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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Cumberland County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2019, at 24.439%. Brown County had the lowest, at 2.239%. The median was 10.259% and the figure for Illinois was 10.318%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.439Cumberland County
Lowest2.239Brown County
Median10.259102 counties
Illinois10.318History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 8.662 %Alexander County: 16.667 %Bond County: 7.904 %Boone County: 7.643 %Brown County: 2.239 %Bureau County: 6.635 %Calhoun County: 15.489 %Carroll County: 12.513 %Cass County: 3.129 %Champaign County: 11.562 %Christian County: 12.095 %Clark County: 8.402 %Clay County: 8.215 %Clinton County: 9.17 %Coles County: 13.293 %Cook County: 9.967 %Crawford County: 11.177 %Cumberland County: 24.439 %DeKalb County: 11.572 %De Witt County: 11.71 %Douglas County: 9.239 %DuPage County: 10.479 %Edgar County: 9.595 %Edwards County: 4.303 %Effingham County: 5.944 %Fayette County: 10.331 %Ford County: 11.322 %Franklin County: 8.558 %Fulton County: 15.08 %Gallatin County: 12.147 %Greene County: 11.09 %Grundy County: 11.996 %Hamilton County: 10.464 %Hancock County: 12.594 %Hardin County: 10.816 %Henderson County: 22.304 %Henry County: 7.722 %Iroquois County: 13.288 %Jackson County: 11.891 %Jasper County: 10.415 %Jefferson County: 5.899 %Jersey County: 12.495 %Jo Daviess County: 8.627 %Johnson County: 12.391 %Kane County: 10.715 %Kankakee County: 10.313 %Kendall County: 10.489 %Knox County: 9.783 %Lake County: 10.325 %LaSalle County: 9.341 %Lawrence County: 8.296 %Lee County: 8.403 %Livingston County: 7.466 %Logan County: 8.556 %McDonough County: 9.196 %McHenry County: 10.009 %McLean County: 9.28 %Macon County: 7.297 %Macoupin County: 12.584 %Madison County: 10.577 %Marion County: 12.463 %Marshall County: 8.126 %Mason County: 8.564 %Massac County: 8.901 %Menard County: 13.718 %Mercer County: 8.902 %Monroe County: 12.376 %Montgomery County: 14.942 %Morgan County: 7.756 %Moultrie County: 5.391 %Ogle County: 12.329 %Peoria County: 13.899 %Perry County: 6.944 %Piatt County: 13.42 %Pike County: 11.849 %Pope County: 14.167 %Pulaski County: 11.054 %Putnam County: 17.94 %Randolph County: 9.018 %Richland County: 10.178 %Rock Island County: 10.659 %St. Clair County: 10.923 %Saline County: 10.204 %Sangamon County: 9.809 %Schuyler County: 9.203 %Scott County: 6.056 %Shelby County: 17.537 %Stark County: 14.27 %Stephenson County: 8.697 %Tazewell County: 8.823 %Union County: 9.354 %Vermilion County: 8.404 %Wabash County: 14.762 %Warren County: 8.86 %Washington County: 4.601 %Wayne County: 9.109 %White County: 8.169 %Whiteside County: 7.225 %Will County: 10.707 %Williamson County: 9.548 %Winnebago County: 10.753 %Woodford County: 10.449 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Cumberland County: 24.439 %Cumberland County24.439Henderson County: 22.304 %Henderson County22.304Putnam County: 17.94 %Putnam County17.94Shelby County: 17.537 %Shelby County17.537Alexander County: 16.667 %Alexander County16.667Calhoun County: 15.489 %Calhoun County15.489Fulton County: 15.08 %Fulton County15.08Montgomery County: 14.942 %Montgomery County14.942Wabash County: 14.762 %Wabash County14.762Stark County: 14.27 %Stark County14.27Pope County: 14.167 %Pope County14.167Peoria County: 13.899 %Peoria County13.899Menard County: 13.718 %Menard County13.718Piatt County: 13.42 %Piatt County13.42Coles County: 13.293 %Coles County13.293Iroquois County: 13.288 %Iroquois County13.288Hancock County: 12.594 %Hancock County12.594Macoupin County: 12.584 %Macoupin County12.584Carroll County: 12.513 %Carroll County12.513Jersey County: 12.495 %Jersey County12.495Marion County: 12.463 %Marion County12.463Johnson County: 12.391 %Johnson County12.391Monroe County: 12.376 %Monroe County12.376Ogle County: 12.329 %Ogle County12.329Gallatin County: 12.147 %Gallatin County12.147Christian County: 12.095 %Christian County12.095Grundy County: 11.996 %Grundy County11.996Jackson County: 11.891 %Jackson County11.891Pike County: 11.849 %Pike County11.849De Witt County: 11.71 %De Witt County11.71DeKalb County: 11.572 %DeKalb County11.572Champaign County: 11.562 %Champaign County11.562Ford County: 11.322 %Ford County11.322Crawford County: 11.177 %Crawford County11.177Greene County: 11.09 %Greene County11.09Pulaski County: 11.054 %Pulaski County11.054St. Clair County: 10.923 %St. Clair County10.923Hardin County: 10.816 %Hardin County10.816Winnebago County: 10.753 %Winnebago County10.753Kane County: 10.715 %Kane County10.715Cumberland County: 24.439 %Cumberland County24.439Henderson County: 22.304 %Henderson County22.304Putnam County: 17.94 %Putnam County17.94Shelby County: 17.537 %Shelby County17.537Alexander County: 16.667 %Alexander County16.667Calhoun County: 15.489 %Calhoun County15.489Fulton County: 15.08 %Fulton County15.08Montgomery County: 14.942 %Montgomery County14.942Wabash County: 14.762 %Wabash County14.762Stark County: 14.27 %Stark County14.27Pope County: 14.167 %Pope County14.167Peoria County: 13.899 %Peoria County13.899Menard County: 13.718 %Menard County13.718Piatt County: 13.42 %Piatt County13.42Coles County: 13.293 %Coles County13.293Iroquois County: 13.288 %Iroquois County13.288Hancock County: 12.594 %Hancock County12.594Macoupin County: 12.584 %Macoupin County12.584Carroll County: 12.513 %Carroll County12.513Jersey County: 12.495 %Jersey County12.495Marion County: 12.463 %Marion County12.463Johnson County: 12.391 %Johnson County12.391Monroe County: 12.376 %Monroe County12.376Ogle County: 12.329 %Ogle County12.329Gallatin County: 12.147 %Gallatin County12.147Christian County: 12.095 %Christian County12.095Grundy County: 11.996 %Grundy County11.996Jackson County: 11.891 %Jackson County11.891Pike County: 11.849 %Pike County11.849De Witt County: 11.71 %De Witt County11.71DeKalb County: 11.572 %DeKalb County11.572Champaign County: 11.562 %Champaign County11.562Ford County: 11.322 %Ford County11.322Crawford County: 11.177 %Crawford County11.177Greene County: 11.09 %Greene County11.09Pulaski County: 11.054 %Pulaski County11.054St. Clair County: 10.923 %St. Clair County10.923Hardin County: 10.816 %Hardin County10.816Winnebago County: 10.753 %Winnebago County10.753Kane County: 10.715 %Kane County10.715
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Cumberland County24.439+13.01 pts
2Henderson County22.304+8.47 pts
3Putnam County17.94+10.03 pts
4Shelby County17.537+10.06 pts
5Alexander County16.667-6.49 pts
6Calhoun County15.489+5.2 pts
7Fulton County15.08+0.3 pts
8Montgomery County14.942+5.19 pts
9Wabash County14.762+4.36 pts
10Stark County14.27-3.71 pts
11Pope County14.167-3.73 pts
12Peoria County13.899+6.95 pts
13Menard County13.718-7.69 pts
14Piatt County13.42+6.78 pts
15Coles County13.293+1.8 pts
16Iroquois County13.288+3.65 pts
17Hancock County12.594+0.91 pts
18Macoupin County12.584+4.07 pts
19Carroll County12.513+1.44 pts
20Jersey County12.495+0.71 pts
21Marion County12.463+2.72 pts
22Johnson County12.391-4.44 pts
23Monroe County12.376+0.38 pts
24Ogle County12.329+1.36 pts
25Gallatin County12.147-17.48 pts
26Christian County12.095+1.44 pts
27Grundy County11.996+0.03 pts
28Jackson County11.891-4.09 pts
29Pike County11.849+0.27 pts
30De Witt County11.71+1.88 pts
31DeKalb County11.572+2.65 pts
32Champaign County11.562+0.09 pts
33Ford County11.322-0.32 pts
34Crawford County11.177-45.54 pts
35Greene County11.09-1.51 pts
36Pulaski County11.054+4.69 pts
37St. Clair County10.923-1.29 pts
38Hardin County10.816+7.24 pts
39Winnebago County10.753+0.54 pts
40Kane County10.715+0.66 pts
41Will County10.707-2.5 pts
42Rock Island County10.659+0.58 pts
43Madison County10.577+0.83 pts
44Kendall County10.489-1.13 pts
45DuPage County10.479-1.57 pts
46Hamilton County10.464+3.48 pts
47Woodford County10.449-3.06 pts
48Jasper County10.415-10.51 pts
49Fayette County10.331-0.67 pts
50Lake County10.325-0.12 pts
51Kankakee County10.313-2.21 pts
52Saline County10.204-9.75 pts
53Richland County10.178+1.7 pts
54McHenry County10.009-2.59 pts
55Cook County9.967-1.38 pts
56Sangamon County9.809+0.62 pts
57Knox County9.783-0.96 pts
58Edgar County9.595+0.37 pts
59Williamson County9.548-1.08 pts
60Union County9.354-4.33 pts
61LaSalle County9.341-2.13 pts
62McLean County9.28-0.31 pts
63Douglas County9.239-1.03 pts
64Schuyler County9.203+1.03 pts
65McDonough County9.196-0.85 pts
66Clinton County9.17-1.79 pts
67Wayne County9.109-4.36 pts
68Randolph County9.018-1.33 pts
69Mercer County8.902-0.54 pts
70Massac County8.901-6.48 pts
71Warren County8.86+3.82 pts
72Tazewell County8.823-1.25 pts
73Stephenson County8.697-2.15 pts
74Adams County8.662-2.64 pts
75Jo Daviess County8.627-7.35 pts
76Mason County8.564-2.96 pts
77Franklin County8.558-3.14 pts
78Logan County8.556+0.69 pts
79Vermilion County8.404-2.74 pts
80Lee County8.403-2.12 pts
81Clark County8.402+0.17 pts
82Lawrence County8.296+1.11 pts
83Clay County8.215-1.23 pts
84White County8.169-3.95 pts
85Marshall County8.126-1.33 pts
86Bond County7.904-1.36 pts
87Morgan County7.756-3.63 pts
88Henry County7.722-1.85 pts
89Boone County7.643+1.8 pts
90Livingston County7.466-1.32 pts
91Macon County7.297-2.67 pts
92Whiteside County7.225-1.9 pts
93Perry County6.944-4.72 pts
94Bureau County6.635-2.31 pts
95Scott County6.056-2.09 pts
96Effingham County5.944+0.93 pts
97Jefferson County5.899-3.46 pts
98Moultrie County5.391-4.51 pts
99Washington County4.601-1.8 pts
100Edwards County4.303-5.6 pts
101Cass County3.129-2.12 pts
102Brown County2.239+0.23 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cumberland County, with 24.439% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 2.239% in 2019.

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