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Counties in Nebraska by employer firms

Douglas County had the highest employer firms of 93 counties in 2013, at 10,718. McPherson County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 163 and the figure for Nebraska was 37,333. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10,718Douglas County
Lowest5McPherson County
Median16393 counties
Nebraska37,333History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 832 countAntelope County: 196 countArthur County: 8 countBanner County: 8 countBlaine County: 9 countBoone County: 163 countBox Butte County: 274 countBoyd County: 59 countBrown County: 112 countBuffalo County: 1,293 countBurt County: 168 countButler County: 177 countCass County: 452 countCedar County: 250 countChase County: 125 countCherry County: 195 countCheyenne County: 248 countClay County: 151 countColfax County: 231 countCuming County: 310 countCuster County: 339 countDakota County: 397 countDawes County: 237 countDawson County: 572 countDeuel County: 50 countDixon County: 97 countDodge County: 872 countDouglas County: 10,718 countDundy County: 59 countFillmore County: 199 countFranklin County: 63 countFrontier County: 66 countFurnas County: 123 countGage County: 558 countGarden County: 44 countGarfield County: 87 countGosper County: 54 countGrant County: 23 countGreeley County: 56 countHall County: 1,518 countHamilton County: 251 countHarlan County: 98 countHayes County: 17 countHitchcock County: 59 countHolt County: 369 countHooker County: 29 countHoward County: 131 countJefferson County: 206 countJohnson County: 105 countKearney County: 161 countKeith County: 287 countKeya Paha County: 18 countKimball County: 111 countKnox County: 232 countLancaster County: 6,068 countLincoln County: 872 countLogan County: 23 countLoup County: 8 countMcPherson County: 5 countMadison County: 1,132 countMerrick County: 206 countMorrill County: 96 countNance County: 92 countNemaha County: 167 countNuckolls County: 146 countOtoe County: 406 countPawnee County: 57 countPerkins County: 109 countPhelps County: 296 countPierce County: 196 countPlatte County: 877 countPolk County: 133 countRed Willow County: 358 countRichardson County: 228 countRock County: 44 countSaline County: 246 countSarpy County: 2,581 countSaunders County: 458 countScotts Bluff County: 908 countSeward County: 364 countSheridan County: 141 countSherman County: 65 countSioux County: 11 countStanton County: 92 countThayer County: 173 countThomas County: 19 countThurston County: 90 countValley County: 156 countWashington County: 482 countWayne County: 222 countWebster County: 74 countWheeler County: 12 countYork County: 431 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Douglas County: 10,718 countDouglas County10,718Lancaster County: 6,068 countLancaster County6,068Sarpy County: 2,581 countSarpy County2,581Hall County: 1,518 countHall County1,518Buffalo County: 1,293 countBuffalo County1,293Madison County: 1,132 countMadison County1,132Scotts Bluff County: 908 countScotts Bluff County908Platte County: 877 countPlatte County877Dodge County: 872 countDodge County872Lincoln County: 872 countLincoln County872Adams County: 832 countAdams County832Dawson County: 572 countDawson County572Gage County: 558 countGage County558Washington County: 482 countWashington County482Saunders County: 458 countSaunders County458Cass County: 452 countCass County452York County: 431 countYork County431Otoe County: 406 countOtoe County406Dakota County: 397 countDakota County397Holt County: 369 countHolt County369Seward County: 364 countSeward County364Red Willow County: 358 countRed Willow County358Custer County: 339 countCuster County339Cuming County: 310 countCuming County310Phelps County: 296 countPhelps County296Keith County: 287 countKeith County287Box Butte County: 274 countBox Butte County274Hamilton County: 251 countHamilton County251Cedar County: 250 countCedar County250Cheyenne County: 248 countCheyenne County248Saline County: 246 countSaline County246Dawes County: 237 countDawes County237Knox County: 232 countKnox County232Colfax County: 231 countColfax County231Richardson County: 228 countRichardson County228Wayne County: 222 countWayne County222Jefferson County: 206 countJefferson County206Merrick County: 206 countMerrick County206Fillmore County: 199 countFillmore County199Antelope County: 196 countAntelope County196Douglas County: 10,718 countDouglas County10,718Lancaster County: 6,068 countLancaster County6,068Sarpy County: 2,581 countSarpy County2,581Hall County: 1,518 countHall County1,518Buffalo County: 1,293 countBuffalo County1,293Madison County: 1,132 countMadison County1,132Scotts Bluff County: 908 countScotts Bluff County908Platte County: 877 countPlatte County877Dodge County: 872 countDodge County872Lincoln County: 872 countLincoln County872Adams County: 832 countAdams County832Dawson County: 572 countDawson County572Gage County: 558 countGage County558Washington County: 482 countWashington County482Saunders County: 458 countSaunders County458Cass County: 452 countCass County452York County: 431 countYork County431Otoe County: 406 countOtoe County406Dakota County: 397 countDakota County397Holt County: 369 countHolt County369Seward County: 364 countSeward County364Red Willow County: 358 countRed Willow County358Custer County: 339 countCuster County339Cuming County: 310 countCuming County310Phelps County: 296 countPhelps County296Keith County: 287 countKeith County287Box Butte County: 274 countBox Butte County274Hamilton County: 251 countHamilton County251Cedar County: 250 countCedar County250Cheyenne County: 248 countCheyenne County248Saline County: 246 countSaline County246Dawes County: 237 countDawes County237Knox County: 232 countKnox County232Colfax County: 231 countColfax County231Richardson County: 228 countRichardson County228Wayne County: 222 countWayne County222Jefferson County: 206 countJefferson County206Merrick County: 206 countMerrick County206Fillmore County: 199 countFillmore County199Antelope County: 196 countAntelope County196
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count		Change on 2012
1Douglas County10,718+0.7%
2Lancaster County6,068+0.2%
3Sarpy County2,581-0.1%
4Hall County1,518+0.3%
5Buffalo County1,293+0.4%
6Madison County1,132+0.9%
7Scotts Bluff County908-1.4%
8Platte County877-0.5%
9Dodge County872+2%
9Lincoln County872-0.1%
11Adams County832-1.3%
12Dawson County572+1.4%
13Gage County558+0.7%
14Washington County482-0.2%
15Saunders County458+0.7%
16Cass County452+2.5%
17York County431-1.1%
18Otoe County406+0.7%
19Dakota County397-0.8%
20Holt County369-1.3%
21Seward County364-2.2%
22Red Willow County358-2.5%
23Custer County339+2.4%
24Cuming County310+2.6%
25Phelps County296-2.3%
26Keith County287-4.7%
27Box Butte County274-2.5%
28Hamilton County251+1.6%
29Cedar County250-3.1%
30Cheyenne County2480%
31Saline County246+1.2%
32Dawes County237-5.2%
33Knox County232+1.3%
34Colfax County231-2.1%
35Richardson County2280%
36Wayne County222+3.3%
37Jefferson County206+1.5%
37Merrick County2060%
39Fillmore County199+2.1%
40Antelope County196-2.5%
40Pierce County196-2%
42Cherry County195+3.2%
43Butler County177-3.8%
44Thayer County173+1.2%
45Burt County168-1.8%
46Nemaha County167-1.8%
47Boone County163-1.8%
48Kearney County161+1.3%
49Valley County156+2%
50Clay County151-0.7%
51Nuckolls County146+1.4%
52Sheridan County1410%
53Polk County133+8.1%
54Howard County131+4%
55Chase County125-3.1%
56Furnas County123-7.5%
57Brown County112-5.1%
58Kimball County111-1.8%
59Perkins County109-2.7%
60Johnson County1050%
61Harlan County98+3.2%
62Dixon County97-3%
63Morrill County96-1%
64Nance County92-2.1%
64Stanton County92+5.7%
66Thurston County90-1.1%
67Garfield County870%
68Webster County74+5.7%
69Frontier County66+1.5%
70Sherman County65-12.2%
71Franklin County63-4.5%
72Boyd County59-9.2%
72Dundy County59-4.8%
72Hitchcock County59+7.3%
75Pawnee County57+1.8%
76Greeley County56-6.7%
77Gosper County54-5.3%
78Deuel County50+6.4%
79Garden County44-4.3%
79Rock County440%
81Hooker County290%
82Grant County23-11.5%
82Logan County23+4.5%
84Thomas County190%
85Keya Paha County18-10%
86Hayes County17+6.3%
87Wheeler County120%
88Sioux County11-15.4%
89Blaine County90%
90Arthur County8-11.1%
90Banner County80%
90Loup 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Nebraska by employer firms, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Douglas County, with 10,718 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

McPherson County, with 5 in 2013.

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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