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Insurance agencies in White County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,266 of 2,272 scored counties
#84 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On vehicle insurance · $1,649 a household
Spending per listing
$623K
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.4
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,250
−4.0% 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

White County scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, ranking #2,266 of 2,272 scored counties and #84 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 insurance agencies in White County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 26.4 for every 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

At $1,649 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in White County spend about $9.4M a year on vehicle insurance. Spread across 15 insurance agencies, that is $623K per agency, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in White County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Population estimates show White County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How White 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 White County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWhite CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.418.215.6
Spending per listing$623K$795K$1.3M
Households per official establishment630887966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$1,649$1,450$1,957
Median household income$54,813$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score711

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$820K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 White 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 White County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,250−4.0% since 2020
Households
5,672
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$54,813+11.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,222
Median home value
$108,100
Jobs located here
4,152
Daytime population
11,826Residents 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 White 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
84White County, IL71526.4$623K−4.0%#2,266 of 2,272

Other business types in White County

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

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in White County, IL?

There are 15 insurance agencies on map listings in White County as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $1,649 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $623K per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,672 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.

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

White County has 26.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $623K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, White County would have about 7, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is White County, IL growing?

Population estimates put White County at 13,250 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,672 households. The median household income in White County is $54,813 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. White County scores 7 for insurance agencies (very low), #2,266 of 2,272 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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