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Counties in Nebraska by employer firms

Douglas County had the highest employer firms of 93 counties in 2014, at 10,884. McPherson County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 164 and the figure for Nebraska was 37,790. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10,884Douglas County
Lowest5McPherson County
Median16493 counties
Nebraska37,790History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 823 countAntelope County: 206 countArthur County: 7 countBanner County: 10 countBlaine County: 7 countBoone County: 167 countBox Butte County: 278 countBoyd County: 57 countBrown County: 118 countBuffalo County: 1,313 countBurt County: 168 countButler County: 176 countCass County: 450 countCedar County: 253 countChase County: 131 countCherry County: 191 countCheyenne County: 252 countClay County: 158 countColfax County: 228 countCuming County: 307 countCuster County: 342 countDakota County: 398 countDawes County: 246 countDawson County: 563 countDeuel County: 51 countDixon County: 97 countDodge County: 864 countDouglas County: 10,884 countDundy County: 53 countFillmore County: 204 countFranklin County: 63 countFrontier County: 57 countFurnas County: 120 countGage County: 576 countGarden County: 41 countGarfield County: 87 countGosper County: 57 countGrant County: 24 countGreeley County: 58 countHall County: 1,497 countHamilton County: 250 countHarlan County: 99 countHayes County: 14 countHitchcock County: 58 countHolt County: 364 countHooker County: 25 countHoward County: 133 countJefferson County: 205 countJohnson County: 105 countKearney County: 161 countKeith County: 290 countKeya Paha County: 19 countKimball County: 111 countKnox County: 225 countLancaster County: 6,204 countLincoln County: 889 countLogan County: 27 countLoup County: 8 countMcPherson County: 5 countMadison County: 1,136 countMerrick County: 207 countMorrill County: 94 countNance County: 92 countNemaha County: 164 countNuckolls County: 149 countOtoe County: 403 countPawnee County: 56 countPerkins County: 114 countPhelps County: 298 countPierce County: 188 countPlatte County: 869 countPolk County: 133 countRed Willow County: 366 countRichardson County: 235 countRock County: 42 countSaline County: 257 countSarpy County: 2,703 countSaunders County: 467 countScotts Bluff County: 905 countSeward County: 368 countSheridan County: 142 countSherman County: 67 countSioux County: 11 countStanton County: 96 countThayer County: 175 countThomas County: 20 countThurston County: 91 countValley County: 158 countWashington County: 491 countWayne County: 218 countWebster County: 74 countWheeler County: 13 countYork County: 428 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Douglas County: 10,884 countDouglas County10,884Lancaster County: 6,204 countLancaster County6,204Sarpy County: 2,703 countSarpy County2,703Hall County: 1,497 countHall County1,497Buffalo County: 1,313 countBuffalo County1,313Madison County: 1,136 countMadison County1,136Scotts Bluff County: 905 countScotts Bluff County905Lincoln County: 889 countLincoln County889Platte County: 869 countPlatte County869Dodge County: 864 countDodge County864Adams County: 823 countAdams County823Gage County: 576 countGage County576Dawson County: 563 countDawson County563Washington County: 491 countWashington County491Saunders County: 467 countSaunders County467Cass County: 450 countCass County450York County: 428 countYork County428Otoe County: 403 countOtoe County403Dakota County: 398 countDakota County398Seward County: 368 countSeward County368Red Willow County: 366 countRed Willow County366Holt County: 364 countHolt County364Custer County: 342 countCuster County342Cuming County: 307 countCuming County307Phelps County: 298 countPhelps County298Keith County: 290 countKeith County290Box Butte County: 278 countBox Butte County278Saline County: 257 countSaline County257Cedar County: 253 countCedar County253Cheyenne County: 252 countCheyenne County252Hamilton County: 250 countHamilton County250Dawes County: 246 countDawes County246Richardson County: 235 countRichardson County235Colfax County: 228 countColfax County228Knox County: 225 countKnox County225Wayne County: 218 countWayne County218Merrick County: 207 countMerrick County207Antelope County: 206 countAntelope County206Jefferson County: 205 countJefferson County205Fillmore County: 204 countFillmore County204Douglas County: 10,884 countDouglas County10,884Lancaster County: 6,204 countLancaster County6,204Sarpy County: 2,703 countSarpy County2,703Hall County: 1,497 countHall County1,497Buffalo County: 1,313 countBuffalo County1,313Madison County: 1,136 countMadison County1,136Scotts Bluff County: 905 countScotts Bluff County905Lincoln County: 889 countLincoln County889Platte County: 869 countPlatte County869Dodge County: 864 countDodge County864Adams County: 823 countAdams County823Gage County: 576 countGage County576Dawson County: 563 countDawson County563Washington County: 491 countWashington County491Saunders County: 467 countSaunders County467Cass County: 450 countCass County450York County: 428 countYork County428Otoe County: 403 countOtoe County403Dakota County: 398 countDakota County398Seward County: 368 countSeward County368Red Willow County: 366 countRed Willow County366Holt County: 364 countHolt County364Custer County: 342 countCuster County342Cuming County: 307 countCuming County307Phelps County: 298 countPhelps County298Keith County: 290 countKeith County290Box Butte County: 278 countBox Butte County278Saline County: 257 countSaline County257Cedar County: 253 countCedar County253Cheyenne County: 252 countCheyenne County252Hamilton County: 250 countHamilton County250Dawes County: 246 countDawes County246Richardson County: 235 countRichardson County235Colfax County: 228 countColfax County228Knox County: 225 countKnox County225Wayne County: 218 countWayne County218Merrick County: 207 countMerrick County207Antelope County: 206 countAntelope County206Jefferson County: 205 countJefferson County205Fillmore County: 204 countFillmore County204
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1Douglas County10,884+1.5%
2Lancaster County6,204+2.2%
3Sarpy County2,703+4.7%
4Hall County1,497-1.4%
5Buffalo County1,313+1.5%
6Madison County1,136+0.4%
7Scotts Bluff County905-0.3%
8Lincoln County889+1.9%
9Platte County869-0.9%
10Dodge County864-0.9%
11Adams County823-1.1%
12Gage County576+3.2%
13Dawson County563-1.6%
14Washington County491+1.9%
15Saunders County467+2%
16Cass County450-0.4%
17York County428-0.7%
18Otoe County403-0.7%
19Dakota County398+0.3%
20Seward County368+1.1%
21Red Willow County366+2.2%
22Holt County364-1.4%
23Custer County342+0.9%
24Cuming County307-1%
25Phelps County298+0.7%
26Keith County290+1%
27Box Butte County278+1.5%
28Saline County257+4.5%
29Cedar County253+1.2%
30Cheyenne County252+1.6%
31Hamilton County250-0.4%
32Dawes County246+3.8%
33Richardson County235+3.1%
34Colfax County228-1.3%
35Knox County225-3%
36Wayne County218-1.8%
37Merrick County207+0.5%
38Antelope County206+5.1%
39Jefferson County205-0.5%
40Fillmore County204+2.5%
41Cherry County191-2.1%
42Pierce County188-4.1%
43Butler County176-0.6%
44Thayer County175+1.2%
45Burt County1680%
46Boone County167+2.5%
47Nemaha County164-1.8%
48Kearney County1610%
49Clay County158+4.6%
49Valley County158+1.3%
51Nuckolls County149+2.1%
52Sheridan County142+0.7%
53Howard County133+1.5%
53Polk County1330%
55Chase County131+4.8%
56Furnas County120-2.4%
57Brown County118+5.4%
58Perkins County114+4.6%
59Kimball County1110%
60Johnson County1050%
61Harlan County99+1%
62Dixon County970%
63Stanton County96+4.3%
64Morrill County94-2.1%
65Nance County920%
66Thurston County91+1.1%
67Garfield County870%
68Webster County740%
69Sherman County67+3.1%
70Franklin County630%
71Greeley County58+3.6%
71Hitchcock County58-1.7%
73Boyd County57-3.4%
73Frontier County57-13.6%
73Gosper County57+5.6%
76Pawnee County56-1.8%
77Dundy County53-10.2%
78Deuel County51+2%
79Rock County42-4.5%
80Garden County41-6.8%
81Logan County27+17.4%
82Hooker County25-13.8%
83Grant County24+4.3%
84Thomas County20+5.3%
85Keya Paha County19+5.6%
86Hayes County14-17.6%
87Wheeler County13+8.3%
88Sioux County110%
89Banner County10+25%
90Loup County80%
91Arthur County7-12.5%
91Blaine County7-22.2%
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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by employer firms, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Douglas County, with 10,884 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

McPherson County, with 5 in 2014.

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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