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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Pope County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2017, at 30.096%. Warren County had the lowest, at 4.862%. The median was 11.768% and the figure for Illinois was 12.371%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.096Pope County
Lowest4.862Warren County
Median11.768102 counties
Illinois12.371History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 8.948 %Alexander County: 17.885 %Bond County: 9.328 %Boone County: 12.768 %Brown County: 12.251 %Bureau County: 8.508 %Calhoun County: 14.163 %Carroll County: 15.212 %Cass County: 16.238 %Champaign County: 11.229 %Christian County: 6.997 %Clark County: 11.487 %Clay County: 8.834 %Clinton County: 12.308 %Coles County: 14.6 %Cook County: 12.438 %Crawford County: 23.676 %Cumberland County: 7.502 %DeKalb County: 11.62 %De Witt County: 10.182 %Douglas County: 10.676 %DuPage County: 13.631 %Edgar County: 11.689 %Edwards County: 9.343 %Effingham County: 5.62 %Fayette County: 12.848 %Ford County: 18.076 %Franklin County: 13.722 %Fulton County: 12.061 %Gallatin County: 25.381 %Greene County: 10.789 %Grundy County: 13.414 %Hamilton County: 11.643 %Hancock County: 10.439 %Hardin County: 23.295 %Henderson County: 15.934 %Henry County: 13.609 %Iroquois County: 12.569 %Jackson County: 12.283 %Jasper County: 8.985 %Jefferson County: 12.958 %Jersey County: 6.939 %Jo Daviess County: 10.36 %Johnson County: 13.086 %Kane County: 11.859 %Kankakee County: 12.342 %Kendall County: 11.417 %Knox County: 11.739 %Lake County: 12.756 %LaSalle County: 12.845 %Lawrence County: 12.528 %Lee County: 10.088 %Livingston County: 10.975 %Logan County: 12.033 %McDonough County: 13.201 %McHenry County: 12.167 %McLean County: 11.796 %Macon County: 10.583 %Macoupin County: 14.394 %Madison County: 12.408 %Marion County: 8.504 %Marshall County: 12.824 %Mason County: 12.127 %Massac County: 10.244 %Menard County: 17.304 %Mercer County: 9.488 %Monroe County: 9.99 %Montgomery County: 9.792 %Morgan County: 11.248 %Moultrie County: 7.735 %Ogle County: 11.134 %Peoria County: 8.567 %Perry County: 14.483 %Piatt County: 14.204 %Pike County: 10.797 %Pope County: 30.096 %Pulaski County: 12.195 %Putnam County: 13.379 %Randolph County: 9.487 %Richland County: 9.479 %Rock Island County: 11.821 %St. Clair County: 14.788 %Saline County: 9.163 %Sangamon County: 11.48 %Schuyler County: 7.404 %Scott County: 11.888 %Shelby County: 6.749 %Stark County: 11.457 %Stephenson County: 10.315 %Tazewell County: 14.663 %Union County: 9.967 %Vermilion County: 11.327 %Wabash County: 10.474 %Warren County: 4.862 %Washington County: 7.871 %Wayne County: 15.416 %White County: 23.517 %Whiteside County: 9.151 %Will County: 13.301 %Williamson County: 7.63 %Winnebago County: 10.203 %Woodford County: 17.196 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Pope County: 30.096 %Pope County30.096Gallatin County: 25.381 %Gallatin County25.381Crawford County: 23.676 %Crawford County23.676White County: 23.517 %White County23.517Hardin County: 23.295 %Hardin County23.295Ford County: 18.076 %Ford County18.076Alexander County: 17.885 %Alexander County17.885Menard County: 17.304 %Menard County17.304Woodford County: 17.196 %Woodford County17.196Cass County: 16.238 %Cass County16.238Henderson County: 15.934 %Henderson County15.934Wayne County: 15.416 %Wayne County15.416Carroll County: 15.212 %Carroll County15.212St. Clair County: 14.788 %St. Clair County14.788Tazewell County: 14.663 %Tazewell County14.663Coles County: 14.6 %Coles County14.6Perry County: 14.483 %Perry County14.483Macoupin County: 14.394 %Macoupin County14.394Piatt County: 14.204 %Piatt County14.204Calhoun County: 14.163 %Calhoun County14.163Franklin County: 13.722 %Franklin County13.722DuPage County: 13.631 %DuPage County13.631Henry County: 13.609 %Henry County13.609Grundy County: 13.414 %Grundy County13.414Putnam County: 13.379 %Putnam County13.379Will County: 13.301 %Will County13.301McDonough County: 13.201 %McDonough County13.201Johnson County: 13.086 %Johnson County13.086Jefferson County: 12.958 %Jefferson County12.958Fayette County: 12.848 %Fayette County12.848LaSalle County: 12.845 %LaSalle County12.845Marshall County: 12.824 %Marshall County12.824Boone County: 12.768 %Boone County12.768Lake County: 12.756 %Lake County12.756Iroquois County: 12.569 %Iroquois County12.569Lawrence County: 12.528 %Lawrence County12.528Cook County: 12.438 %Cook County12.438Madison County: 12.408 %Madison County12.408Kankakee County: 12.342 %Kankakee County12.342Clinton County: 12.308 %Clinton County12.308Pope County: 30.096 %Pope County30.096Gallatin County: 25.381 %Gallatin County25.381Crawford County: 23.676 %Crawford County23.676White County: 23.517 %White County23.517Hardin County: 23.295 %Hardin County23.295Ford County: 18.076 %Ford County18.076Alexander County: 17.885 %Alexander County17.885Menard County: 17.304 %Menard County17.304Woodford County: 17.196 %Woodford County17.196Cass County: 16.238 %Cass County16.238Henderson County: 15.934 %Henderson County15.934Wayne County: 15.416 %Wayne County15.416Carroll County: 15.212 %Carroll County15.212St. Clair County: 14.788 %St. Clair County14.788Tazewell County: 14.663 %Tazewell County14.663Coles County: 14.6 %Coles County14.6Perry County: 14.483 %Perry County14.483Macoupin County: 14.394 %Macoupin County14.394Piatt County: 14.204 %Piatt County14.204Calhoun County: 14.163 %Calhoun County14.163Franklin County: 13.722 %Franklin County13.722DuPage County: 13.631 %DuPage County13.631Henry County: 13.609 %Henry County13.609Grundy County: 13.414 %Grundy County13.414Putnam County: 13.379 %Putnam County13.379Will County: 13.301 %Will County13.301McDonough County: 13.201 %McDonough County13.201Johnson County: 13.086 %Johnson County13.086Jefferson County: 12.958 %Jefferson County12.958Fayette County: 12.848 %Fayette County12.848LaSalle County: 12.845 %LaSalle County12.845Marshall County: 12.824 %Marshall County12.824Boone County: 12.768 %Boone County12.768Lake County: 12.756 %Lake County12.756Iroquois County: 12.569 %Iroquois County12.569Lawrence County: 12.528 %Lawrence County12.528Cook County: 12.438 %Cook County12.438Madison County: 12.408 %Madison County12.408Kankakee County: 12.342 %Kankakee County12.342Clinton County: 12.308 %Clinton County12.308
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Pope County30.096+20.64 pts
2Gallatin County25.381+9.48 pts
3Crawford County23.676+16.45 pts
4White County23.517+12.12 pts
5Hardin County23.295+15.87 pts
6Ford County18.076+9.83 pts
7Alexander County17.885+6.22 pts
8Menard County17.304+5.53 pts
9Woodford County17.196+5.62 pts
10Cass County16.238+11.75 pts
11Henderson County15.934+6.32 pts
12Wayne County15.416+0.64 pts
13Carroll County15.212+2.71 pts
14St. Clair County14.788+4.69 pts
15Tazewell County14.663+1.37 pts
16Coles County14.6+2.6 pts
17Perry County14.483+3.56 pts
18Macoupin County14.394+6.54 pts
19Piatt County14.204+7.51 pts
20Calhoun County14.163+0.68 pts
21Franklin County13.722+2.12 pts
22DuPage County13.631+0.57 pts
23Henry County13.609+6.07 pts
24Grundy County13.414+6.71 pts
25Putnam County13.379+4.3 pts
26Will County13.301+1.06 pts
27McDonough County13.201+4.98 pts
28Johnson County13.086-1.01 pts
29Jefferson County12.958+7.73 pts
30Fayette County12.848-4.42 pts
31LaSalle County12.845+2.89 pts
32Marshall County12.824-1.71 pts
33Boone County12.768+6.9 pts
34Lake County12.756+1.81 pts
35Iroquois County12.569+3.56 pts
36Lawrence County12.528+2.3 pts
37Cook County12.438+2.24 pts
38Madison County12.408+1.56 pts
39Kankakee County12.342+1.95 pts
40Clinton County12.308+3.27 pts
41Jackson County12.283-1.45 pts
42Brown County12.251+9.25 pts
43Pulaski County12.195-29.53 pts
44McHenry County12.167+1.14 pts
45Mason County12.127-1.13 pts
46Fulton County12.061-1.35 pts
47Logan County12.033+2.56 pts
48Scott County11.888+3.37 pts
49Kane County11.859+2.46 pts
50Rock Island County11.821+3.5 pts
51McLean County11.796-2.38 pts
52Knox County11.739+3.61 pts
53Edgar County11.689+3.92 pts
54Hamilton County11.643-18.21 pts
55DeKalb County11.62+1.92 pts
56Clark County11.487+0.82 pts
57Sangamon County11.48+1.67 pts
58Stark County11.457-0.11 pts
59Kendall County11.417-0.99 pts
60Vermilion County11.327+2.02 pts
61Morgan County11.248+3.04 pts
62Champaign County11.229+1.58 pts
63Ogle County11.134+4.25 pts
64Livingston County10.975+2.64 pts
65Pike County10.797-1 pts
66Greene County10.789-2.42 pts
67Douglas County10.676+4.23 pts
68Macon County10.583+1.88 pts
69Wabash County10.474+2.83 pts
70Hancock County10.439-0.69 pts
71Jo Daviess County10.36-3.34 pts
72Stephenson County10.315+3.4 pts
73Massac County10.244+2.74 pts
74Winnebago County10.203+1 pts
75De Witt County10.182-2.93 pts
76Lee County10.088+1.6 pts
77Monroe County9.99+1.48 pts
78Union County9.967+1.47 pts
79Montgomery County9.792-0.45 pts
80Mercer County9.488-1.31 pts
81Randolph County9.487+2.79 pts
82Richland County9.479+2.11 pts
83Edwards County9.343-0.84 pts
84Bond County9.328+2.43 pts
85Saline County9.163-12.48 pts
86Whiteside County9.151-0.24 pts
87Jasper County8.985-2.92 pts
88Adams County8.948+0.45 pts
89Clay County8.834+0.25 pts
90Peoria County8.567-8.25 pts
91Bureau County8.508+0.79 pts
92Marion County8.504-3.37 pts
93Washington County7.871+3.26 pts
94Moultrie County7.735-1.53 pts
95Williamson County7.63-1.97 pts
96Cumberland County7.502-0.27 pts
97Schuyler County7.404-9.72 pts
98Christian County6.997-5.91 pts
99Jersey County6.939-6.38 pts
100Shelby County6.749-2.31 pts
101Effingham County5.62-3.12 pts
102Warren County4.862+0.42 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pope County, with 30.096% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Warren County, with 4.862% in 2017.

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