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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Jasper County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2020, at 17.834%. Brown County had the lowest, at 3.828%. The median was 10.261% and the figure for Illinois was 11.169%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.834Jasper County
Lowest3.828Brown County
Median10.261102 counties
Illinois11.169History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 9.809 %Alexander County: 13.043 %Bond County: 15.09 %Boone County: 8.19 %Brown County: 3.828 %Bureau County: 9.38 %Calhoun County: 10.928 %Carroll County: 15.533 %Cass County: 6.767 %Champaign County: 9.996 %Christian County: 14.931 %Clark County: 14.509 %Clay County: 8.98 %Clinton County: 9.407 %Coles County: 9.009 %Cook County: 11.025 %Crawford County: 9.422 %Cumberland County: 9.664 %DeKalb County: 9.892 %De Witt County: 11.253 %Douglas County: 9.495 %DuPage County: 11.529 %Edgar County: 8.376 %Edwards County: 13.34 %Effingham County: 6.741 %Fayette County: 8.92 %Ford County: 9.623 %Franklin County: 11.509 %Fulton County: 9.434 %Gallatin County: 13.357 %Greene County: 15.916 %Grundy County: 8.747 %Hamilton County: 8.82 %Hancock County: 10.829 %Hardin County: 8.939 %Henderson County: 9.605 %Henry County: 8.008 %Iroquois County: 12.213 %Jackson County: 10.22 %Jasper County: 17.834 %Jefferson County: 7.5 %Jersey County: 8.229 %Jo Daviess County: 16.284 %Johnson County: 13.523 %Kane County: 12.167 %Kankakee County: 9.274 %Kendall County: 10.449 %Knox County: 14.167 %Lake County: 12.656 %LaSalle County: 11.253 %Lawrence County: 12.857 %Lee County: 11.46 %Livingston County: 8.181 %Logan County: 11.575 %McDonough County: 9.646 %McHenry County: 11.179 %McLean County: 9.809 %Macon County: 12.457 %Macoupin County: 13.828 %Madison County: 10.226 %Marion County: 10.571 %Marshall County: 8.799 %Mason County: 9.236 %Massac County: 6.952 %Menard County: 16.441 %Mercer County: 16.272 %Monroe County: 12.892 %Montgomery County: 12.339 %Morgan County: 11.884 %Moultrie County: 8.528 %Ogle County: 11.795 %Peoria County: 12.405 %Perry County: 9.395 %Piatt County: 9.6 %Pike County: 9.331 %Pope County: 11.096 %Pulaski County: 10.773 %Putnam County: 15.294 %Randolph County: 8.934 %Richland County: 8.707 %Rock Island County: 10.258 %St. Clair County: 11.688 %Saline County: 12.841 %Sangamon County: 11.167 %Schuyler County: 14.153 %Scott County: 16.533 %Shelby County: 10.263 %Stark County: 9.519 %Stephenson County: 5.954 %Tazewell County: 12.592 %Union County: 14.979 %Vermilion County: 8.097 %Wabash County: 9.454 %Warren County: 8.524 %Washington County: 8.307 %Wayne County: 7.71 %White County: 15.16 %Whiteside County: 8.689 %Will County: 12.18 %Williamson County: 12.004 %Winnebago County: 9.621 %Woodford County: 9.849 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Jasper County: 17.834 %Jasper County17.834Scott County: 16.533 %Scott County16.533Menard County: 16.441 %Menard County16.441Jo Daviess County: 16.284 %Jo Daviess County16.284Mercer County: 16.272 %Mercer County16.272Greene County: 15.916 %Greene County15.916Carroll County: 15.533 %Carroll County15.533Putnam County: 15.294 %Putnam County15.294White County: 15.16 %White County15.16Bond County: 15.09 %Bond County15.09Union County: 14.979 %Union County14.979Christian County: 14.931 %Christian County14.931Clark County: 14.509 %Clark County14.509Knox County: 14.167 %Knox County14.167Schuyler County: 14.153 %Schuyler County14.153Macoupin County: 13.828 %Macoupin County13.828Johnson County: 13.523 %Johnson County13.523Gallatin County: 13.357 %Gallatin County13.357Edwards County: 13.34 %Edwards County13.34Alexander County: 13.043 %Alexander County13.043Monroe County: 12.892 %Monroe County12.892Lawrence County: 12.857 %Lawrence County12.857Saline County: 12.841 %Saline County12.841Lake County: 12.656 %Lake County12.656Tazewell County: 12.592 %Tazewell County12.592Macon County: 12.457 %Macon County12.457Peoria County: 12.405 %Peoria County12.405Montgomery County: 12.339 %Montgomery County12.339Iroquois County: 12.213 %Iroquois County12.213Will County: 12.18 %Will County12.18Kane County: 12.167 %Kane County12.167Williamson County: 12.004 %Williamson County12.004Morgan County: 11.884 %Morgan County11.884Ogle County: 11.795 %Ogle County11.795St. Clair County: 11.688 %St. Clair County11.688Logan County: 11.575 %Logan County11.575DuPage County: 11.529 %DuPage County11.529Franklin County: 11.509 %Franklin County11.509Lee County: 11.46 %Lee County11.46De Witt County: 11.253 %De Witt County11.253Jasper County: 17.834 %Jasper County17.834Scott County: 16.533 %Scott County16.533Menard County: 16.441 %Menard County16.441Jo Daviess County: 16.284 %Jo Daviess County16.284Mercer County: 16.272 %Mercer County16.272Greene County: 15.916 %Greene County15.916Carroll County: 15.533 %Carroll County15.533Putnam County: 15.294 %Putnam County15.294White County: 15.16 %White County15.16Bond County: 15.09 %Bond County15.09Union County: 14.979 %Union County14.979Christian County: 14.931 %Christian County14.931Clark County: 14.509 %Clark County14.509Knox County: 14.167 %Knox County14.167Schuyler County: 14.153 %Schuyler County14.153Macoupin County: 13.828 %Macoupin County13.828Johnson County: 13.523 %Johnson County13.523Gallatin County: 13.357 %Gallatin County13.357Edwards County: 13.34 %Edwards County13.34Alexander County: 13.043 %Alexander County13.043Monroe County: 12.892 %Monroe County12.892Lawrence County: 12.857 %Lawrence County12.857Saline County: 12.841 %Saline County12.841Lake County: 12.656 %Lake County12.656Tazewell County: 12.592 %Tazewell County12.592Macon County: 12.457 %Macon County12.457Peoria County: 12.405 %Peoria County12.405Montgomery County: 12.339 %Montgomery County12.339Iroquois County: 12.213 %Iroquois County12.213Will County: 12.18 %Will County12.18Kane County: 12.167 %Kane County12.167Williamson County: 12.004 %Williamson County12.004Morgan County: 11.884 %Morgan County11.884Ogle County: 11.795 %Ogle County11.795St. Clair County: 11.688 %St. Clair County11.688Logan County: 11.575 %Logan County11.575DuPage County: 11.529 %DuPage County11.529Franklin County: 11.509 %Franklin County11.509Lee County: 11.46 %Lee County11.46De Witt County: 11.253 %De Witt County11.253
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Jasper County17.834+7.42 pts
2Scott County16.533+10.48 pts
3Menard County16.441+2.72 pts
4Jo Daviess County16.284+7.66 pts
5Mercer County16.272+7.37 pts
6Greene County15.916+4.83 pts
7Carroll County15.533+3.02 pts
8Putnam County15.294-2.65 pts
9White County15.16+6.99 pts
10Bond County15.09+7.19 pts
11Union County14.979+5.63 pts
12Christian County14.931+2.84 pts
13Clark County14.509+6.11 pts
14Knox County14.167+4.38 pts
15Schuyler County14.153+4.95 pts
16Macoupin County13.828+1.24 pts
17Johnson County13.523+1.13 pts
18Gallatin County13.357+1.21 pts
19Edwards County13.34+9.04 pts
20Alexander County13.043-3.62 pts
21Monroe County12.892+0.52 pts
22Lawrence County12.857+4.56 pts
23Saline County12.841+2.64 pts
24Lake County12.656+2.33 pts
25Tazewell County12.592+3.77 pts
26Macon County12.457+5.16 pts
27Peoria County12.405-1.49 pts
28Montgomery County12.339-2.6 pts
29Iroquois County12.213-1.08 pts
30Will County12.18+1.47 pts
31Kane County12.167+1.45 pts
32Williamson County12.004+2.46 pts
33Morgan County11.884+4.13 pts
34Ogle County11.795-0.53 pts
35St. Clair County11.688+0.77 pts
36Logan County11.575+3.02 pts
37DuPage County11.529+1.05 pts
38Franklin County11.509+2.95 pts
39Lee County11.46+3.06 pts
40De Witt County11.253-0.46 pts
40LaSalle County11.253+1.91 pts
42McHenry County11.179+1.17 pts
43Sangamon County11.167+1.36 pts
44Pope County11.096-3.07 pts
45Cook County11.025+1.06 pts
46Calhoun County10.928-4.56 pts
47Hancock County10.829-1.76 pts
48Pulaski County10.773-0.28 pts
49Marion County10.571-1.89 pts
50Kendall County10.449-0.04 pts
51Shelby County10.263-7.27 pts
52Rock Island County10.258-0.4 pts
53Madison County10.226-0.35 pts
54Jackson County10.22-1.67 pts
55Champaign County9.996-1.57 pts
56DeKalb County9.892-1.68 pts
57Woodford County9.849-0.6 pts
58Adams County9.809+1.15 pts
58McLean County9.809+0.53 pts
60Cumberland County9.664-14.78 pts
61McDonough County9.646+0.45 pts
62Ford County9.623-1.7 pts
63Winnebago County9.621-1.13 pts
64Henderson County9.605-12.7 pts
65Piatt County9.6-3.82 pts
66Stark County9.519-4.75 pts
67Douglas County9.495+0.26 pts
68Wabash County9.454-5.31 pts
69Fulton County9.434-5.65 pts
70Crawford County9.422-1.75 pts
71Clinton County9.407+0.24 pts
72Perry County9.395+2.45 pts
73Bureau County9.38+2.75 pts
74Pike County9.331-2.52 pts
75Kankakee County9.274-1.04 pts
76Mason County9.236+0.67 pts
77Coles County9.009-4.28 pts
78Clay County8.98+0.77 pts
79Hardin County8.939-1.88 pts
80Randolph County8.934-0.08 pts
81Fayette County8.92-1.41 pts
82Hamilton County8.82-1.64 pts
83Marshall County8.799+0.67 pts
84Grundy County8.747-3.25 pts
85Richland County8.707-1.47 pts
86Whiteside County8.689+1.46 pts
87Moultrie County8.528+3.14 pts
88Warren County8.524-0.34 pts
89Edgar County8.376-1.22 pts
90Washington County8.307+3.71 pts
91Jersey County8.229-4.27 pts
92Boone County8.19+0.55 pts
93Livingston County8.181+0.71 pts
94Vermilion County8.097-0.31 pts
95Henry County8.008+0.29 pts
96Wayne County7.71-1.4 pts
97Jefferson County7.5+1.6 pts
98Massac County6.952-1.95 pts
99Cass County6.767+3.64 pts
100Effingham County6.741+0.8 pts
101Stephenson County5.954-2.74 pts
102Brown County3.828+1.59 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jasper County, with 17.834% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 3.828% in 2020.

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