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Counties in Nebraska by employer firm births

Douglas County had the highest employer firm births of 85 counties in 1995, at 828. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 12 and the figure for Nebraska was 2,917. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest828Douglas County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median1285 counties
Nebraska2,917History

Map of counties, 1995

Adams County: 41 countAntelope County: 19 countBanner County: 0 countBlaine County: 0 countBoone County: 13 countBox Butte County: 26 countBoyd County: 3 countBrown County: 11 countBuffalo County: 88 countBurt County: 16 countButler County: 14 countCass County: 27 countCedar County: 11 countChase County: 11 countCherry County: 16 countCheyenne County: 21 countClay County: 5 countColfax County: 19 countCuming County: 17 countCuster County: 26 countDakota County: 32 countDawes County: 15 countDawson County: 29 countDeuel County: 3 countDixon County: 9 countDodge County: 58 countDouglas County: 828 countDundy County: 8 countFillmore County: 12 countFranklin County: 8 countFrontier County: 3 countFurnas County: 10 countGage County: 30 countGarfield County: 9 countGosper County: 5 countGrant County: 4 countHall County: 101 countHamilton County: 15 countHarlan County: 7 countHitchcock County: 5 countHolt County: 28 countHooker County: 4 countHoward County: 10 countJefferson County: 15 countJohnson County: 11 countKearney County: 8 countKeith County: 21 countKimball County: 8 countKnox County: 7 countLancaster County: 421 countLincoln County: 60 countLogan County: 0 countLoup County: 0 countMcPherson County: 0 countMadison County: 69 countMerrick County: 21 countMorrill County: 6 countNance County: 10 countNemaha County: 10 countNuckolls County: 24 countOtoe County: 29 countPawnee County: 5 countPerkins County: 6 countPhelps County: 19 countPierce County: 12 countPlatte County: 64 countPolk County: 4 countRed Willow County: 15 countRichardson County: 34 countSaline County: 13 countSarpy County: 142 countSaunders County: 27 countScotts Bluff County: 72 countSeward County: 32 countSheridan County: 9 countSherman County: 5 countStanton County: 5 countThayer County: 18 countThomas County: 3 countThurston County: 5 countValley County: 9 countWashington County: 42 countWayne County: 11 countWebster County: 5 countYork County: 24 count
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count, 1995. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1995

Douglas County: 828 countDouglas County828Lancaster County: 421 countLancaster County421Sarpy County: 142 countSarpy County142Hall County: 101 countHall County101Buffalo County: 88 countBuffalo County88Scotts Bluff County: 72 countScotts Bluff County72Madison County: 69 countMadison County69Platte County: 64 countPlatte County64Lincoln County: 60 countLincoln County60Dodge County: 58 countDodge County58Washington County: 42 countWashington County42Adams County: 41 countAdams County41Richardson County: 34 countRichardson County34Dakota County: 32 countDakota County32Seward County: 32 countSeward County32Gage County: 30 countGage County30Dawson County: 29 countDawson County29Otoe County: 29 countOtoe County29Holt County: 28 countHolt County28Cass County: 27 countCass County27Saunders County: 27 countSaunders County27Box Butte County: 26 countBox Butte County26Custer County: 26 countCuster County26Nuckolls County: 24 countNuckolls County24York County: 24 countYork County24Cheyenne County: 21 countCheyenne County21Keith County: 21 countKeith County21Merrick County: 21 countMerrick County21Antelope County: 19 countAntelope County19Colfax County: 19 countColfax County19Phelps County: 19 countPhelps County19Thayer County: 18 countThayer County18Cuming County: 17 countCuming County17Burt County: 16 countBurt County16Cherry County: 16 countCherry County16Dawes County: 15 countDawes County15Hamilton County: 15 countHamilton County15Jefferson County: 15 countJefferson County15Red Willow County: 15 countRed Willow County15Butler County: 14 countButler County14Douglas County: 828 countDouglas County828Lancaster County: 421 countLancaster County421Sarpy County: 142 countSarpy County142Hall County: 101 countHall County101Buffalo County: 88 countBuffalo County88Scotts Bluff County: 72 countScotts Bluff County72Madison County: 69 countMadison County69Platte County: 64 countPlatte County64Lincoln County: 60 countLincoln County60Dodge County: 58 countDodge County58Washington County: 42 countWashington County42Adams County: 41 countAdams County41Richardson County: 34 countRichardson County34Dakota County: 32 countDakota County32Seward County: 32 countSeward County32Gage County: 30 countGage County30Dawson County: 29 countDawson County29Otoe County: 29 countOtoe County29Holt County: 28 countHolt County28Cass County: 27 countCass County27Saunders County: 27 countSaunders County27Box Butte County: 26 countBox Butte County26Custer County: 26 countCuster County26Nuckolls County: 24 countNuckolls County24York County: 24 countYork County24Cheyenne County: 21 countCheyenne County21Keith County: 21 countKeith County21Merrick County: 21 countMerrick County21Antelope County: 19 countAntelope County19Colfax County: 19 countColfax County19Phelps County: 19 countPhelps County19Thayer County: 18 countThayer County18Cuming County: 17 countCuming County17Burt County: 16 countBurt County16Cherry County: 16 countCherry County16Dawes County: 15 countDawes County15Hamilton County: 15 countHamilton County15Jefferson County: 15 countJefferson County15Red Willow County: 15 countRed Willow County15Butler County: 14 countButler County14
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties1995
count		Change on 1994
1Douglas County8280%
2Lancaster County421-6.4%
3Sarpy County142-15%
4Hall County101-7.3%
5Buffalo County88+25.7%
6Scotts Bluff County72+9.1%
7Madison County69+30.2%
8Platte County64+8.5%
9Lincoln County60+30.4%
10Dodge County58+13.7%
11Washington County42+7.7%
12Adams County41-19.6%
13Richardson County34+183.3%
14Dakota County32+6.7%
14Seward County32-3%
16Gage County30-3.2%
17Dawson County29-17.1%
17Otoe County29-6.5%
19Holt County28+33.3%
20Cass County27-27%
20Saunders County27+8%
22Box Butte County26+52.9%
22Custer County26-3.7%
24Nuckolls County24+118.2%
24York County24+9.1%
26Cheyenne County21-19.2%
26Keith County210%
26Merrick County210%
29Antelope County19+72.7%
29Colfax County19+35.7%
29Phelps County19-13.6%
32Thayer County18-5.3%
33Cuming County17-34.6%
34Burt County16-5.9%
34Cherry County160%
36Dawes County150%
36Hamilton County150%
36Jefferson County15+66.7%
36Red Willow County15-40%
40Butler County14-6.7%
41Boone County13+8.3%
41Saline County13-13.3%
43Fillmore County12-7.7%
43Pierce County12-20%
45Brown County11+83.3%
45Cedar County11-42.1%
45Chase County110%
45Johnson County11+83.3%
45Wayne County11-8.3%
50Furnas County10+42.9%
50Howard County100%
50Nance County10+42.9%
50Nemaha County10-9.1%
54Dixon County9-50%
54Garfield County9+80%
54Sheridan County9-18.2%
54Valley County9+50%
58Dundy County8n/a
58Franklin County80%
58Kearney County8-46.7%
58Kimball County8-11.1%
62Harlan County70%
62Knox County7-36.4%
64Morrill County6-45.5%
64Perkins County6-14.3%
66Clay County5-28.6%
66Gosper County5n/a
66Hitchcock County5+66.7%
66Pawnee County5-16.7%
66Sherman County5-44.4%
66Stanton County5-58.3%
66Thurston County5-28.6%
66Webster County5+25%
74Grant County40%
74Hooker County40%
74Polk County4-55.6%
77Boyd County3-57.1%
77Deuel County3-57.1%
77Frontier County3-25%
77Thomas County3n/a
81Banner County0n/a
81Blaine County0n/a
81Logan County0n/a
81Loup County0n/a
81McPherson County0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 8 counties with data in other periods have no value for 1995 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Nebraska by employer firm births, 1995) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Nebraska by employer firm births, 1995. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/nebraska-counties?period=1995. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Nebraska by employer firm births, 1995. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/nebraska-counties?period=1995.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Nebraska by employer firm births, 1995 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/nebraska-counties?period=1995 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Counties in Nebraska by employer firm births, 1995}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/nebraska-counties?period=1995. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
}
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Douglas County, with 828 in 1995, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

McPherson County, with 0 in 1995.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22. 8 counties have no value for 1995 and are not ranked.

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