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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Henderson County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2015, at 24.13%. Brown County had the lowest, at 3.289%. The median was 9.394% and the figure for Illinois was 11.355%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.13Henderson County
Lowest3.289Brown County
Median9.394102 counties
Illinois11.355History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 7.614 %Alexander County: 13.452 %Bond County: 7.037 %Boone County: 5.83 %Brown County: 3.289 %Bureau County: 8.836 %Calhoun County: 11.24 %Carroll County: 10.085 %Cass County: 5.329 %Champaign County: 9.999 %Christian County: 7.945 %Clark County: 11.626 %Clay County: 6.433 %Clinton County: 9.465 %Coles County: 7.821 %Cook County: 12.229 %Crawford County: 10.263 %Cumberland County: 8.298 %DeKalb County: 9.494 %De Witt County: 6.624 %Douglas County: 9.964 %DuPage County: 12.033 %Edgar County: 9.677 %Edwards County: 5.843 %Effingham County: 8.54 %Fayette County: 9.266 %Ford County: 9.789 %Franklin County: 21.879 %Fulton County: 8.851 %Gallatin County: 14.564 %Greene County: 12.699 %Grundy County: 9.327 %Hamilton County: 7.502 %Hancock County: 10.626 %Hardin County: 15.123 %Henderson County: 24.13 %Henry County: 7.622 %Iroquois County: 12.941 %Jackson County: 9.504 %Jasper County: 16.757 %Jefferson County: 6.882 %Jersey County: 11.312 %Jo Daviess County: 9.279 %Johnson County: 7.509 %Kane County: 12.968 %Kankakee County: 10.456 %Kendall County: 12.607 %Knox County: 8.916 %Lake County: 12.651 %LaSalle County: 10.052 %Lawrence County: 14.785 %Lee County: 10.497 %Livingston County: 8.934 %Logan County: 7.779 %McDonough County: 8.283 %McHenry County: 14.794 %McLean County: 8.109 %Macon County: 10.31 %Macoupin County: 11.331 %Madison County: 10.043 %Marion County: 7.41 %Marshall County: 11.746 %Mason County: 8.065 %Massac County: 8.505 %Menard County: 12.241 %Mercer County: 16.923 %Monroe County: 12.302 %Montgomery County: 8.462 %Morgan County: 8.644 %Moultrie County: 7.896 %Ogle County: 11.089 %Peoria County: 7.612 %Perry County: 9.287 %Piatt County: 8.49 %Pike County: 8.981 %Pope County: 16.587 %Pulaski County: 10.451 %Putnam County: 7.632 %Randolph County: 6.771 %Richland County: 6.951 %Rock Island County: 11.583 %St. Clair County: 9.973 %Saline County: 8.281 %Sangamon County: 9.125 %Schuyler County: 6.437 %Scott County: 6.467 %Shelby County: 7.757 %Stark County: 12.99 %Stephenson County: 10.809 %Tazewell County: 13.034 %Union County: 11.412 %Vermilion County: 7.674 %Wabash County: 9.729 %Warren County: 9.461 %Washington County: 3.947 %Wayne County: 10.555 %White County: 9.111 %Whiteside County: 6.225 %Will County: 12.339 %Williamson County: 7.515 %Winnebago County: 8.168 %Woodford County: 8.166 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Henderson County: 24.13 %Henderson County24.13Franklin County: 21.879 %Franklin County21.879Mercer County: 16.923 %Mercer County16.923Jasper County: 16.757 %Jasper County16.757Pope County: 16.587 %Pope County16.587Hardin County: 15.123 %Hardin County15.123McHenry County: 14.794 %McHenry County14.794Lawrence County: 14.785 %Lawrence County14.785Gallatin County: 14.564 %Gallatin County14.564Alexander County: 13.452 %Alexander County13.452Tazewell County: 13.034 %Tazewell County13.034Stark County: 12.99 %Stark County12.99Kane County: 12.968 %Kane County12.968Iroquois County: 12.941 %Iroquois County12.941Greene County: 12.699 %Greene County12.699Lake County: 12.651 %Lake County12.651Kendall County: 12.607 %Kendall County12.607Will County: 12.339 %Will County12.339Monroe County: 12.302 %Monroe County12.302Menard County: 12.241 %Menard County12.241Cook County: 12.229 %Cook County12.229DuPage County: 12.033 %DuPage County12.033Marshall County: 11.746 %Marshall County11.746Clark County: 11.626 %Clark County11.626Rock Island County: 11.583 %Rock Island County11.583Union County: 11.412 %Union County11.412Macoupin County: 11.331 %Macoupin County11.331Jersey County: 11.312 %Jersey County11.312Calhoun County: 11.24 %Calhoun County11.24Ogle County: 11.089 %Ogle County11.089Stephenson County: 10.809 %Stephenson County10.809Hancock County: 10.626 %Hancock County10.626Wayne County: 10.555 %Wayne County10.555Lee County: 10.497 %Lee County10.497Kankakee County: 10.456 %Kankakee County10.456Pulaski County: 10.451 %Pulaski County10.451Macon County: 10.31 %Macon County10.31Crawford County: 10.263 %Crawford County10.263Carroll County: 10.085 %Carroll County10.085LaSalle County: 10.052 %LaSalle County10.052Henderson County: 24.13 %Henderson County24.13Franklin County: 21.879 %Franklin County21.879Mercer County: 16.923 %Mercer County16.923Jasper County: 16.757 %Jasper County16.757Pope County: 16.587 %Pope County16.587Hardin County: 15.123 %Hardin County15.123McHenry County: 14.794 %McHenry County14.794Lawrence County: 14.785 %Lawrence County14.785Gallatin County: 14.564 %Gallatin County14.564Alexander County: 13.452 %Alexander County13.452Tazewell County: 13.034 %Tazewell County13.034Stark County: 12.99 %Stark County12.99Kane County: 12.968 %Kane County12.968Iroquois County: 12.941 %Iroquois County12.941Greene County: 12.699 %Greene County12.699Lake County: 12.651 %Lake County12.651Kendall County: 12.607 %Kendall County12.607Will County: 12.339 %Will County12.339Monroe County: 12.302 %Monroe County12.302Menard County: 12.241 %Menard County12.241Cook County: 12.229 %Cook County12.229DuPage County: 12.033 %DuPage County12.033Marshall County: 11.746 %Marshall County11.746Clark County: 11.626 %Clark County11.626Rock Island County: 11.583 %Rock Island County11.583Union County: 11.412 %Union County11.412Macoupin County: 11.331 %Macoupin County11.331Jersey County: 11.312 %Jersey County11.312Calhoun County: 11.24 %Calhoun County11.24Ogle County: 11.089 %Ogle County11.089Stephenson County: 10.809 %Stephenson County10.809Hancock County: 10.626 %Hancock County10.626Wayne County: 10.555 %Wayne County10.555Lee County: 10.497 %Lee County10.497Kankakee County: 10.456 %Kankakee County10.456Pulaski County: 10.451 %Pulaski County10.451Macon County: 10.31 %Macon County10.31Crawford County: 10.263 %Crawford County10.263Carroll County: 10.085 %Carroll County10.085LaSalle County: 10.052 %LaSalle County10.052
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Henderson County24.13+11.91 pts
2Franklin County21.879+10.3 pts
3Mercer County16.923+6.37 pts
4Jasper County16.757-2.7 pts
5Pope County16.587-7 pts
6Hardin County15.123-0.28 pts
7McHenry County14.794+2.65 pts
8Lawrence County14.785+3.39 pts
9Gallatin County14.564-0.01 pts
10Alexander County13.452+5.08 pts
11Tazewell County13.034+2.41 pts
12Stark County12.99-0.53 pts
13Kane County12.968+2.68 pts
14Iroquois County12.941+3.58 pts
15Greene County12.699+0.24 pts
16Lake County12.651+1.52 pts
17Kendall County12.607+2.17 pts
18Will County12.339-1.81 pts
19Monroe County12.302+0.58 pts
20Menard County12.241-3.83 pts
21Cook County12.229+2.08 pts
22DuPage County12.033+0.87 pts
23Marshall County11.746+2.1 pts
24Clark County11.626+0.34 pts
25Rock Island County11.583+2.62 pts
26Union County11.412+2.27 pts
27Macoupin County11.331-1.31 pts
28Jersey County11.312+1.08 pts
29Calhoun County11.24-5.1 pts
30Ogle County11.089+4.08 pts
31Stephenson County10.809-0.31 pts
32Hancock County10.626+1.3 pts
33Wayne County10.555-1.51 pts
34Lee County10.497+3.42 pts
35Kankakee County10.456-0.79 pts
36Pulaski County10.451-5.99 pts
37Macon County10.31+1 pts
38Crawford County10.263+1.55 pts
39Carroll County10.085+3.62 pts
40LaSalle County10.052+2.69 pts
41Madison County10.043+0.5 pts
42Champaign County9.999+0.59 pts
43St. Clair County9.973-0.99 pts
44Douglas County9.964+0.8 pts
45Ford County9.789+0.83 pts
46Wabash County9.729+1.64 pts
47Edgar County9.677-4.38 pts
48Jackson County9.504-2.55 pts
49DeKalb County9.494-2.46 pts
50Clinton County9.465+0.41 pts
51Warren County9.461-7.42 pts
52Grundy County9.327-1.88 pts
53Perry County9.287-3.18 pts
54Jo Daviess County9.279-3.29 pts
55Fayette County9.266-3.05 pts
56Sangamon County9.125+0.49 pts
57White County9.111+0.77 pts
58Pike County8.981-2.56 pts
59Livingston County8.934-2.69 pts
60Knox County8.916-1.09 pts
61Fulton County8.851-3.49 pts
62Bureau County8.836+0.63 pts
63Morgan County8.644+1.57 pts
64Effingham County8.54+0.92 pts
65Massac County8.505-1.75 pts
66Piatt County8.49-3.09 pts
67Montgomery County8.462-5.31 pts
68Cumberland County8.298+0.16 pts
69McDonough County8.283-6.06 pts
70Saline County8.281-2.32 pts
71Winnebago County8.168-0.35 pts
72Woodford County8.166-3.01 pts
73McLean County8.109-0.77 pts
74Mason County8.065-6.48 pts
75Christian County7.945-3.2 pts
76Moultrie County7.896-0.73 pts
77Coles County7.821-1.44 pts
78Logan County7.779-0.81 pts
79Shelby County7.757-0.57 pts
80Vermilion County7.674-1.82 pts
81Putnam County7.632+1.48 pts
82Henry County7.622+0.64 pts
83Adams County7.614-0.71 pts
84Peoria County7.612-7.63 pts
85Williamson County7.515-1.88 pts
86Johnson County7.509-7.99 pts
87Hamilton County7.502-0.95 pts
88Marion County7.41-1.43 pts
89Bond County7.037-2.57 pts
90Richland County6.951-0.03 pts
91Jefferson County6.882+0.66 pts
92Randolph County6.771-0.07 pts
93De Witt County6.624-0.71 pts
94Scott County6.467-5.61 pts
95Schuyler County6.437-8.34 pts
96Clay County6.433-1 pts
97Whiteside County6.225-4.22 pts
98Edwards County5.843-3.53 pts
99Boone County5.83-7.23 pts
100Cass County5.329-1.81 pts
101Washington County3.947-3.85 pts
102Brown County3.289-1.96 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Henderson County, with 24.13% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 3.289% in 2015.

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