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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Crawford County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2018, at 56.716%. Brown County had the lowest, at 2.013%. The median was 10.48% and the figure for Illinois was 11.284%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.716Crawford County
Lowest2.013Brown County
Median10.48102 counties
Illinois11.284History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 11.302 %Alexander County: 23.153 %Bond County: 9.267 %Boone County: 5.839 %Brown County: 2.013 %Bureau County: 8.949 %Calhoun County: 10.286 %Carroll County: 11.077 %Cass County: 5.249 %Champaign County: 11.47 %Christian County: 10.651 %Clark County: 8.227 %Clay County: 9.444 %Clinton County: 10.962 %Coles County: 11.494 %Cook County: 11.35 %Crawford County: 56.716 %Cumberland County: 11.433 %DeKalb County: 8.917 %De Witt County: 9.832 %Douglas County: 10.266 %DuPage County: 12.052 %Edgar County: 9.226 %Edwards County: 9.904 %Effingham County: 5.011 %Fayette County: 11.004 %Ford County: 11.644 %Franklin County: 11.695 %Fulton County: 14.784 %Gallatin County: 29.63 %Greene County: 12.599 %Grundy County: 11.967 %Hamilton County: 6.985 %Hancock County: 11.687 %Hardin County: 3.575 %Henderson County: 13.837 %Henry County: 9.572 %Iroquois County: 9.634 %Jackson County: 15.978 %Jasper County: 20.921 %Jefferson County: 9.356 %Jersey County: 11.785 %Jo Daviess County: 15.974 %Johnson County: 16.835 %Kane County: 10.058 %Kankakee County: 12.523 %Kendall County: 11.623 %Knox County: 10.742 %Lake County: 10.441 %LaSalle County: 11.475 %Lawrence County: 7.181 %Lee County: 10.518 %Livingston County: 8.787 %Logan County: 7.865 %McDonough County: 10.042 %McHenry County: 12.601 %McLean County: 9.589 %Macon County: 9.972 %Macoupin County: 8.511 %Madison County: 9.745 %Marion County: 9.744 %Marshall County: 9.458 %Mason County: 11.521 %Massac County: 15.377 %Menard County: 21.408 %Mercer County: 9.443 %Monroe County: 11.991 %Montgomery County: 9.757 %Morgan County: 11.389 %Moultrie County: 9.903 %Ogle County: 10.97 %Peoria County: 6.948 %Perry County: 11.663 %Piatt County: 6.639 %Pike County: 11.577 %Pope County: 17.893 %Pulaski County: 6.368 %Putnam County: 7.908 %Randolph County: 10.345 %Richland County: 8.477 %Rock Island County: 10.075 %St. Clair County: 12.213 %Saline County: 19.958 %Sangamon County: 9.191 %Schuyler County: 8.174 %Scott County: 8.146 %Shelby County: 7.475 %Stark County: 17.98 %Stephenson County: 10.844 %Tazewell County: 10.073 %Union County: 13.687 %Vermilion County: 11.141 %Wabash County: 10.406 %Warren County: 5.041 %Washington County: 6.405 %Wayne County: 13.469 %White County: 12.116 %Whiteside County: 9.128 %Will County: 13.211 %Williamson County: 10.632 %Winnebago County: 10.214 %Woodford County: 13.512 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Crawford County: 56.716 %Crawford County56.716Gallatin County: 29.63 %Gallatin County29.63Alexander County: 23.153 %Alexander County23.153Menard County: 21.408 %Menard County21.408Jasper County: 20.921 %Jasper County20.921Saline County: 19.958 %Saline County19.958Stark County: 17.98 %Stark County17.98Pope County: 17.893 %Pope County17.893Johnson County: 16.835 %Johnson County16.835Jackson County: 15.978 %Jackson County15.978Jo Daviess County: 15.974 %Jo Daviess County15.974Massac County: 15.377 %Massac County15.377Fulton County: 14.784 %Fulton County14.784Henderson County: 13.837 %Henderson County13.837Union County: 13.687 %Union County13.687Woodford County: 13.512 %Woodford County13.512Wayne County: 13.469 %Wayne County13.469Will County: 13.211 %Will County13.211McHenry County: 12.601 %McHenry County12.601Greene County: 12.599 %Greene County12.599Kankakee County: 12.523 %Kankakee County12.523St. Clair County: 12.213 %St. Clair County12.213White County: 12.116 %White County12.116DuPage County: 12.052 %DuPage County12.052Monroe County: 11.991 %Monroe County11.991Grundy County: 11.967 %Grundy County11.967Jersey County: 11.785 %Jersey County11.785Franklin County: 11.695 %Franklin County11.695Hancock County: 11.687 %Hancock County11.687Perry County: 11.663 %Perry County11.663Ford County: 11.644 %Ford County11.644Kendall County: 11.623 %Kendall County11.623Pike County: 11.577 %Pike County11.577Mason County: 11.521 %Mason County11.521Coles County: 11.494 %Coles County11.494LaSalle County: 11.475 %LaSalle County11.475Champaign County: 11.47 %Champaign County11.47Cumberland County: 11.433 %Cumberland County11.433Morgan County: 11.389 %Morgan County11.389Cook County: 11.35 %Cook County11.35Crawford County: 56.716 %Crawford County56.716Gallatin County: 29.63 %Gallatin County29.63Alexander County: 23.153 %Alexander County23.153Menard County: 21.408 %Menard County21.408Jasper County: 20.921 %Jasper County20.921Saline County: 19.958 %Saline County19.958Stark County: 17.98 %Stark County17.98Pope County: 17.893 %Pope County17.893Johnson County: 16.835 %Johnson County16.835Jackson County: 15.978 %Jackson County15.978Jo Daviess County: 15.974 %Jo Daviess County15.974Massac County: 15.377 %Massac County15.377Fulton County: 14.784 %Fulton County14.784Henderson County: 13.837 %Henderson County13.837Union County: 13.687 %Union County13.687Woodford County: 13.512 %Woodford County13.512Wayne County: 13.469 %Wayne County13.469Will County: 13.211 %Will County13.211McHenry County: 12.601 %McHenry County12.601Greene County: 12.599 %Greene County12.599Kankakee County: 12.523 %Kankakee County12.523St. Clair County: 12.213 %St. Clair County12.213White County: 12.116 %White County12.116DuPage County: 12.052 %DuPage County12.052Monroe County: 11.991 %Monroe County11.991Grundy County: 11.967 %Grundy County11.967Jersey County: 11.785 %Jersey County11.785Franklin County: 11.695 %Franklin County11.695Hancock County: 11.687 %Hancock County11.687Perry County: 11.663 %Perry County11.663Ford County: 11.644 %Ford County11.644Kendall County: 11.623 %Kendall County11.623Pike County: 11.577 %Pike County11.577Mason County: 11.521 %Mason County11.521Coles County: 11.494 %Coles County11.494LaSalle County: 11.475 %LaSalle County11.475Champaign County: 11.47 %Champaign County11.47Cumberland County: 11.433 %Cumberland County11.433Morgan County: 11.389 %Morgan County11.389Cook County: 11.35 %Cook County11.35
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Crawford County56.716+33.04 pts
2Gallatin County29.63+4.25 pts
3Alexander County23.153+5.27 pts
4Menard County21.408+4.1 pts
5Jasper County20.921+11.94 pts
6Saline County19.958+10.79 pts
7Stark County17.98+6.52 pts
8Pope County17.893-12.2 pts
9Johnson County16.835+3.75 pts
10Jackson County15.978+3.7 pts
11Jo Daviess County15.974+5.61 pts
12Massac County15.377+5.13 pts
13Fulton County14.784+2.72 pts
14Henderson County13.837-2.1 pts
15Union County13.687+3.72 pts
16Woodford County13.512-3.68 pts
17Wayne County13.469-1.95 pts
18Will County13.211-0.09 pts
19McHenry County12.601+0.43 pts
20Greene County12.599+1.81 pts
21Kankakee County12.523+0.18 pts
22St. Clair County12.213-2.58 pts
23White County12.116-11.4 pts
24DuPage County12.052-1.58 pts
25Monroe County11.991+2 pts
26Grundy County11.967-1.45 pts
27Jersey County11.785+4.85 pts
28Franklin County11.695-2.03 pts
29Hancock County11.687+1.25 pts
30Perry County11.663-2.82 pts
31Ford County11.644-6.43 pts
32Kendall County11.623+0.21 pts
33Pike County11.577+0.78 pts
34Mason County11.521-0.61 pts
35Coles County11.494-3.11 pts
36LaSalle County11.475-1.37 pts
37Champaign County11.47+0.24 pts
38Cumberland County11.433+3.93 pts
39Morgan County11.389+0.14 pts
40Cook County11.35-1.09 pts
41Adams County11.302+2.35 pts
42Vermilion County11.141-0.19 pts
43Carroll County11.077-4.13 pts
44Fayette County11.004-1.84 pts
45Ogle County10.97-0.16 pts
46Clinton County10.962-1.35 pts
47Stephenson County10.844+0.53 pts
48Knox County10.742-1 pts
49Christian County10.651+3.65 pts
50Williamson County10.632+3 pts
51Lee County10.518+0.43 pts
52Lake County10.441-2.31 pts
53Wabash County10.406-0.07 pts
54Randolph County10.345+0.86 pts
55Calhoun County10.286-3.88 pts
56Douglas County10.266-0.41 pts
57Winnebago County10.214+0.01 pts
58Rock Island County10.075-1.75 pts
59Tazewell County10.073-4.59 pts
60Kane County10.058-1.8 pts
61McDonough County10.042-3.16 pts
62Macon County9.972-0.61 pts
63Edwards County9.904+0.56 pts
64Moultrie County9.903+2.17 pts
65De Witt County9.832-0.35 pts
66Montgomery County9.757-0.04 pts
67Madison County9.745-2.66 pts
68Marion County9.744+1.24 pts
69Iroquois County9.634-2.94 pts
70McLean County9.589-2.21 pts
71Henry County9.572-4.04 pts
72Marshall County9.458-3.37 pts
73Clay County9.444+0.61 pts
74Mercer County9.443-0.04 pts
75Jefferson County9.356-3.6 pts
76Bond County9.267-0.06 pts
77Edgar County9.226-2.46 pts
78Sangamon County9.191-2.29 pts
79Whiteside County9.128-0.02 pts
80Bureau County8.949+0.44 pts
81DeKalb County8.917-2.7 pts
82Livingston County8.787-2.19 pts
83Macoupin County8.511-5.88 pts
84Richland County8.477-1 pts
85Clark County8.227-3.26 pts
86Schuyler County8.174+0.77 pts
87Scott County8.146-3.74 pts
88Putnam County7.908-5.47 pts
89Logan County7.865-4.17 pts
90Shelby County7.475+0.73 pts
91Lawrence County7.181-5.35 pts
92Hamilton County6.985-4.66 pts
93Peoria County6.948-1.62 pts
94Piatt County6.639-7.57 pts
95Washington County6.405-1.47 pts
96Pulaski County6.368-5.83 pts
97Boone County5.839-6.93 pts
98Cass County5.249-10.99 pts
99Warren County5.041+0.18 pts
100Effingham County5.011-0.61 pts
101Hardin County3.575-19.72 pts
102Brown County2.013-10.24 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Crawford County, with 56.716% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 2.013% in 2018.

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