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Counties in Illinois by job creation rate

Cumberland County had the highest job creation rate of 102 counties in 2014, at 31.323%. Cass County had the lowest, at 4.141%. The median was 10.335% and the figure for Illinois was 12.904%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.323Cumberland County
Lowest4.141Cass County
Median10.335102 counties
Illinois12.904History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 8.897 %Alexander County: 19.106 %Bond County: 8.074 %Boone County: 7.505 %Brown County: 10.44 %Bureau County: 9.955 %Calhoun County: 12.21 %Carroll County: 14.202 %Cass County: 4.141 %Champaign County: 10.562 %Christian County: 9.377 %Clark County: 16.837 %Clay County: 9.816 %Clinton County: 11.739 %Coles County: 10.416 %Cook County: 13.158 %Crawford County: 9.22 %Cumberland County: 31.323 %DeKalb County: 11.656 %De Witt County: 9.531 %Douglas County: 11.817 %DuPage County: 14.275 %Edgar County: 14.596 %Edwards County: 6.632 %Effingham County: 13.79 %Fayette County: 11.442 %Ford County: 9.982 %Franklin County: 14.238 %Fulton County: 6.486 %Gallatin County: 12.63 %Greene County: 9.197 %Grundy County: 19.139 %Hamilton County: 18.688 %Hancock County: 9.365 %Hardin County: 8.721 %Henderson County: 15.6 %Henry County: 8.27 %Iroquois County: 12.088 %Jackson County: 12.513 %Jasper County: 28.41 %Jefferson County: 9.472 %Jersey County: 10.254 %Jo Daviess County: 11.989 %Johnson County: 13.721 %Kane County: 13.699 %Kankakee County: 12.104 %Kendall County: 15.172 %Knox County: 10.466 %Lake County: 13.089 %LaSalle County: 11.098 %Lawrence County: 15.656 %Lee County: 11.501 %Livingston County: 8.846 %Logan County: 7.256 %McDonough County: 7.517 %McHenry County: 15.107 %McLean County: 8.951 %Macon County: 8.088 %Macoupin County: 10.453 %Madison County: 11.518 %Marion County: 10.734 %Marshall County: 15.989 %Mason County: 9.391 %Massac County: 9.486 %Menard County: 15.204 %Mercer County: 8.778 %Monroe County: 13.156 %Montgomery County: 6.836 %Morgan County: 10.432 %Moultrie County: 8.544 %Ogle County: 7.644 %Peoria County: 7.443 %Perry County: 7.879 %Piatt County: 20.776 %Pike County: 14.492 %Pope County: 8.176 %Pulaski County: 8.379 %Putnam County: 13.846 %Randolph County: 7.082 %Richland County: 9.454 %Rock Island County: 9.261 %St. Clair County: 10.788 %Saline County: 9.56 %Sangamon County: 11.301 %Schuyler County: 7.775 %Scott County: 7.625 %Shelby County: 9.458 %Stark County: 13.313 %Stephenson County: 8.241 %Tazewell County: 9.761 %Union County: 12.516 %Vermilion County: 11.742 %Wabash County: 7.919 %Warren County: 5.127 %Washington County: 6.975 %Wayne County: 7.285 %White County: 7.116 %Whiteside County: 6.62 %Will County: 16.131 %Williamson County: 8.579 %Winnebago County: 8.959 %Woodford County: 7.883 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Cumberland County: 31.323 %Cumberland County31.323Jasper County: 28.41 %Jasper County28.41Piatt County: 20.776 %Piatt County20.776Grundy County: 19.139 %Grundy County19.139Alexander County: 19.106 %Alexander County19.106Hamilton County: 18.688 %Hamilton County18.688Clark County: 16.837 %Clark County16.837Will County: 16.131 %Will County16.131Marshall County: 15.989 %Marshall County15.989Lawrence County: 15.656 %Lawrence County15.656Henderson County: 15.6 %Henderson County15.6Menard County: 15.204 %Menard County15.204Kendall County: 15.172 %Kendall County15.172McHenry County: 15.107 %McHenry County15.107Edgar County: 14.596 %Edgar County14.596Pike County: 14.492 %Pike County14.492DuPage County: 14.275 %DuPage County14.275Franklin County: 14.238 %Franklin County14.238Carroll County: 14.202 %Carroll County14.202Putnam County: 13.846 %Putnam County13.846Effingham County: 13.79 %Effingham County13.79Johnson County: 13.721 %Johnson County13.721Kane County: 13.699 %Kane County13.699Stark County: 13.313 %Stark County13.313Cook County: 13.158 %Cook County13.158Monroe County: 13.156 %Monroe County13.156Lake County: 13.089 %Lake County13.089Gallatin County: 12.63 %Gallatin County12.63Union County: 12.516 %Union County12.516Jackson County: 12.513 %Jackson County12.513Calhoun County: 12.21 %Calhoun County12.21Kankakee County: 12.104 %Kankakee County12.104Iroquois County: 12.088 %Iroquois County12.088Jo Daviess County: 11.989 %Jo Daviess County11.989Douglas County: 11.817 %Douglas County11.817Vermilion County: 11.742 %Vermilion County11.742Clinton County: 11.739 %Clinton County11.739DeKalb County: 11.656 %DeKalb County11.656Madison County: 11.518 %Madison County11.518Lee County: 11.501 %Lee County11.501Cumberland County: 31.323 %Cumberland County31.323Jasper County: 28.41 %Jasper County28.41Piatt County: 20.776 %Piatt County20.776Grundy County: 19.139 %Grundy County19.139Alexander County: 19.106 %Alexander County19.106Hamilton County: 18.688 %Hamilton County18.688Clark County: 16.837 %Clark County16.837Will County: 16.131 %Will County16.131Marshall County: 15.989 %Marshall County15.989Lawrence County: 15.656 %Lawrence County15.656Henderson County: 15.6 %Henderson County15.6Menard County: 15.204 %Menard County15.204Kendall County: 15.172 %Kendall County15.172McHenry County: 15.107 %McHenry County15.107Edgar County: 14.596 %Edgar County14.596Pike County: 14.492 %Pike County14.492DuPage County: 14.275 %DuPage County14.275Franklin County: 14.238 %Franklin County14.238Carroll County: 14.202 %Carroll County14.202Putnam County: 13.846 %Putnam County13.846Effingham County: 13.79 %Effingham County13.79Johnson County: 13.721 %Johnson County13.721Kane County: 13.699 %Kane County13.699Stark County: 13.313 %Stark County13.313Cook County: 13.158 %Cook County13.158Monroe County: 13.156 %Monroe County13.156Lake County: 13.089 %Lake County13.089Gallatin County: 12.63 %Gallatin County12.63Union County: 12.516 %Union County12.516Jackson County: 12.513 %Jackson County12.513Calhoun County: 12.21 %Calhoun County12.21Kankakee County: 12.104 %Kankakee County12.104Iroquois County: 12.088 %Iroquois County12.088Jo Daviess County: 11.989 %Jo Daviess County11.989Douglas County: 11.817 %Douglas County11.817Vermilion County: 11.742 %Vermilion County11.742Clinton County: 11.739 %Clinton County11.739DeKalb County: 11.656 %DeKalb County11.656Madison County: 11.518 %Madison County11.518Lee County: 11.501 %Lee County11.501
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cumberland County31.323+22.32 pts
2Jasper County28.41+22.14 pts
3Piatt County20.776+7.73 pts
4Grundy County19.139+7.6 pts
5Alexander County19.106+10.7 pts
6Hamilton County18.688+7.9 pts
7Clark County16.837+7.74 pts
8Will County16.131+0.1 pts
9Marshall County15.989+4.15 pts
10Lawrence County15.656+3.35 pts
11Henderson County15.6-1.05 pts
12Menard County15.204+4.45 pts
13Kendall County15.172+1.98 pts
14McHenry County15.107+3.7 pts
15Edgar County14.596+2.91 pts
16Pike County14.492+3 pts
17DuPage County14.275+1.56 pts
18Franklin County14.238+2.98 pts
19Carroll County14.202+4.89 pts
20Putnam County13.846+5.69 pts
21Effingham County13.79-15.18 pts
22Johnson County13.721-14.43 pts
23Kane County13.699+2.81 pts
24Stark County13.313+1.32 pts
25Cook County13.158+0.32 pts
26Monroe County13.156+3.37 pts
27Lake County13.089-2.21 pts
28Gallatin County12.63-4.35 pts
29Union County12.516-0.9 pts
30Jackson County12.513+2.44 pts
31Calhoun County12.21+3.51 pts
32Kankakee County12.104+1.89 pts
33Iroquois County12.088+0.35 pts
34Jo Daviess County11.989+0.93 pts
35Douglas County11.817-1.62 pts
36Vermilion County11.742+3.25 pts
37Clinton County11.739+0.59 pts
38DeKalb County11.656+0.07 pts
39Madison County11.518+1.43 pts
40Lee County11.501+4.73 pts
41Fayette County11.442+0.65 pts
42Sangamon County11.301+0.62 pts
43LaSalle County11.098+2.49 pts
44St. Clair County10.788+1.04 pts
45Marion County10.734+2.61 pts
46Champaign County10.562-0.57 pts
47Knox County10.466+2.91 pts
48Macoupin County10.453+0.67 pts
49Brown County10.44-1.6 pts
50Morgan County10.432-0.39 pts
51Coles County10.416+0.86 pts
52Jersey County10.254+0.46 pts
53Ford County9.982-2.95 pts
54Bureau County9.955+2.95 pts
55Clay County9.816+0.03 pts
56Tazewell County9.761-1.1 pts
57Saline County9.56+1.46 pts
58De Witt County9.531+2.9 pts
59Massac County9.486+2.3 pts
60Jefferson County9.472-2.55 pts
61Shelby County9.458+0.28 pts
62Richland County9.454-0.63 pts
63Mason County9.391+3.17 pts
64Christian County9.377+0.63 pts
65Hancock County9.365-0.18 pts
66Rock Island County9.261-1.64 pts
67Crawford County9.22+0.89 pts
68Greene County9.197-0.61 pts
69Winnebago County8.959-0.36 pts
70McLean County8.951+0.14 pts
71Adams County8.897-0.89 pts
72Livingston County8.846+1.88 pts
73Mercer County8.778-9.31 pts
74Hardin County8.721-3.19 pts
75Williamson County8.579-3.67 pts
76Moultrie County8.544-9.22 pts
77Pulaski County8.379-1.92 pts
78Henry County8.27-0.85 pts
79Stephenson County8.241+0.59 pts
80Pope County8.176-12.91 pts
81Macon County8.088-1.28 pts
82Bond County8.074+1.64 pts
83Wabash County7.919+0.11 pts
84Woodford County7.883-3.81 pts
85Perry County7.879-4.31 pts
86Schuyler County7.775-1.24 pts
87Ogle County7.644+0.69 pts
88Scott County7.625-7.32 pts
89McDonough County7.517-0.7 pts
90Boone County7.505-13.73 pts
91Peoria County7.443-1.3 pts
92Wayne County7.285-2.29 pts
93Logan County7.256-0.69 pts
94White County7.116-1.21 pts
95Randolph County7.082-1.12 pts
96Washington County6.975-2.56 pts
97Montgomery County6.836-2.71 pts
98Edwards County6.632+1.93 pts
99Whiteside County6.62-1.52 pts
100Fulton County6.486-3.36 pts
101Warren County5.127-1.17 pts
102Cass County4.141-5.46 pts

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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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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cumberland County, with 31.323% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Cass County, with 4.141% in 2014.

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