County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe County | 81 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Kendall County | 74 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | McHenry County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Will County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Grundy County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Piatt County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Lake County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Clinton County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Woodford County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Tazewell County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Washington County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Madison County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Jo Daviess County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Menard County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Scott County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | McLean County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | De Witt County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Ogle County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Hamilton County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Jersey County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Bond County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Shelby County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Douglas County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Champaign County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Macoupin County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | St. Clair County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Morgan County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Richland County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Bureau County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Cumberland County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Christian County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Putnam County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Livingston County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Boone County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Winnebago County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Coles County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Clark County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Mercer County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Moultrie County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Kankakee County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Franklin County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Pope County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Greene County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Stark County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Marshall County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Fayette County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Henry County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Wabash County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Carroll County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Massac County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Johnson County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Henderson County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Stephenson County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Ford County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | McDonough County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Mason County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Lee County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Wayne County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 62 | Knox County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 63 | Edgar County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 64 | Fulton County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 65 | Jackson County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 66 | Cass County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 67 | Schuyler County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 68 | Jefferson County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 69 | Pulaski County | 22 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 70 | Union County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 71 | Alexander County | 6 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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