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Counties in Nebraska by employer firms

Douglas County had the highest employer firms of 93 counties in 2012, at 10,644. McPherson County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 166 and the figure for Nebraska was 37,382. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10,644Douglas County
Lowest5McPherson County
Median16693 counties
Nebraska37,382History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 843 countAntelope County: 201 countArthur County: 9 countBanner County: 8 countBlaine County: 9 countBoone County: 166 countBox Butte County: 281 countBoyd County: 65 countBrown County: 118 countBuffalo County: 1,288 countBurt County: 171 countButler County: 184 countCass County: 441 countCedar County: 258 countChase County: 129 countCherry County: 189 countCheyenne County: 248 countClay County: 152 countColfax County: 236 countCuming County: 302 countCuster County: 331 countDakota County: 400 countDawes County: 250 countDawson County: 564 countDeuel County: 47 countDixon County: 100 countDodge County: 855 countDouglas County: 10,644 countDundy County: 62 countFillmore County: 195 countFranklin County: 66 countFrontier County: 65 countFurnas County: 133 countGage County: 554 countGarden County: 46 countGarfield County: 87 countGosper County: 57 countGrant County: 26 countGreeley County: 60 countHall County: 1,514 countHamilton County: 247 countHarlan County: 95 countHayes County: 16 countHitchcock County: 55 countHolt County: 374 countHooker County: 29 countHoward County: 126 countJefferson County: 203 countJohnson County: 105 countKearney County: 159 countKeith County: 301 countKeya Paha County: 20 countKimball County: 113 countKnox County: 229 countLancaster County: 6,056 countLincoln County: 873 countLogan County: 22 countLoup County: 8 countMcPherson County: 5 countMadison County: 1,122 countMerrick County: 206 countMorrill County: 97 countNance County: 94 countNemaha County: 170 countNuckolls County: 144 countOtoe County: 403 countPawnee County: 56 countPerkins County: 112 countPhelps County: 303 countPierce County: 200 countPlatte County: 881 countPolk County: 123 countRed Willow County: 367 countRichardson County: 228 countRock County: 44 countSaline County: 243 countSarpy County: 2,584 countSaunders County: 455 countScotts Bluff County: 921 countSeward County: 372 countSheridan County: 141 countSherman County: 74 countSioux County: 13 countStanton County: 87 countThayer County: 171 countThomas County: 19 countThurston County: 91 countValley County: 153 countWashington County: 483 countWayne County: 215 countWebster County: 70 countWheeler County: 12 countYork County: 436 count
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count, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Douglas County: 10,644 countDouglas County10,644Lancaster County: 6,056 countLancaster County6,056Sarpy County: 2,584 countSarpy County2,584Hall County: 1,514 countHall County1,514Buffalo County: 1,288 countBuffalo County1,288Madison County: 1,122 countMadison County1,122Scotts Bluff County: 921 countScotts Bluff County921Platte County: 881 countPlatte County881Lincoln County: 873 countLincoln County873Dodge County: 855 countDodge County855Adams County: 843 countAdams County843Dawson County: 564 countDawson County564Gage County: 554 countGage County554Washington County: 483 countWashington County483Saunders County: 455 countSaunders County455Cass County: 441 countCass County441York County: 436 countYork County436Otoe County: 403 countOtoe County403Dakota County: 400 countDakota County400Holt County: 374 countHolt County374Seward County: 372 countSeward County372Red Willow County: 367 countRed Willow County367Custer County: 331 countCuster County331Phelps County: 303 countPhelps County303Cuming County: 302 countCuming County302Keith County: 301 countKeith County301Box Butte County: 281 countBox Butte County281Cedar County: 258 countCedar County258Dawes County: 250 countDawes County250Cheyenne County: 248 countCheyenne County248Hamilton County: 247 countHamilton County247Saline County: 243 countSaline County243Colfax County: 236 countColfax County236Knox County: 229 countKnox County229Richardson County: 228 countRichardson County228Wayne County: 215 countWayne County215Merrick County: 206 countMerrick County206Jefferson County: 203 countJefferson County203Antelope County: 201 countAntelope County201Pierce County: 200 countPierce County200Douglas County: 10,644 countDouglas County10,644Lancaster County: 6,056 countLancaster County6,056Sarpy County: 2,584 countSarpy County2,584Hall County: 1,514 countHall County1,514Buffalo County: 1,288 countBuffalo County1,288Madison County: 1,122 countMadison County1,122Scotts Bluff County: 921 countScotts Bluff County921Platte County: 881 countPlatte County881Lincoln County: 873 countLincoln County873Dodge County: 855 countDodge County855Adams County: 843 countAdams County843Dawson County: 564 countDawson County564Gage County: 554 countGage County554Washington County: 483 countWashington County483Saunders County: 455 countSaunders County455Cass County: 441 countCass County441York County: 436 countYork County436Otoe County: 403 countOtoe County403Dakota County: 400 countDakota County400Holt County: 374 countHolt County374Seward County: 372 countSeward County372Red Willow County: 367 countRed Willow County367Custer County: 331 countCuster County331Phelps County: 303 countPhelps County303Cuming County: 302 countCuming County302Keith County: 301 countKeith County301Box Butte County: 281 countBox Butte County281Cedar County: 258 countCedar County258Dawes County: 250 countDawes County250Cheyenne County: 248 countCheyenne County248Hamilton County: 247 countHamilton County247Saline County: 243 countSaline County243Colfax County: 236 countColfax County236Knox County: 229 countKnox County229Richardson County: 228 countRichardson County228Wayne County: 215 countWayne County215Merrick County: 206 countMerrick County206Jefferson County: 203 countJefferson County203Antelope County: 201 countAntelope County201Pierce County: 200 countPierce County200
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012
count		Change on 2011
1Douglas County10,644+0.6%
2Lancaster County6,056+1.5%
3Sarpy County2,584+0.7%
4Hall County1,514-1%
5Buffalo County1,288+0.6%
6Madison County1,122+1.8%
7Scotts Bluff County9210%
8Platte County881-1.5%
9Lincoln County8730%
10Dodge County855-1%
11Adams County843+1.4%
12Dawson County564-0.2%
13Gage County554+1.7%
14Washington County483+0.2%
15Saunders County455+3.2%
16Cass County441-4.1%
17York County436+0.9%
18Otoe County403+0.8%
19Dakota County400+0.8%
20Holt County374+1.6%
21Seward County372+0.8%
22Red Willow County367-0.5%
23Custer County331+1.8%
24Phelps County303+3.8%
25Cuming County302-1.3%
26Keith County301+0.7%
27Box Butte County281+1.8%
28Cedar County258+2%
29Dawes County250-3.1%
30Cheyenne County248+0.8%
31Hamilton County247+0.4%
32Saline County243-2.4%
33Colfax County236+1.3%
34Knox County229+0.9%
35Richardson County2280%
36Wayne County215+0.9%
37Merrick County206+5.6%
38Jefferson County2030%
39Antelope County201+4.7%
40Pierce County200+3.1%
41Fillmore County195+0.5%
42Cherry County189+2.7%
43Butler County184+4%
44Burt County171+4.3%
44Thayer County171+1.8%
46Nemaha County170-2.3%
47Boone County166+1.2%
48Kearney County1590%
49Valley County153-3.8%
50Clay County152+4.1%
51Nuckolls County1440%
52Sheridan County141-0.7%
53Furnas County133+2.3%
54Chase County1290%
55Howard County126+5.9%
56Polk County123+2.5%
57Brown County118-0.8%
58Kimball County113-0.9%
59Perkins County112+3.7%
60Johnson County105-7.1%
61Dixon County1000%
62Morrill County97+9%
63Harlan County95-1%
64Nance County94+3.3%
65Thurston County91-10.8%
66Garfield County87-3.3%
66Stanton County87-4.4%
68Sherman County74+7.2%
69Webster County70+9.4%
70Franklin County66+4.8%
71Boyd County65-1.5%
71Frontier County65+10.2%
73Dundy County62+5.1%
74Greeley County60-4.8%
75Gosper County57+7.5%
76Pawnee County56-8.2%
77Hitchcock County55-3.5%
78Deuel County47-2.1%
79Garden County46+2.2%
80Rock County44+7.3%
81Hooker County29+11.5%
82Grant County26+4%
83Logan County22+15.8%
84Keya Paha County200%
85Thomas County19-9.5%
86Hayes County16+6.7%
87Sioux County13+8.3%
88Wheeler County120%
89Arthur County9-10%
89Blaine County9+12.5%
91Banner County8+14.3%
91Loup County80%
93McPherson County50%

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About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Nebraska by employer firms, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by employer firms, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/nebraska-counties?period=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Nebraska by employer firms, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/nebraska-counties?period=2012.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by employer firms, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/nebraska-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Douglas County, with 10,644 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

McPherson County, with 5 in 2012.

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: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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