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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Pulaski County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2012, at 71.171%. Brown County had the lowest, at 3.704%. The median was 10.749% and the figure for Illinois was 11.575%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.171Pulaski County
Lowest3.704Brown County
Median10.749102 counties
Illinois11.575History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 9.953 %Alexander County: 11.477 %Bond County: 9.712 %Boone County: 12.397 %Brown County: 3.704 %Bureau County: 10.528 %Calhoun County: 12.602 %Carroll County: 14.944 %Cass County: 6.61 %Champaign County: 11.828 %Christian County: 8.539 %Clark County: 8.579 %Clay County: 7.295 %Clinton County: 12.876 %Coles County: 11.181 %Cook County: 11.83 %Crawford County: 9.99 %Cumberland County: 12.299 %DeKalb County: 10.656 %De Witt County: 10.29 %Douglas County: 11.252 %DuPage County: 12.566 %Edgar County: 6.759 %Edwards County: 5.443 %Effingham County: 8.295 %Fayette County: 10.076 %Ford County: 6.188 %Franklin County: 11.539 %Fulton County: 10.682 %Gallatin County: 7.519 %Greene County: 11.236 %Grundy County: 9.408 %Hamilton County: 12.806 %Hancock County: 12.266 %Hardin County: 12.56 %Henderson County: 15.689 %Henry County: 9.782 %Iroquois County: 13.823 %Jackson County: 15.146 %Jasper County: 12.121 %Jefferson County: 8.128 %Jersey County: 10.397 %Jo Daviess County: 12.183 %Johnson County: 16.293 %Kane County: 11.615 %Kankakee County: 10.297 %Kendall County: 12.714 %Knox County: 8.529 %Lake County: 10.862 %LaSalle County: 9.122 %Lawrence County: 11.623 %Lee County: 8.583 %Livingston County: 11.972 %Logan County: 10.797 %McDonough County: 8.407 %McHenry County: 12.353 %McLean County: 7.746 %Macon County: 10.05 %Macoupin County: 14.004 %Madison County: 12.53 %Marion County: 9.932 %Marshall County: 10.979 %Mason County: 11.646 %Massac County: 24.053 %Menard County: 20.207 %Mercer County: 12.543 %Monroe County: 9.499 %Montgomery County: 10.701 %Morgan County: 10.501 %Moultrie County: 7.327 %Ogle County: 11.906 %Peoria County: 9.88 %Perry County: 9.428 %Piatt County: 12.245 %Pike County: 16.015 %Pope County: 18.074 %Pulaski County: 71.171 %Putnam County: 5.576 %Randolph County: 10.63 %Richland County: 11.767 %Rock Island County: 12.309 %St. Clair County: 12.477 %Saline County: 10.137 %Sangamon County: 11.003 %Schuyler County: 9.77 %Scott County: 10.567 %Shelby County: 11.637 %Stark County: 9.125 %Stephenson County: 11.463 %Tazewell County: 8.871 %Union County: 8.372 %Vermilion County: 8.966 %Wabash County: 7.235 %Warren County: 7.576 %Washington County: 8.876 %Wayne County: 8.621 %White County: 11.235 %Whiteside County: 8.302 %Will County: 12.01 %Williamson County: 11.213 %Winnebago County: 12.051 %Woodford County: 8.426 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Pulaski County: 71.171 %Pulaski County71.171Massac County: 24.053 %Massac County24.053Menard County: 20.207 %Menard County20.207Pope County: 18.074 %Pope County18.074Johnson County: 16.293 %Johnson County16.293Pike County: 16.015 %Pike County16.015Henderson County: 15.689 %Henderson County15.689Jackson County: 15.146 %Jackson County15.146Carroll County: 14.944 %Carroll County14.944Macoupin County: 14.004 %Macoupin County14.004Iroquois County: 13.823 %Iroquois County13.823Clinton County: 12.876 %Clinton County12.876Hamilton County: 12.806 %Hamilton County12.806Kendall County: 12.714 %Kendall County12.714Calhoun County: 12.602 %Calhoun County12.602DuPage County: 12.566 %DuPage County12.566Hardin County: 12.56 %Hardin County12.56Mercer County: 12.543 %Mercer County12.543Madison County: 12.53 %Madison County12.53St. Clair County: 12.477 %St. Clair County12.477Boone County: 12.397 %Boone County12.397McHenry County: 12.353 %McHenry County12.353Rock Island County: 12.309 %Rock Island County12.309Cumberland County: 12.299 %Cumberland County12.299Hancock County: 12.266 %Hancock County12.266Piatt County: 12.245 %Piatt County12.245Jo Daviess County: 12.183 %Jo Daviess County12.183Jasper County: 12.121 %Jasper County12.121Winnebago County: 12.051 %Winnebago County12.051Will County: 12.01 %Will County12.01Livingston County: 11.972 %Livingston County11.972Ogle County: 11.906 %Ogle County11.906Cook County: 11.83 %Cook County11.83Champaign County: 11.828 %Champaign County11.828Richland County: 11.767 %Richland County11.767Mason County: 11.646 %Mason County11.646Shelby County: 11.637 %Shelby County11.637Lawrence County: 11.623 %Lawrence County11.623Kane County: 11.615 %Kane County11.615Franklin County: 11.539 %Franklin County11.539Pulaski County: 71.171 %Pulaski County71.171Massac County: 24.053 %Massac County24.053Menard County: 20.207 %Menard County20.207Pope County: 18.074 %Pope County18.074Johnson County: 16.293 %Johnson County16.293Pike County: 16.015 %Pike County16.015Henderson County: 15.689 %Henderson County15.689Jackson County: 15.146 %Jackson County15.146Carroll County: 14.944 %Carroll County14.944Macoupin County: 14.004 %Macoupin County14.004Iroquois County: 13.823 %Iroquois County13.823Clinton County: 12.876 %Clinton County12.876Hamilton County: 12.806 %Hamilton County12.806Kendall County: 12.714 %Kendall County12.714Calhoun County: 12.602 %Calhoun County12.602DuPage County: 12.566 %DuPage County12.566Hardin County: 12.56 %Hardin County12.56Mercer County: 12.543 %Mercer County12.543Madison County: 12.53 %Madison County12.53St. Clair County: 12.477 %St. Clair County12.477Boone County: 12.397 %Boone County12.397McHenry County: 12.353 %McHenry County12.353Rock Island County: 12.309 %Rock Island County12.309Cumberland County: 12.299 %Cumberland County12.299Hancock County: 12.266 %Hancock County12.266Piatt County: 12.245 %Piatt County12.245Jo Daviess County: 12.183 %Jo Daviess County12.183Jasper County: 12.121 %Jasper County12.121Winnebago County: 12.051 %Winnebago County12.051Will County: 12.01 %Will County12.01Livingston County: 11.972 %Livingston County11.972Ogle County: 11.906 %Ogle County11.906Cook County: 11.83 %Cook County11.83Champaign County: 11.828 %Champaign County11.828Richland County: 11.767 %Richland County11.767Mason County: 11.646 %Mason County11.646Shelby County: 11.637 %Shelby County11.637Lawrence County: 11.623 %Lawrence County11.623Kane County: 11.615 %Kane County11.615Franklin County: 11.539 %Franklin County11.539
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Pulaski County71.171+57.71 pts
2Massac County24.053+16.54 pts
3Menard County20.207+3.25 pts
4Pope County18.074+8.84 pts
5Johnson County16.293-1.12 pts
6Pike County16.015+6.72 pts
7Henderson County15.689+5.66 pts
8Jackson County15.146+4.64 pts
9Carroll County14.944+7.65 pts
10Macoupin County14.004-2.25 pts
11Iroquois County13.823+4.16 pts
12Clinton County12.876+2.33 pts
13Hamilton County12.806+1.58 pts
14Kendall County12.714+0.72 pts
15Calhoun County12.602+3.59 pts
16DuPage County12.566+1.92 pts
17Hardin County12.56+2.79 pts
18Mercer County12.543+2.37 pts
19Madison County12.53+1.67 pts
20St. Clair County12.477+2.17 pts
21Boone County12.397+3.76 pts
22McHenry County12.353+0.14 pts
23Rock Island County12.309+1.58 pts
24Cumberland County12.299+3.58 pts
25Hancock County12.266+2.21 pts
26Piatt County12.245-5.65 pts
27Jo Daviess County12.183+1.49 pts
28Jasper County12.121+2.6 pts
29Winnebago County12.051+2.65 pts
30Will County12.01-0.07 pts
31Livingston County11.972+1.69 pts
32Ogle County11.906+4.34 pts
33Cook County11.83+1.04 pts
34Champaign County11.828-4.55 pts
35Richland County11.767+2.88 pts
36Mason County11.646-4.17 pts
37Shelby County11.637+0.13 pts
38Lawrence County11.623+0.08 pts
39Kane County11.615-0.66 pts
40Franklin County11.539-0.14 pts
41Alexander County11.477+1.07 pts
42Stephenson County11.463-2.12 pts
43Douglas County11.252-0.23 pts
44Greene County11.236-0.47 pts
45White County11.235-0.07 pts
46Williamson County11.213+1.92 pts
47Coles County11.181-10.95 pts
48Sangamon County11.003+1.51 pts
49Marshall County10.979-1.49 pts
50Lake County10.862-0.68 pts
51Logan County10.797+2.72 pts
52Montgomery County10.701-2.71 pts
53Fulton County10.682-1.87 pts
54DeKalb County10.656+0.14 pts
55Randolph County10.63+1.85 pts
56Scott County10.567+2.35 pts
57Bureau County10.528+1.69 pts
58Morgan County10.501-0.18 pts
59Jersey County10.397-4.12 pts
60Kankakee County10.297+2.52 pts
61De Witt County10.29+1.27 pts
62Saline County10.137+2.52 pts
63Fayette County10.076-0.52 pts
64Macon County10.05+0.47 pts
65Crawford County9.99+3.11 pts
66Adams County9.953+2.59 pts
67Marion County9.932-1.03 pts
68Peoria County9.88+1.33 pts
69Henry County9.782-0.59 pts
70Schuyler County9.77-6.24 pts
71Bond County9.712-2.79 pts
72Monroe County9.499-1.3 pts
73Perry County9.428+0.4 pts
74Grundy County9.408-2.36 pts
75Stark County9.125+0.18 pts
76LaSalle County9.122-1.49 pts
77Vermilion County8.966-3.63 pts
78Washington County8.876+1.38 pts
79Tazewell County8.871-2.98 pts
80Wayne County8.621+0.33 pts
81Lee County8.583-1.03 pts
82Clark County8.579+1.7 pts
83Christian County8.539-3.43 pts
84Knox County8.529-0.34 pts
85Woodford County8.426-0.7 pts
86McDonough County8.407-2.46 pts
87Union County8.372-7.12 pts
88Whiteside County8.302-3.05 pts
89Effingham County8.295-2.39 pts
90Jefferson County8.128-3.23 pts
91McLean County7.746-0.23 pts
92Warren County7.576+0.55 pts
93Gallatin County7.519-8.05 pts
94Moultrie County7.327-2.75 pts
95Clay County7.295-5.58 pts
96Wabash County7.235-2.62 pts
97Edgar County6.759-9.84 pts
98Cass County6.61-7.12 pts
99Ford County6.188-5.81 pts
100Putnam County5.576-6.35 pts
101Edwards County5.443-0.6 pts
102Brown County3.704-2.37 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate, 2012) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate, 2012. 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-destruction-rate/illinois-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/illinois-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pulaski County, with 71.171% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 3.704% in 2012.

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