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Counties in Nebraska by employer firm births

Douglas County had the highest employer firm births of 82 counties in 2005, at 865. Thomas County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 12 and the figure for Nebraska was 2,865. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest865Douglas County
Lowest0Thomas County
Median1282 counties
Nebraska2,865History

Map of counties, 2005

Adams County: 51 countAntelope County: 8 countArthur County: 0 countBanner County: 0 countBlaine County: 0 countBoone County: 11 countBox Butte County: 14 countBrown County: 7 countBuffalo County: 76 countBurt County: 10 countButler County: 15 countCass County: 45 countCedar County: 17 countChase County: 7 countCherry County: 8 countCheyenne County: 20 countClay County: 13 countColfax County: 14 countCuming County: 13 countCuster County: 20 countDakota County: 15 countDawes County: 16 countDawson County: 34 countDeuel County: 6 countDixon County: 5 countDodge County: 57 countDouglas County: 865 countDundy County: 5 countFillmore County: 9 countFranklin County: 4 countFrontier County: 5 countFurnas County: 12 countGage County: 24 countGarden County: 6 countGreeley County: 4 countHall County: 93 countHamilton County: 15 countHarlan County: 6 countHitchcock County: 5 countHolt County: 19 countHoward County: 8 countJefferson County: 5 countJohnson County: 7 countKearney County: 5 countKeith County: 14 countKimball County: 7 countKnox County: 9 countLancaster County: 479 countLincoln County: 54 countLogan County: 3 countLoup County: 0 countMadison County: 61 countMerrick County: 20 countMorrill County: 5 countNance County: 5 countNemaha County: 11 countNuckolls County: 9 countOtoe County: 20 countPawnee County: 7 countPerkins County: 6 countPhelps County: 24 countPierce County: 14 countPlatte County: 41 countPolk County: 3 countRed Willow County: 16 countRichardson County: 9 countSaline County: 14 countSarpy County: 215 countSaunders County: 36 countScotts Bluff County: 68 countSeward County: 17 countSheridan County: 12 countSherman County: 3 countStanton County: 15 countThayer County: 8 countThomas County: 0 countThurston County: 5 countValley County: 6 countWashington County: 28 countWayne County: 12 countWebster County: 5 countYork County: 20 count
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count, 2005. 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, 2005

Douglas County: 865 countDouglas County865Lancaster County: 479 countLancaster County479Sarpy County: 215 countSarpy County215Hall County: 93 countHall County93Buffalo County: 76 countBuffalo County76Scotts Bluff County: 68 countScotts Bluff County68Madison County: 61 countMadison County61Dodge County: 57 countDodge County57Lincoln County: 54 countLincoln County54Adams County: 51 countAdams County51Cass County: 45 countCass County45Platte County: 41 countPlatte County41Saunders County: 36 countSaunders County36Dawson County: 34 countDawson County34Washington County: 28 countWashington County28Gage County: 24 countGage County24Phelps County: 24 countPhelps County24Cheyenne County: 20 countCheyenne County20Custer County: 20 countCuster County20Merrick County: 20 countMerrick County20Otoe County: 20 countOtoe County20York County: 20 countYork County20Holt County: 19 countHolt County19Cedar County: 17 countCedar County17Seward County: 17 countSeward County17Dawes County: 16 countDawes County16Red Willow County: 16 countRed Willow County16Butler County: 15 countButler County15Dakota County: 15 countDakota County15Hamilton County: 15 countHamilton County15Stanton County: 15 countStanton County15Box Butte County: 14 countBox Butte County14Colfax County: 14 countColfax County14Keith County: 14 countKeith County14Pierce County: 14 countPierce County14Saline County: 14 countSaline County14Clay County: 13 countClay County13Cuming County: 13 countCuming County13Furnas County: 12 countFurnas County12Sheridan County: 12 countSheridan County12Douglas County: 865 countDouglas County865Lancaster County: 479 countLancaster County479Sarpy County: 215 countSarpy County215Hall County: 93 countHall County93Buffalo County: 76 countBuffalo County76Scotts Bluff County: 68 countScotts Bluff County68Madison County: 61 countMadison County61Dodge County: 57 countDodge County57Lincoln County: 54 countLincoln County54Adams County: 51 countAdams County51Cass County: 45 countCass County45Platte County: 41 countPlatte County41Saunders County: 36 countSaunders County36Dawson County: 34 countDawson County34Washington County: 28 countWashington County28Gage County: 24 countGage County24Phelps County: 24 countPhelps County24Cheyenne County: 20 countCheyenne County20Custer County: 20 countCuster County20Merrick County: 20 countMerrick County20Otoe County: 20 countOtoe County20York County: 20 countYork County20Holt County: 19 countHolt County19Cedar County: 17 countCedar County17Seward County: 17 countSeward County17Dawes County: 16 countDawes County16Red Willow County: 16 countRed Willow County16Butler County: 15 countButler County15Dakota County: 15 countDakota County15Hamilton County: 15 countHamilton County15Stanton County: 15 countStanton County15Box Butte County: 14 countBox Butte County14Colfax County: 14 countColfax County14Keith County: 14 countKeith County14Pierce County: 14 countPierce County14Saline County: 14 countSaline County14Clay County: 13 countClay County13Cuming County: 13 countCuming County13Furnas County: 12 countFurnas County12Sheridan County: 12 countSheridan County12
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

RankCounties2005
count		Change on 2004
1Douglas County865+6.7%
2Lancaster County479+0.4%
3Sarpy County215+3.4%
4Hall County93-7.9%
5Buffalo County76-17.4%
6Scotts Bluff County68+6.3%
7Madison County61+3.4%
8Dodge County57+78.1%
9Lincoln County54+17.4%
10Adams County51+13.3%
11Cass County45+104.5%
12Platte County41+5.1%
13Saunders County36+20%
14Dawson County34+36%
15Washington County28-41.7%
16Gage County24-7.7%
16Phelps County24+14.3%
18Cheyenne County200%
18Custer County20-16.7%
18Merrick County20+122.2%
18Otoe County20-37.5%
18York County200%
23Holt County19-34.5%
24Cedar County17+21.4%
24Seward County17-45.2%
26Dawes County16-11.1%
26Red Willow County160%
28Butler County15+50%
28Dakota County15-28.6%
28Hamilton County15+36.4%
28Stanton County15+200%
32Box Butte County14-26.3%
32Colfax County14+7.7%
32Keith County14-26.3%
32Pierce County14-12.5%
32Saline County14+55.6%
37Clay County13+160%
37Cuming County13+30%
39Furnas County12+300%
39Sheridan County12-7.7%
39Wayne County12+50%
42Boone County11+175%
42Nemaha County11-8.3%
44Burt County10+150%
45Fillmore County9+50%
45Knox County9+80%
45Nuckolls County9+50%
45Richardson County9-18.2%
49Antelope County8-42.9%
49Cherry County8-33.3%
49Howard County8-11.1%
49Thayer County8-57.9%
53Brown County70%
53Chase County7-46.2%
53Johnson County7-12.5%
53Kimball County7-30%
53Pawnee County7+75%
58Deuel County6n/a
58Garden County6n/a
58Harlan County6-45.5%
58Perkins County6-25%
58Valley County6-40%
63Dixon County50%
63Dundy County5+66.7%
63Frontier County5+66.7%
63Hitchcock County50%
63Jefferson County5-50%
63Kearney County5-64.3%
63Morrill County50%
63Nance County5+25%
63Thurston County5-16.7%
63Webster County5+66.7%
73Franklin County4-20%
73Greeley County40%
75Logan County3n/a
75Polk County3-62.5%
75Sherman County30%
78Arthur County0n/a
78Banner County0n/a
78Blaine County0n/a
78Loup County0n/a
78Thomas 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. 11 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2005 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, 2005) [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, 2005. 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=2005. 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, 2005. 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=2005.

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, 2005 [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=2005 (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, 2005}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/nebraska-counties?period=2005. 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 865 in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Thomas County, with 0 in 2005.

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. 11 counties have no value for 2005 and are not ranked.

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