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Counties in Nebraska by business establishments (QCEW)

Douglas County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 93 counties in 2014, at 18,334. McPherson County had the lowest, at 12. The median was 267 and the figure for Nebraska was 70,336. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest18,334Douglas County
Lowest12McPherson County
Median26793 counties
Nebraska70,336History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 1,197 countAntelope County: 303 countArthur County: 20 countBanner County: 17 countBlaine County: 26 countBoone County: 267 countBox Butte County: 447 countBoyd County: 107 countBrown County: 169 countBuffalo County: 1,891 countBurt County: 271 countButler County: 286 countCass County: 673 countCedar County: 370 countChase County: 221 countCherry County: 335 countCheyenne County: 410 countClay County: 294 countColfax County: 327 countCuming County: 460 countCuster County: 510 countDakota County: 569 countDawes County: 378 countDawson County: 894 countDeuel County: 88 countDixon County: 148 countDodge County: 1,200 countDouglas County: 18,334 countDundy County: 107 countFillmore County: 305 countFranklin County: 131 countFrontier County: 89 countFurnas County: 267 countGage County: 840 countGarden County: 80 countGarfield County: 118 countGosper County: 77 countGrant County: 50 countGreeley County: 116 countHall County: 2,164 countHamilton County: 376 countHarlan County: 144 countHayes County: 41 countHitchcock County: 101 countHolt County: 562 countHooker County: 37 countHoward County: 200 countJefferson County: 317 countJohnson County: 163 countKearney County: 235 countKeith County: 459 countKeya Paha County: 33 countKimball County: 177 countKnox County: 368 countLancaster County: 9,907 countLincoln County: 1,374 countLogan County: 41 countLoup County: 21 countMcPherson County: 12 countMadison County: 1,518 countMerrick County: 307 countMorrill County: 204 countNance County: 154 countNemaha County: 246 countNuckolls County: 212 countOtoe County: 591 countPawnee County: 109 countPerkins County: 175 countPhelps County: 451 countPierce County: 259 countPlatte County: 1,198 countPolk County: 184 countRed Willow County: 531 countRichardson County: 327 countRock County: 67 countSaline County: 384 countSarpy County: 3,690 countSaunders County: 602 countScotts Bluff County: 1,543 countSeward County: 524 countSheridan County: 268 countSherman County: 117 countSioux County: 32 countStanton County: 118 countThayer County: 257 countThomas County: 38 countThurston County: 199 countValley County: 243 countWashington County: 642 countWayne County: 286 countWebster County: 145 countWheeler County: 41 countYork County: 665 count
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count, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Douglas County: 18,334 countDouglas County18,334Lancaster County: 9,907 countLancaster County9,907Sarpy County: 3,690 countSarpy County3,690Hall County: 2,164 countHall County2,164Buffalo County: 1,891 countBuffalo County1,891Scotts Bluff County: 1,543 countScotts Bluff County1,543Madison County: 1,518 countMadison County1,518Lincoln County: 1,374 countLincoln County1,374Dodge County: 1,200 countDodge County1,200Platte County: 1,198 countPlatte County1,198Adams County: 1,197 countAdams County1,197Dawson County: 894 countDawson County894Gage County: 840 countGage County840Cass County: 673 countCass County673York County: 665 countYork County665Washington County: 642 countWashington County642Saunders County: 602 countSaunders County602Otoe County: 591 countOtoe County591Dakota County: 569 countDakota County569Holt County: 562 countHolt County562Red Willow County: 531 countRed Willow County531Seward County: 524 countSeward County524Custer County: 510 countCuster County510Cuming County: 460 countCuming County460Keith County: 459 countKeith County459Phelps County: 451 countPhelps County451Box Butte County: 447 countBox Butte County447Cheyenne County: 410 countCheyenne County410Saline County: 384 countSaline County384Dawes County: 378 countDawes County378Hamilton County: 376 countHamilton County376Cedar County: 370 countCedar County370Knox County: 368 countKnox County368Cherry County: 335 countCherry County335Colfax County: 327 countColfax County327Richardson County: 327 countRichardson County327Jefferson County: 317 countJefferson County317Merrick County: 307 countMerrick County307Fillmore County: 305 countFillmore County305Antelope County: 303 countAntelope County303Douglas County: 18,334 countDouglas County18,334Lancaster County: 9,907 countLancaster County9,907Sarpy County: 3,690 countSarpy County3,690Hall County: 2,164 countHall County2,164Buffalo County: 1,891 countBuffalo County1,891Scotts Bluff County: 1,543 countScotts Bluff County1,543Madison County: 1,518 countMadison County1,518Lincoln County: 1,374 countLincoln County1,374Dodge County: 1,200 countDodge County1,200Platte County: 1,198 countPlatte County1,198Adams County: 1,197 countAdams County1,197Dawson County: 894 countDawson County894Gage County: 840 countGage County840Cass County: 673 countCass County673York County: 665 countYork County665Washington County: 642 countWashington County642Saunders County: 602 countSaunders County602Otoe County: 591 countOtoe County591Dakota County: 569 countDakota County569Holt County: 562 countHolt County562Red Willow County: 531 countRed Willow County531Seward County: 524 countSeward County524Custer County: 510 countCuster County510Cuming County: 460 countCuming County460Keith County: 459 countKeith County459Phelps County: 451 countPhelps County451Box Butte County: 447 countBox Butte County447Cheyenne County: 410 countCheyenne County410Saline County: 384 countSaline County384Dawes County: 378 countDawes County378Hamilton County: 376 countHamilton County376Cedar County: 370 countCedar County370Knox County: 368 countKnox County368Cherry County: 335 countCherry County335Colfax County: 327 countColfax County327Richardson County: 327 countRichardson County327Jefferson County: 317 countJefferson County317Merrick County: 307 countMerrick County307Fillmore County: 305 countFillmore County305Antelope County: 303 countAntelope County303
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1Douglas County18,334+1.4%
2Lancaster County9,907+2.3%
3Sarpy County3,690+5.1%
4Hall County2,164+0.9%
5Buffalo County1,891+3.7%
6Scotts Bluff County1,543+0.9%
7Madison County1,518+0.9%
8Lincoln County1,374+0.3%
9Dodge County1,200-0.5%
10Platte County1,198-0.1%
11Adams County1,197-0.2%
12Dawson County894+0.6%
13Gage County840-0.1%
14Cass County673+1.7%
15York County665+2.2%
16Washington County642-1.1%
17Saunders County602+1.2%
18Otoe County591+0.5%
19Dakota County569+1.1%
20Holt County562+2%
21Red Willow County531-0.2%
22Seward County524+1.9%
23Custer County510+1.4%
24Cuming County460-0.4%
25Keith County459+1.5%
26Phelps County451+2%
27Box Butte County447-2.2%
28Cheyenne County410+2.8%
29Saline County384-1%
30Dawes County378-2.3%
31Hamilton County376+3.6%
32Cedar County370+0.3%
33Knox County368-0.3%
34Cherry County335+3.4%
35Colfax County327+2.2%
35Richardson County327+0.6%
37Jefferson County317-0.3%
38Merrick County307-0.3%
39Fillmore County305+3.4%
40Antelope County303+3.4%
41Clay County294+5.4%
42Butler County286-1%
42Wayne County286-1%
44Burt County271+0.7%
45Sheridan County268+0.8%
46Boone County267+2.3%
46Furnas County267-4%
48Pierce County2590%
49Thayer County257+1.2%
50Nemaha County246-1.6%
51Valley County243+1.7%
52Kearney County235-1.7%
53Chase County221-2.2%
54Nuckolls County212+1%
55Morrill County204-1.4%
56Howard County200+1.5%
57Thurston County199+2.6%
58Polk County184-2.6%
59Kimball County1770%
60Perkins County175+1.7%
61Brown County1690%
62Johnson County163-3%
63Nance County1540%
64Dixon County148-0.7%
65Webster County145+2.1%
66Harlan County144+4.3%
67Franklin County131+0.8%
68Garfield County118+5.4%
68Stanton County118-0.8%
70Sherman County117+0.9%
71Greeley County116+0.9%
72Pawnee County1090%
73Boyd County107+2.9%
73Dundy County1070%
75Hitchcock County101-1.9%
76Frontier County89-6.3%
77Deuel County88+2.3%
78Garden County80-3.6%
79Gosper County77+1.3%
80Rock County67-4.3%
81Grant County50-7.4%
82Hayes County41-2.4%
82Logan County41-2.4%
82Wheeler County41+5.1%
85Thomas County38+2.7%
86Hooker County37-5.1%
87Keya Paha County330%
88Sioux County32+10.3%
89Blaine County260%
90Loup County21-4.5%
91Arthur County20-4.8%
92Banner County17-10.5%
93McPherson County12+9.1%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Nebraska by business establishments (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/nebraska-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Nebraska by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/nebraska-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by business establishments (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/nebraska-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Douglas County, with 18,334 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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McPherson County, with 12 in 2014.

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