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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Johnson County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2013, at 36.424%. Brown County had the lowest, at 4.025%. The median was 10.855% and the figure for Illinois was 11.224%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.424Johnson County
Lowest4.025Brown County
Median10.855102 counties
Illinois11.224History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 8.987 %Alexander County: 16.905 %Bond County: 7.686 %Boone County: 6.982 %Brown County: 4.025 %Bureau County: 10.836 %Calhoun County: 9.038 %Carroll County: 14.399 %Cass County: 6.295 %Champaign County: 10.566 %Christian County: 9.272 %Clark County: 15.732 %Clay County: 7.907 %Clinton County: 13.588 %Coles County: 10.064 %Cook County: 10.813 %Crawford County: 11.373 %Cumberland County: 14.416 %DeKalb County: 12.303 %De Witt County: 10.168 %Douglas County: 7.95 %DuPage County: 10.873 %Edgar County: 7.46 %Edwards County: 10.216 %Effingham County: 8.505 %Fayette County: 12.233 %Ford County: 8.782 %Franklin County: 17.901 %Fulton County: 12.861 %Gallatin County: 9.415 %Greene County: 14.178 %Grundy County: 11.236 %Hamilton County: 8.881 %Hancock County: 10.877 %Hardin County: 12.334 %Henderson County: 13.475 %Henry County: 8.494 %Iroquois County: 15.375 %Jackson County: 10.032 %Jasper County: 11.503 %Jefferson County: 8.015 %Jersey County: 12.261 %Jo Daviess County: 15.879 %Johnson County: 36.424 %Kane County: 10.902 %Kankakee County: 9.647 %Kendall County: 10.197 %Knox County: 7.857 %Lake County: 13.8 %LaSalle County: 13.181 %Lawrence County: 8.562 %Lee County: 7.846 %Livingston County: 9.137 %Logan County: 7.393 %McDonough County: 8.478 %McHenry County: 12.762 %McLean County: 8.684 %Macon County: 11.421 %Macoupin County: 14.118 %Madison County: 10.656 %Marion County: 9.307 %Marshall County: 14.204 %Mason County: 10.405 %Massac County: 17.306 %Menard County: 15.966 %Mercer County: 15.408 %Monroe County: 14.562 %Montgomery County: 10.664 %Morgan County: 12.84 %Moultrie County: 4.735 %Ogle County: 13.111 %Peoria County: 10.111 %Perry County: 12.631 %Piatt County: 21.349 %Pike County: 11.826 %Pope County: 16.566 %Pulaski County: 19.426 %Putnam County: 18.548 %Randolph County: 8.1 %Richland County: 8.739 %Rock Island County: 8.754 %St. Clair County: 12.392 %Saline County: 12.311 %Sangamon County: 12.361 %Schuyler County: 11.492 %Scott County: 15.871 %Shelby County: 9.023 %Stark County: 7.963 %Stephenson County: 9.941 %Tazewell County: 12.509 %Union County: 10.958 %Vermilion County: 10.714 %Wabash County: 10.199 %Warren County: 6.192 %Washington County: 21.625 %Wayne County: 12.961 %White County: 9.9 %Whiteside County: 9.708 %Will County: 11.552 %Williamson County: 10.667 %Winnebago County: 10.421 %Woodford County: 11.551 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Johnson County: 36.424 %Johnson County36.424Washington County: 21.625 %Washington County21.625Piatt County: 21.349 %Piatt County21.349Pulaski County: 19.426 %Pulaski County19.426Putnam County: 18.548 %Putnam County18.548Franklin County: 17.901 %Franklin County17.901Massac County: 17.306 %Massac County17.306Alexander County: 16.905 %Alexander County16.905Pope County: 16.566 %Pope County16.566Menard County: 15.966 %Menard County15.966Jo Daviess County: 15.879 %Jo Daviess County15.879Scott County: 15.871 %Scott County15.871Clark County: 15.732 %Clark County15.732Mercer County: 15.408 %Mercer County15.408Iroquois County: 15.375 %Iroquois County15.375Monroe County: 14.562 %Monroe County14.562Cumberland County: 14.416 %Cumberland County14.416Carroll County: 14.399 %Carroll County14.399Marshall County: 14.204 %Marshall County14.204Greene County: 14.178 %Greene County14.178Macoupin County: 14.118 %Macoupin County14.118Lake County: 13.8 %Lake County13.8Clinton County: 13.588 %Clinton County13.588Henderson County: 13.475 %Henderson County13.475LaSalle County: 13.181 %LaSalle County13.181Ogle County: 13.111 %Ogle County13.111Wayne County: 12.961 %Wayne County12.961Fulton County: 12.861 %Fulton County12.861Morgan County: 12.84 %Morgan County12.84McHenry County: 12.762 %McHenry County12.762Perry County: 12.631 %Perry County12.631Tazewell County: 12.509 %Tazewell County12.509St. Clair County: 12.392 %St. Clair County12.392Sangamon County: 12.361 %Sangamon County12.361Hardin County: 12.334 %Hardin County12.334Saline County: 12.311 %Saline County12.311DeKalb County: 12.303 %DeKalb County12.303Jersey County: 12.261 %Jersey County12.261Fayette County: 12.233 %Fayette County12.233Pike County: 11.826 %Pike County11.826Johnson County: 36.424 %Johnson County36.424Washington County: 21.625 %Washington County21.625Piatt County: 21.349 %Piatt County21.349Pulaski County: 19.426 %Pulaski County19.426Putnam County: 18.548 %Putnam County18.548Franklin County: 17.901 %Franklin County17.901Massac County: 17.306 %Massac County17.306Alexander County: 16.905 %Alexander County16.905Pope County: 16.566 %Pope County16.566Menard County: 15.966 %Menard County15.966Jo Daviess County: 15.879 %Jo Daviess County15.879Scott County: 15.871 %Scott County15.871Clark County: 15.732 %Clark County15.732Mercer County: 15.408 %Mercer County15.408Iroquois County: 15.375 %Iroquois County15.375Monroe County: 14.562 %Monroe County14.562Cumberland County: 14.416 %Cumberland County14.416Carroll County: 14.399 %Carroll County14.399Marshall County: 14.204 %Marshall County14.204Greene County: 14.178 %Greene County14.178Macoupin County: 14.118 %Macoupin County14.118Lake County: 13.8 %Lake County13.8Clinton County: 13.588 %Clinton County13.588Henderson County: 13.475 %Henderson County13.475LaSalle County: 13.181 %LaSalle County13.181Ogle County: 13.111 %Ogle County13.111Wayne County: 12.961 %Wayne County12.961Fulton County: 12.861 %Fulton County12.861Morgan County: 12.84 %Morgan County12.84McHenry County: 12.762 %McHenry County12.762Perry County: 12.631 %Perry County12.631Tazewell County: 12.509 %Tazewell County12.509St. Clair County: 12.392 %St. Clair County12.392Sangamon County: 12.361 %Sangamon County12.361Hardin County: 12.334 %Hardin County12.334Saline County: 12.311 %Saline County12.311DeKalb County: 12.303 %DeKalb County12.303Jersey County: 12.261 %Jersey County12.261Fayette County: 12.233 %Fayette County12.233Pike County: 11.826 %Pike County11.826
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Johnson County36.424+20.13 pts
2Washington County21.625+12.75 pts
3Piatt County21.349+9.1 pts
4Pulaski County19.426-51.75 pts
5Putnam County18.548+12.97 pts
6Franklin County17.901+6.36 pts
7Massac County17.306-6.75 pts
8Alexander County16.905+5.43 pts
9Pope County16.566-1.51 pts
10Menard County15.966-4.24 pts
11Jo Daviess County15.879+3.7 pts
12Scott County15.871+5.3 pts
13Clark County15.732+7.15 pts
14Mercer County15.408+2.87 pts
15Iroquois County15.375+1.55 pts
16Monroe County14.562+5.06 pts
17Cumberland County14.416+2.12 pts
18Carroll County14.399-0.55 pts
19Marshall County14.204+3.23 pts
20Greene County14.178+2.94 pts
21Macoupin County14.118+0.11 pts
22Lake County13.8+2.94 pts
23Clinton County13.588+0.71 pts
24Henderson County13.475-2.21 pts
25LaSalle County13.181+4.06 pts
26Ogle County13.111+1.21 pts
27Wayne County12.961+4.34 pts
28Fulton County12.861+2.18 pts
29Morgan County12.84+2.34 pts
30McHenry County12.762+0.41 pts
31Perry County12.631+3.2 pts
32Tazewell County12.509+3.64 pts
33St. Clair County12.392-0.09 pts
34Sangamon County12.361+1.36 pts
35Hardin County12.334-0.23 pts
36Saline County12.311+2.17 pts
37DeKalb County12.303+1.65 pts
38Jersey County12.261+1.86 pts
39Fayette County12.233+2.16 pts
40Pike County11.826-4.19 pts
41Will County11.552-0.46 pts
42Woodford County11.551+3.13 pts
43Jasper County11.503-0.62 pts
44Schuyler County11.492+1.72 pts
45Macon County11.421+1.37 pts
46Crawford County11.373+1.38 pts
47Grundy County11.236+1.83 pts
48Union County10.958+2.59 pts
49Kane County10.902-0.71 pts
50Hancock County10.877-1.39 pts
51DuPage County10.873-1.69 pts
52Bureau County10.836+0.31 pts
53Cook County10.813-1.02 pts
54Vermilion County10.714+1.75 pts
55Williamson County10.667-0.55 pts
56Montgomery County10.664-0.04 pts
57Madison County10.656-1.87 pts
58Champaign County10.566-1.26 pts
59Winnebago County10.421-1.63 pts
60Mason County10.405-1.24 pts
61Edwards County10.216+4.77 pts
62Wabash County10.199+2.96 pts
63Kendall County10.197-2.52 pts
64De Witt County10.168-0.12 pts
65Peoria County10.111+0.23 pts
66Coles County10.064-1.12 pts
67Jackson County10.032-5.11 pts
68Stephenson County9.941-1.52 pts
69White County9.9-1.33 pts
70Whiteside County9.708+1.41 pts
71Kankakee County9.647-0.65 pts
72Gallatin County9.415+1.9 pts
73Marion County9.307-0.63 pts
74Christian County9.272+0.73 pts
75Livingston County9.137-2.83 pts
76Calhoun County9.038-3.56 pts
77Shelby County9.023-2.61 pts
78Adams County8.987-0.97 pts
79Hamilton County8.881-3.92 pts
80Ford County8.782+2.59 pts
81Rock Island County8.754-3.55 pts
82Richland County8.739-3.03 pts
83McLean County8.684+0.94 pts
84Lawrence County8.562-3.06 pts
85Effingham County8.505+0.21 pts
86Henry County8.494-1.29 pts
87McDonough County8.478+0.07 pts
88Randolph County8.1-2.53 pts
89Jefferson County8.015-0.11 pts
90Stark County7.963-1.16 pts
91Douglas County7.95-3.3 pts
92Clay County7.907+0.61 pts
93Knox County7.857-0.67 pts
94Lee County7.846-0.74 pts
95Bond County7.686-2.03 pts
96Edgar County7.46+0.7 pts
97Logan County7.393-3.4 pts
98Boone County6.982-5.42 pts
99Cass County6.295-0.32 pts
100Warren County6.192-1.38 pts
101Moultrie County4.735-2.59 pts
102Brown County4.025+0.32 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, 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Illinois by job destruction 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-destruction-rate/illinois-counties?period=2013. 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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Johnson County, with 36.424% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 4.025% in 2013.

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