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Insurance agencies in De Witt County, IL

The insurance agencies in De Witt County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,102 of 2,272 scored counties
#39 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On vehicle insurance · $1,697 a household
Spending per listing
$800K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.2
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,118
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in De Witt County is 19 (low), #2,102 of 2,272 scored counties and #39 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in De Witt County spend about $11.2M a year on vehicle insurance, or $1,697 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $800K of household spending for each agency on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 14 insurance agencies on map listings in De Witt County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in De Witt County classed as insurance agencies and brokerages. That is one for every 942 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show De Witt County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How De Witt County compares

The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in De Witt County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDe Witt CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.218.215.6
Spending per listing$800K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment942887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,697$1,450$1,957
Median household income$71,678$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1911

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in De Witt County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in De Witt County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,118−2.1% since 2020
Households
6,595
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
398 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$71,678+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,800
Median home value
$130,300
Jobs located here
4,957
Daytime population
14,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with De Witt County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL595612.3$1.5M+9.9%#816 of 2,272
2Boone County, IL482110.8$1.7M+0.4%#1,169 of 2,272
3Will County, IL4037215.2$1.2M+2.2%#1,464 of 2,272
4DeKalb County, IL394711.9$1.3M+1.5%#1,499 of 2,272
5Piatt County, IL361014.4$1.3M+0.6%#1,598 of 2,272
6Mercer County, IL35710.7$1.8M−2.6%#1,630 of 2,272
7Grundy County, IL353517.0$1.1M+2.9%#1,654 of 2,272
8McHenry County, IL3520917.8$1M+2.5%#1,660 of 2,272
9Menard County, IL3459.6$1.8M−3.3%#1,667 of 2,272
10Jo Daviess County, IL331110.6$1.6M−2.2%#1,698 of 2,272
39De Witt County, IL191421.2$800K−2.1%#2,102 of 2,272

Other business types in De Witt County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in De Witt County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 insurance agencies in De Witt County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in De Witt County, IL spend on vehicle insurance?

About $11.2M a year, or $1,697 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $800K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,595 households in De Witt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does De Witt County, IL compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

De Witt County has 21.2 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $800K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, De Witt County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 942 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is De Witt County, IL growing?

Population estimates put De Witt County at 15,118 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,595 households. Median household income in De Witt County is $71,678, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. De Witt County scores 19 for insurance agencies (low), #2,102 of 2,272 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in De Witt County

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