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Counties in Illinois by job destruction rate

Washington County had the highest job destruction rate of 102 counties in 2022, at 24.852%. Brown County had the lowest, at 2.587%. The median was 11.114% and the figure for Illinois was 11.249%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.852Washington County
Lowest2.587Brown County
Median11.114102 counties
Illinois11.249History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 12.561 %Alexander County: 10.633 %Bond County: 9.616 %Boone County: 12.449 %Brown County: 2.587 %Bureau County: 9.497 %Calhoun County: 11.325 %Carroll County: 7.58 %Cass County: 6.694 %Champaign County: 10.312 %Christian County: 9.976 %Clark County: 10.993 %Clay County: 14.612 %Clinton County: 11.049 %Coles County: 10.92 %Cook County: 10.572 %Crawford County: 13.098 %Cumberland County: 8.396 %DeKalb County: 10.748 %De Witt County: 15.52 %Douglas County: 13.971 %DuPage County: 11.332 %Edgar County: 9.067 %Edwards County: 19.373 %Effingham County: 5.573 %Fayette County: 14.254 %Ford County: 7.381 %Franklin County: 10.987 %Fulton County: 9.44 %Gallatin County: 13.437 %Greene County: 18.802 %Grundy County: 15.269 %Hamilton County: 8.08 %Hancock County: 13.804 %Hardin County: 13.187 %Henderson County: 12.258 %Henry County: 9.505 %Iroquois County: 11.65 %Jackson County: 12.25 %Jasper County: 13.756 %Jefferson County: 8.527 %Jersey County: 9.87 %Jo Daviess County: 8.192 %Johnson County: 13.839 %Kane County: 11.02 %Kankakee County: 8.98 %Kendall County: 11.06 %Knox County: 11.047 %Lake County: 11.326 %LaSalle County: 15.673 %Lawrence County: 19.647 %Lee County: 10.128 %Livingston County: 13.683 %Logan County: 11.071 %McDonough County: 13.306 %McHenry County: 11.604 %McLean County: 11.805 %Macon County: 9.605 %Macoupin County: 15.2 %Madison County: 14.711 %Marion County: 11.055 %Marshall County: 12.203 %Mason County: 8.728 %Massac County: 14.299 %Menard County: 13.744 %Mercer County: 9.047 %Monroe County: 9.092 %Montgomery County: 12.405 %Morgan County: 13.09 %Moultrie County: 7.485 %Ogle County: 7.461 %Peoria County: 8.436 %Perry County: 9.564 %Piatt County: 11.937 %Pike County: 11.63 %Pope County: 14.054 %Pulaski County: 16.024 %Putnam County: 15.088 %Randolph County: 10.897 %Richland County: 11.117 %Rock Island County: 9.948 %St. Clair County: 12.451 %Saline County: 16.022 %Sangamon County: 11.383 %Schuyler County: 11.111 %Scott County: 8.831 %Shelby County: 13.131 %Stark County: 9.199 %Stephenson County: 10.827 %Tazewell County: 11.736 %Union County: 10.617 %Vermilion County: 11.777 %Wabash County: 8.494 %Warren County: 15.995 %Washington County: 24.852 %Wayne County: 11.06 %White County: 12.566 %Whiteside County: 7.989 %Will County: 12.387 %Williamson County: 15.818 %Winnebago County: 8.196 %Woodford County: 10.582 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Washington County: 24.852 %Washington County24.852Lawrence County: 19.647 %Lawrence County19.647Edwards County: 19.373 %Edwards County19.373Greene County: 18.802 %Greene County18.802Pulaski County: 16.024 %Pulaski County16.024Saline County: 16.022 %Saline County16.022Warren County: 15.995 %Warren County15.995Williamson County: 15.818 %Williamson County15.818LaSalle County: 15.673 %LaSalle County15.673De Witt County: 15.52 %De Witt County15.52Grundy County: 15.269 %Grundy County15.269Macoupin County: 15.2 %Macoupin County15.2Putnam County: 15.088 %Putnam County15.088Madison County: 14.711 %Madison County14.711Clay County: 14.612 %Clay County14.612Massac County: 14.299 %Massac County14.299Fayette County: 14.254 %Fayette County14.254Pope County: 14.054 %Pope County14.054Douglas County: 13.971 %Douglas County13.971Johnson County: 13.839 %Johnson County13.839Hancock County: 13.804 %Hancock County13.804Jasper County: 13.756 %Jasper County13.756Menard County: 13.744 %Menard County13.744Livingston County: 13.683 %Livingston County13.683Gallatin County: 13.437 %Gallatin County13.437McDonough County: 13.306 %McDonough County13.306Hardin County: 13.187 %Hardin County13.187Shelby County: 13.131 %Shelby County13.131Crawford County: 13.098 %Crawford County13.098Morgan County: 13.09 %Morgan County13.09White County: 12.566 %White County12.566Adams County: 12.561 %Adams County12.561St. Clair County: 12.451 %St. Clair County12.451Boone County: 12.449 %Boone County12.449Montgomery County: 12.405 %Montgomery County12.405Will County: 12.387 %Will County12.387Henderson County: 12.258 %Henderson County12.258Jackson County: 12.25 %Jackson County12.25Marshall County: 12.203 %Marshall County12.203Piatt County: 11.937 %Piatt County11.937Washington County: 24.852 %Washington County24.852Lawrence County: 19.647 %Lawrence County19.647Edwards County: 19.373 %Edwards County19.373Greene County: 18.802 %Greene County18.802Pulaski County: 16.024 %Pulaski County16.024Saline County: 16.022 %Saline County16.022Warren County: 15.995 %Warren County15.995Williamson County: 15.818 %Williamson County15.818LaSalle County: 15.673 %LaSalle County15.673De Witt County: 15.52 %De Witt County15.52Grundy County: 15.269 %Grundy County15.269Macoupin County: 15.2 %Macoupin County15.2Putnam County: 15.088 %Putnam County15.088Madison County: 14.711 %Madison County14.711Clay County: 14.612 %Clay County14.612Massac County: 14.299 %Massac County14.299Fayette County: 14.254 %Fayette County14.254Pope County: 14.054 %Pope County14.054Douglas County: 13.971 %Douglas County13.971Johnson County: 13.839 %Johnson County13.839Hancock County: 13.804 %Hancock County13.804Jasper County: 13.756 %Jasper County13.756Menard County: 13.744 %Menard County13.744Livingston County: 13.683 %Livingston County13.683Gallatin County: 13.437 %Gallatin County13.437McDonough County: 13.306 %McDonough County13.306Hardin County: 13.187 %Hardin County13.187Shelby County: 13.131 %Shelby County13.131Crawford County: 13.098 %Crawford County13.098Morgan County: 13.09 %Morgan County13.09White County: 12.566 %White County12.566Adams County: 12.561 %Adams County12.561St. Clair County: 12.451 %St. Clair County12.451Boone County: 12.449 %Boone County12.449Montgomery County: 12.405 %Montgomery County12.405Will County: 12.387 %Will County12.387Henderson County: 12.258 %Henderson County12.258Jackson County: 12.25 %Jackson County12.25Marshall County: 12.203 %Marshall County12.203Piatt County: 11.937 %Piatt County11.937
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Washington County24.852+15.76 pts
2Lawrence County19.647+7.75 pts
3Edwards County19.373+15.81 pts
4Greene County18.802+8.63 pts
5Pulaski County16.024-11.74 pts
6Saline County16.022-0.86 pts
7Warren County15.995-2.36 pts
8Williamson County15.818+5.75 pts
9LaSalle County15.673+0.98 pts
10De Witt County15.52+3.06 pts
11Grundy County15.269+4.38 pts
12Macoupin County15.2+4.02 pts
13Putnam County15.088+5.62 pts
14Madison County14.711+1.81 pts
15Clay County14.612+1.36 pts
16Massac County14.299+0.66 pts
17Fayette County14.254-4.67 pts
18Pope County14.054+3.37 pts
19Douglas County13.971+3.86 pts
20Johnson County13.839-3.51 pts
21Hancock County13.804+1.02 pts
22Jasper County13.756-9.14 pts
23Menard County13.744+0.61 pts
24Livingston County13.683-2.45 pts
25Gallatin County13.437-3.09 pts
26McDonough County13.306+0.66 pts
27Hardin County13.187+8.03 pts
28Shelby County13.131-1.12 pts
29Crawford County13.098-8.15 pts
30Morgan County13.09-0.19 pts
31White County12.566+2.84 pts
32Adams County12.561+0.78 pts
33St. Clair County12.451-3.78 pts
34Boone County12.449-0.45 pts
35Montgomery County12.405-2.75 pts
36Will County12.387-1.83 pts
37Henderson County12.258-1.71 pts
38Jackson County12.25-2.37 pts
39Marshall County12.203-10.02 pts
40Piatt County11.937+1.61 pts
41McLean County11.805-0.55 pts
42Vermilion County11.777+1.03 pts
43Tazewell County11.736-2.45 pts
44Iroquois County11.65-3.17 pts
45Pike County11.63+0.89 pts
46McHenry County11.604-3.53 pts
47Sangamon County11.383-3.62 pts
48DuPage County11.332-4.14 pts
49Lake County11.326-2.42 pts
50Calhoun County11.325-0.31 pts
51Richland County11.117-2.74 pts
52Schuyler County11.111+0.96 pts
53Logan County11.071-2 pts
54Kendall County11.06-2.95 pts
54Wayne County11.06-1.35 pts
56Marion County11.055-0.66 pts
57Clinton County11.049-4.78 pts
58Knox County11.047-4.03 pts
59Kane County11.02-4.57 pts
60Clark County10.993-6.48 pts
61Franklin County10.987-2.1 pts
62Coles County10.92-3.15 pts
63Randolph County10.897+0.26 pts
64Stephenson County10.827-4.22 pts
65DeKalb County10.748-2.78 pts
66Alexander County10.633-7.4 pts
67Union County10.617-5.32 pts
68Woodford County10.582-0.65 pts
69Cook County10.572-6.45 pts
70Champaign County10.312-3.14 pts
71Lee County10.128-2.53 pts
72Christian County9.976-2.4 pts
73Rock Island County9.948-3.78 pts
74Jersey County9.87-3.81 pts
75Bond County9.616-4.66 pts
76Macon County9.605-6.87 pts
77Perry County9.564-3.73 pts
78Henry County9.505-1.2 pts
79Bureau County9.497-0.96 pts
80Fulton County9.44-3.19 pts
81Stark County9.199-6.06 pts
82Monroe County9.092-5.67 pts
83Edgar County9.067+0.16 pts
84Mercer County9.047-1.61 pts
85Kankakee County8.98-7.27 pts
86Scott County8.831-3.22 pts
87Mason County8.728-1.49 pts
88Jefferson County8.527-1.18 pts
89Wabash County8.494-19.19 pts
90Peoria County8.436-3.71 pts
91Cumberland County8.396-8.53 pts
92Winnebago County8.196-8.67 pts
93Jo Daviess County8.192-7.38 pts
94Hamilton County8.08-9.21 pts
95Whiteside County7.989-3.69 pts
96Carroll County7.58-8.36 pts
97Moultrie County7.485-2.44 pts
98Ogle County7.461-6.7 pts
99Ford County7.381-3.51 pts
100Cass County6.694-4.46 pts
101Effingham County5.573-2.83 pts
102Brown County2.587-9.32 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Washington County, with 24.852% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 2.587% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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