts
69Henry County9.123+0.08 pts
70Clark County9.097-8.64 pts
71Schuyler County9.012+0.23 pts
72Cumberland County9.002-5.33 pts
73McLean County8.809+0.06 pts
74Peoria County8.748-3.9 pts
75Christian County8.743+0.08 pts
76Calhoun County8.703-0.79 pts
77LaSalle County8.606-4.21 pts
78Vermilion County8.496-4.23 pts
79Alexander County8.405+2.71 pts
80Crawford County8.334+1.61 pts
81White County8.331-3.08 pts
82McDonough County8.222+0.22 pts
83Randolph County8.204-3.99 pts
84Putnam County8.154-7.04 pts
85Whiteside County8.137-4.28 pts
86Marion County8.124-3.93 pts
87Saline County8.097-2.9 pts
88Logan County7.942-2.28 pts
89Wabash County7.809-4.91 pts
90Stephenson County7.652-3.71 pts
91Knox County7.56-1.7 pts
92Massac County7.183+0.27 pts
93Bureau County7.006-2.5 pts
94Livingston County6.971-4.49 pts
95Ogle County6.951-2.68 pts
96Lee County6.767-3.1 pts
97De Witt County6.63-4.71 pts
98Bond County6.43-6.1 pts
99Warren County6.293-1.25 pts
100Jasper County6.269-5.91 pts
101Mason County6.226-9.03 pts
102Edwards County4.7-1.59 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Illinois by job creation rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by job creation rate, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/illinois-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Effingham County, with 28.974% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Edwards County, with 4.7% in 2013.

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