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Counties in Nebraska by business establishments (QCEW)

Douglas County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 93 counties in 2022, at 19,750. McPherson County had the lowest, at 10. The median was 249 and the figure for Nebraska was 77,289. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest19,750Douglas County
Lowest10McPherson County
Median24993 counties
Nebraska77,289History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 1,126 countAntelope County: 293 countArthur County: 18 countBanner County: 12 countBlaine County: 25 countBoone County: 273 countBox Butte County: 403 countBoyd County: 100 countBrown County: 179 countBuffalo County: 1,953 countBurt County: 260 countButler County: 288 countCass County: 725 countCedar County: 353 countChase County: 234 countCherry County: 320 countCheyenne County: 389 countClay County: 285 countColfax County: 329 countCuming County: 426 countCuster County: 500 countDakota County: 530 countDawes County: 329 countDawson County: 819 countDeuel County: 85 countDixon County: 157 countDodge County: 1,154 countDouglas County: 19,750 countDundy County: 89 countFillmore County: 291 countFranklin County: 132 countFrontier County: 96 countFurnas County: 230 countGage County: 787 countGarden County: 82 countGarfield County: 117 countGosper County: 81 countGrant County: 56 countGreeley County: 124 countHall County: 2,068 countHamilton County: 377 countHarlan County: 132 countHayes County: 37 countHitchcock County: 101 countHolt County: 536 countHooker County: 42 countHoward County: 214 countJefferson County: 279 countJohnson County: 140 countKearney County: 215 countKeith County: 415 countKeya Paha County: 35 countKimball County: 163 countKnox County: 337 countLancaster County: 10,521 countLincoln County: 1,213 countLogan County: 40 countLoup County: 22 countMcPherson County: 10 countMadison County: 1,419 countMerrick County: 287 countMorrill County: 192 countNance County: 123 countNemaha County: 227 countNuckolls County: 200 countOtoe County: 527 countPawnee County: 96 countPerkins County: 163 countPhelps County: 434 countPierce County: 249 countPlatte County: 1,190 countPolk County: 179 countRed Willow County: 456 countRichardson County: 320 countRock County: 60 countSaline County: 406 countSarpy County: 4,559 countSaunders County: 657 countScotts Bluff County: 1,364 countSeward County: 537 countSheridan County: 246 countSherman County: 110 countSioux County: 28 countStanton County: 106 countThayer County: 266 countThomas County: 42 countThurston County: 169 countValley County: 247 countWashington County: 696 countWayne County: 288 countWebster County: 136 countWheeler County: 39 countYork County: 645 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Douglas County: 19,750 countDouglas County19,750Lancaster County: 10,521 countLancaster County10,521Sarpy County: 4,559 countSarpy County4,559Hall County: 2,068 countHall County2,068Buffalo County: 1,953 countBuffalo County1,953Madison County: 1,419 countMadison County1,419Scotts Bluff County: 1,364 countScotts Bluff County1,364Lincoln County: 1,213 countLincoln County1,213Platte County: 1,190 countPlatte County1,190Dodge County: 1,154 countDodge County1,154Adams County: 1,126 countAdams County1,126Dawson County: 819 countDawson County819Gage County: 787 countGage County787Cass County: 725 countCass County725Washington County: 696 countWashington County696Saunders County: 657 countSaunders County657York County: 645 countYork County645Seward County: 537 countSeward County537Holt County: 536 countHolt County536Dakota County: 530 countDakota County530Otoe County: 527 countOtoe County527Custer County: 500 countCuster County500Red Willow County: 456 countRed Willow County456Phelps County: 434 countPhelps County434Cuming County: 426 countCuming County426Keith County: 415 countKeith County415Saline County: 406 countSaline County406Box Butte County: 403 countBox Butte County403Cheyenne County: 389 countCheyenne County389Hamilton County: 377 countHamilton County377Cedar County: 353 countCedar County353Knox County: 337 countKnox County337Colfax County: 329 countColfax County329Dawes County: 329 countDawes County329Cherry County: 320 countCherry County320Richardson County: 320 countRichardson County320Antelope County: 293 countAntelope County293Fillmore County: 291 countFillmore County291Butler County: 288 countButler County288Wayne County: 288 countWayne County288Douglas County: 19,750 countDouglas County19,750Lancaster County: 10,521 countLancaster County10,521Sarpy County: 4,559 countSarpy County4,559Hall County: 2,068 countHall County2,068Buffalo County: 1,953 countBuffalo County1,953Madison County: 1,419 countMadison County1,419Scotts Bluff County: 1,364 countScotts Bluff County1,364Lincoln County: 1,213 countLincoln County1,213Platte County: 1,190 countPlatte County1,190Dodge County: 1,154 countDodge County1,154Adams County: 1,126 countAdams County1,126Dawson County: 819 countDawson County819Gage County: 787 countGage County787Cass County: 725 countCass County725Washington County: 696 countWashington County696Saunders County: 657 countSaunders County657York County: 645 countYork County645Seward County: 537 countSeward County537Holt County: 536 countHolt County536Dakota County: 530 countDakota County530Otoe County: 527 countOtoe County527Custer County: 500 countCuster County500Red Willow County: 456 countRed Willow County456Phelps County: 434 countPhelps County434Cuming County: 426 countCuming County426Keith County: 415 countKeith County415Saline County: 406 countSaline County406Box Butte County: 403 countBox Butte County403Cheyenne County: 389 countCheyenne County389Hamilton County: 377 countHamilton County377Cedar County: 353 countCedar County353Knox County: 337 countKnox County337Colfax County: 329 countColfax County329Dawes County: 329 countDawes County329Cherry County: 320 countCherry County320Richardson County: 320 countRichardson County320Antelope County: 293 countAntelope County293Fillmore County: 291 countFillmore County291Butler County: 288 countButler County288Wayne County: 288 countWayne County288
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

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Douglas County19,750+0.8%
2Lancaster County10,521+1.5%
3Sarpy County4,559+3.1%
4Hall County2,068+0.2%
5Buffalo County1,953+0.9%
6Madison County1,419-1.9%
7Scotts Bluff County1,364-1.7%
8Lincoln County1,213-1.9%
9Platte County1,190-0.3%
10Dodge County1,154-1.1%
11Adams County1,126+1.4%
12Dawson County819-1%
13Gage County787-0.6%
14Cass County725+2.1%
15Washington County696+1%
16Saunders County657+1.4%
17York County645+1.3%
18Seward County537-0.4%
19Holt County536+1.1%
20Dakota County530+0.8%
21Otoe County527-1.3%
22Custer County500-1.2%
23Red Willow County456-0.9%
24Phelps County434-0.5%
25Cuming County426-1.8%
26Keith County4150%
27Saline County406+0.2%
28Box Butte County403-1%
29Cheyenne County389+0.8%
30Hamilton County377+0.3%
31Cedar County353-1.4%
32Knox County337-0.9%
33Colfax County329+1.5%
33Dawes County329-2.9%
35Cherry County320+0.3%
35Richardson County320-1.5%
37Antelope County293+0.7%
38Fillmore County291+0.7%
39Butler County288+0.7%
39Wayne County288-0.7%
41Merrick County287+0.3%
42Clay County285-1.4%
43Jefferson County279-0.7%
44Boone County273-0.4%
45Thayer County266-0.7%
46Burt County260+0.4%
47Pierce County249+0.8%
48Valley County247-0.4%
49Sheridan County246-3.5%
50Chase County234-2.5%
51Furnas County230-2.5%
52Nemaha County227-3.8%
53Kearney County215-0.5%
54Howard County214+0.5%
55Nuckolls County200+0.5%
56Morrill County192-0.5%
57Brown County179-0.6%
57Polk County179-0.6%
59Thurston County169-4.5%
60Kimball County163-0.6%
60Perkins County163-2.4%
62Dixon County157-1.3%
63Johnson County140-2.1%
64Webster County136+1.5%
65Franklin County132+3.1%
65Harlan County132-0.8%
67Greeley County124-0.8%
68Nance County123-3.1%
69Garfield County117-4.1%
70Sherman County110-4.3%
71Stanton County106-0.9%
72Hitchcock County1010%
73Boyd County100-3.8%
74Frontier County96+4.3%
74Pawnee County960%
76Dundy County89+6%
77Deuel County850%
78Garden County82-2.4%
79Gosper County81-1.2%
80Rock County60+1.7%
81Grant County56-5.1%
82Hooker County42+2.4%
82Thomas County420%
84Logan County400%
85Wheeler County39-4.9%
86Hayes County37-5.1%
87Keya Paha County350%
88Sioux County28+3.7%
89Blaine County25+4.2%
90Loup County22-8.3%
91Arthur County18-14.3%
92Banner County12-7.7%
93McPherson County10-9.1%

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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/2022/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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/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), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/nebraska-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Douglas County, with 19,750 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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McPherson County, with 10 in 2022.

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