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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Pope County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2014, at 23.585%. Brown County had the lowest, at 5.253%. The median was 10.274% and the figure for Illinois was 10.433%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.585Pope County
Lowest5.253Brown County
Median10.274102 counties
Illinois10.433History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 8.324 %Alexander County: 8.376 %Bond County: 9.603 %Boone County: 13.062 %Brown County: 5.253 %Bureau County: 8.21 %Calhoun County: 16.337 %Carroll County: 6.469 %Cass County: 7.141 %Champaign County: 9.411 %Christian County: 11.145 %Clark County: 11.286 %Clay County: 7.432 %Clinton County: 9.055 %Coles County: 9.265 %Cook County: 10.147 %Crawford County: 8.717 %Cumberland County: 8.135 %DeKalb County: 11.949 %De Witt County: 7.333 %Douglas County: 9.165 %DuPage County: 11.162 %Edgar County: 14.057 %Edwards County: 9.374 %Effingham County: 7.617 %Fayette County: 12.315 %Ford County: 8.954 %Franklin County: 11.581 %Fulton County: 12.342 %Gallatin County: 14.573 %Greene County: 12.456 %Grundy County: 11.212 %Hamilton County: 8.451 %Hancock County: 9.328 %Hardin County: 15.407 %Henderson County: 12.215 %Henry County: 6.985 %Iroquois County: 9.364 %Jackson County: 12.059 %Jasper County: 19.454 %Jefferson County: 6.226 %Jersey County: 10.232 %Jo Daviess County: 12.57 %Johnson County: 15.504 %Kane County: 10.291 %Kankakee County: 11.242 %Kendall County: 10.439 %Knox County: 10.004 %Lake County: 11.13 %LaSalle County: 7.363 %Lawrence County: 11.397 %Lee County: 7.072 %Livingston County: 11.624 %Logan County: 8.586 %McDonough County: 14.34 %McHenry County: 12.143 %McLean County: 8.879 %Macon County: 9.314 %Macoupin County: 12.639 %Madison County: 9.543 %Marion County: 8.837 %Marshall County: 9.642 %Mason County: 14.543 %Massac County: 10.257 %Menard County: 16.073 %Mercer County: 10.551 %Monroe County: 11.724 %Montgomery County: 13.772 %Morgan County: 7.07 %Moultrie County: 8.623 %Ogle County: 7.005 %Peoria County: 15.247 %Perry County: 12.465 %Piatt County: 11.577 %Pike County: 11.54 %Pope County: 23.585 %Pulaski County: 16.443 %Putnam County: 6.154 %Randolph County: 6.836 %Richland County: 6.979 %Rock Island County: 8.968 %St. Clair County: 10.965 %Saline County: 10.598 %Sangamon County: 8.636 %Schuyler County: 14.773 %Scott County: 12.073 %Shelby County: 8.326 %Stark County: 13.516 %Stephenson County: 11.119 %Tazewell County: 10.623 %Union County: 9.14 %Vermilion County: 9.498 %Wabash County: 8.09 %Warren County: 16.883 %Washington County: 7.801 %Wayne County: 12.063 %White County: 8.346 %Whiteside County: 10.449 %Will County: 14.154 %Williamson County: 9.391 %Winnebago County: 8.515 %Woodford County: 11.172 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Pope County: 23.585 %Pope County23.585Jasper County: 19.454 %Jasper County19.454Warren County: 16.883 %Warren County16.883Pulaski County: 16.443 %Pulaski County16.443Calhoun County: 16.337 %Calhoun County16.337Menard County: 16.073 %Menard County16.073Johnson County: 15.504 %Johnson County15.504Hardin County: 15.407 %Hardin County15.407Peoria County: 15.247 %Peoria County15.247Schuyler County: 14.773 %Schuyler County14.773Gallatin County: 14.573 %Gallatin County14.573Mason County: 14.543 %Mason County14.543McDonough County: 14.34 %McDonough County14.34Will County: 14.154 %Will County14.154Edgar County: 14.057 %Edgar County14.057Montgomery County: 13.772 %Montgomery County13.772Stark County: 13.516 %Stark County13.516Boone County: 13.062 %Boone County13.062Macoupin County: 12.639 %Macoupin County12.639Jo Daviess County: 12.57 %Jo Daviess County12.57Perry County: 12.465 %Perry County12.465Greene County: 12.456 %Greene County12.456Fulton County: 12.342 %Fulton County12.342Fayette County: 12.315 %Fayette County12.315Henderson County: 12.215 %Henderson County12.215McHenry County: 12.143 %McHenry County12.143Scott County: 12.073 %Scott County12.073Wayne County: 12.063 %Wayne County12.063Jackson County: 12.059 %Jackson County12.059DeKalb County: 11.949 %DeKalb County11.949Monroe County: 11.724 %Monroe County11.724Livingston County: 11.624 %Livingston County11.624Franklin County: 11.581 %Franklin County11.581Piatt County: 11.577 %Piatt County11.577Pike County: 11.54 %Pike County11.54Lawrence County: 11.397 %Lawrence County11.397Clark County: 11.286 %Clark County11.286Kankakee County: 11.242 %Kankakee County11.242Grundy County: 11.212 %Grundy County11.212Woodford County: 11.172 %Woodford County11.172Pope County: 23.585 %Pope County23.585Jasper County: 19.454 %Jasper County19.454Warren County: 16.883 %Warren County16.883Pulaski County: 16.443 %Pulaski County16.443Calhoun County: 16.337 %Calhoun County16.337Menard County: 16.073 %Menard County16.073Johnson County: 15.504 %Johnson County15.504Hardin County: 15.407 %Hardin County15.407Peoria County: 15.247 %Peoria County15.247Schuyler County: 14.773 %Schuyler County14.773Gallatin County: 14.573 %Gallatin County14.573Mason County: 14.543 %Mason County14.543McDonough County: 14.34 %McDonough County14.34Will County: 14.154 %Will County14.154Edgar County: 14.057 %Edgar County14.057Montgomery County: 13.772 %Montgomery County13.772Stark County: 13.516 %Stark County13.516Boone County: 13.062 %Boone County13.062Macoupin County: 12.639 %Macoupin County12.639Jo Daviess County: 12.57 %Jo Daviess County12.57Perry County: 12.465 %Perry County12.465Greene County: 12.456 %Greene County12.456Fulton County: 12.342 %Fulton County12.342Fayette County: 12.315 %Fayette County12.315Henderson County: 12.215 %Henderson County12.215McHenry County: 12.143 %McHenry County12.143Scott County: 12.073 %Scott County12.073Wayne County: 12.063 %Wayne County12.063Jackson County: 12.059 %Jackson County12.059DeKalb County: 11.949 %DeKalb County11.949Monroe County: 11.724 %Monroe County11.724Livingston County: 11.624 %Livingston County11.624Franklin County: 11.581 %Franklin County11.581Piatt County: 11.577 %Piatt County11.577Pike County: 11.54 %Pike County11.54Lawrence County: 11.397 %Lawrence County11.397Clark County: 11.286 %Clark County11.286Kankakee County: 11.242 %Kankakee County11.242Grundy County: 11.212 %Grundy County11.212Woodford County: 11.172 %Woodford County11.172
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Pope County23.585+7.02 pts
2Jasper County19.454+7.95 pts
3Warren County16.883+10.69 pts
4Pulaski County16.443-2.98 pts
5Calhoun County16.337+7.3 pts
6Menard County16.073+0.11 pts
7Johnson County15.504-20.92 pts
8Hardin County15.407+3.07 pts
9Peoria County15.247+5.14 pts
10Schuyler County14.773+3.28 pts
11Gallatin County14.573+5.16 pts
12Mason County14.543+4.14 pts
13McDonough County14.34+5.86 pts
14Will County14.154+2.6 pts
15Edgar County14.057+6.6 pts
16Montgomery County13.772+3.11 pts
17Stark County13.516+5.55 pts
18Boone County13.062+6.08 pts
19Macoupin County12.639-1.48 pts
20Jo Daviess County12.57-3.31 pts
21Perry County12.465-0.17 pts
22Greene County12.456-1.72 pts
23Fulton County12.342-0.52 pts
24Fayette County12.315+0.08 pts
25Henderson County12.215-1.26 pts
26McHenry County12.143-0.62 pts
27Scott County12.073-3.8 pts
28Wayne County12.063-0.9 pts
29Jackson County12.059+2.03 pts
30DeKalb County11.949-0.35 pts
31Monroe County11.724-2.84 pts
32Livingston County11.624+2.49 pts
33Franklin County11.581-6.32 pts
34Piatt County11.577-9.77 pts
35Pike County11.54-0.29 pts
36Lawrence County11.397+2.84 pts
37Clark County11.286-4.45 pts
38Kankakee County11.242+1.6 pts
39Grundy County11.212-0.02 pts
40Woodford County11.172-0.38 pts
41DuPage County11.162+0.29 pts
42Christian County11.145+1.87 pts
43Lake County11.13-2.67 pts
44Stephenson County11.119+1.18 pts
45St. Clair County10.965-1.43 pts
46Tazewell County10.623-1.89 pts
47Saline County10.598-1.71 pts
48Mercer County10.551-4.86 pts
49Whiteside County10.449+0.74 pts
50Kendall County10.439+0.24 pts
51Kane County10.291-0.61 pts
52Massac County10.257-7.05 pts
53Jersey County10.232-2.03 pts
54Cook County10.147-0.67 pts
55Knox County10.004+2.15 pts
56Marshall County9.642-4.56 pts
57Bond County9.603+1.92 pts
58Madison County9.543-1.11 pts
59Vermilion County9.498-1.22 pts
60Champaign County9.411-1.16 pts
61Williamson County9.391-1.28 pts
62Edwards County9.374-0.84 pts
63Iroquois County9.364-6.01 pts
64Hancock County9.328-1.55 pts
65Macon County9.314-2.11 pts
66Coles County9.265-0.8 pts
67Douglas County9.165+1.21 pts
68Union County9.14-1.82 pts
69Clinton County9.055-4.53 pts
70Rock Island County8.968+0.21 pts
71Ford County8.954+0.17 pts
72McLean County8.879+0.2 pts
73Marion County8.837-0.47 pts
74Crawford County8.717-2.66 pts
75Sangamon County8.636-3.73 pts
76Moultrie County8.623+3.89 pts
77Logan County8.586+1.19 pts
78Winnebago County8.515-1.91 pts
79Hamilton County8.451-0.43 pts
80Alexander County8.376-8.53 pts
81White County8.346-1.55 pts
82Shelby County8.326-0.7 pts
83Adams County8.324-0.66 pts
84Bureau County8.21-2.63 pts
85Cumberland County8.135-6.28 pts
86Wabash County8.09-2.11 pts
87Washington County7.801-13.82 pts
88Effingham County7.617-0.89 pts
89Clay County7.432-0.47 pts
90LaSalle County7.363-5.82 pts
91De Witt County7.333-2.83 pts
92Cass County7.141+0.85 pts
93Lee County7.072-0.77 pts
94Morgan County7.07-5.77 pts
95Ogle County7.005-6.11 pts
96Henry County6.985-1.51 pts
97Richland County6.979-1.76 pts
98Randolph County6.836-1.26 pts
99Carroll County6.469-7.93 pts
100Jefferson County6.226-1.79 pts
101Putnam County6.154-12.39 pts
102Brown County5.253+1.23 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.

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 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/illinois-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pope County, with 23.585% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 5.253% in 2014.

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