Best Counties in Illinois 2025 — Boom Town Index

#	County	BTI Score	Proj. Growth	GDP Growth	Pop Growth	HV Ratio
01	Winnebago County IL	100	+5.6%	+1.0%	-0.3%	2.9x
02	DeKalb County IL	98	+4.2%	+0.1%	-0.2%	5.1x
03	Peoria County IL	98	+4.1%	+1.9%	-0.7%	2.1x
04	Macon County IL	98	+4.0%	+0.5%	-0.8%	1.8x
05	Tazewell County IL	97	+3.9%	+2.3%	-0.5%	3.6x
06	Lake County IL	96	+3.5%	+1.7%	-0.2%	3.4x
07	LaSalle County IL	94	+3.3%	-0.6%	-0.5%	2.8x
08	Grundy County IL	94	+3.2%	+5.9%	+0.5%	2.7x
09	Kankakee County IL	94	+3.2%	+4.1%	-0.6%	2.8x
10	Jackson County IL	93	+3.1%	-0.8%	-0.9%	2.5x
11	McHenry County IL	93	+3.1%	+2.0%	+0.1%	7.0x
12	DuPage County IL	92	+3.1%	+0.5%	-0.4%	3.3x
13	Champaign County IL	92	+3.1%	+1.4%	-0.0%	3.3x
14	Sangamon County IL	91	+3.0%	+3.9%	-0.3%	2.6x
15	Kendall County IL	88	+2.6%	+1.3%	+1.6%	9.4x
16	Madison County IL	86	+2.5%	+8.3%	-0.2%	3.3x
17	Boone County IL	86	+2.4%	+2.9%	-0.2%	6.0x
18	Adams County IL	85	+2.4%	+0.8%	-0.5%	2.8x
19	Kane County IL	83	+2.3%	+1.9%	-0.3%	5.2x
20	Will County IL	78	+1.9%	+2.2%	+0.1%	5.2x
21	Rock Island County IL	76	+1.8%	+0.1%	-0.6%	2.0x
22	Cook County IL	76	+1.8%	+1.3%	-0.8%	3.5x
23	St. Clair County IL	74	+1.7%	+1.1%	-0.7%	3.2x
24	Ogle County IL	72	+1.6%	-0.5%	-0.2%	3.0x
25	McLean County IL	71	+1.6%	+1.9%	-0.1%	2.4x
26	Williamson County IL	69	+1.5%	+2.3%	-0.2%	3.0x
27	Whiteside County IL	68	+1.4%	+2.6%	-0.7%	3.1x
28	Vermilion County IL	26	-0.2%	-0.3%	-1.1%	2.1x

Best Counties in Illinois