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    Illinois

    Midwest
    #13 of 51 states · IEPA 2025
    65.9▼ -5.4 YoY
    ●●●0.97IEPA COMPOSITE

    Illinois scores 65.9 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer (2025 edition), ranking #13 of 51 US states. That is down 5.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 93.7. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Alignment at 24.5. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2019–2025
    20192020202120222023202420254050607080
    TRADE · TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS (US$)
    20192020202120222023$0$20.0B$40.0B$60.0B$80.0B
    Goods exports · annual, US$
    STANDING
    National rank: #13 of 51
    US region: Midwest
    Indices scored: 12
    Scored within the 50 states + DC across the same six zones. Expand any factor for the indices behind the number.
    PEERS · MIDWEST
    MNMinnesota64.4→MIMichigan64.2→WIWisconsin63.0→INIndiana61.6→NDNorth Dakota60.4→

    Illinois: common questions

    What is Illinois's IEPA score?
    Illinois scores 65.9 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer, 2025 edition, which ranks it #13 of 51 US states.
    What is Illinois's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 93.7. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Illinois back?
    Its binding constraint is Alignment, at 24.5, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Illinois compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Minnesota (64.4), Michigan (64.2), Wisconsin (63.0), Indiana (61.6), North Dakota (60.4).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
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