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Counties in Nebraska by employer firms

Douglas County had the highest employer firms of 93 counties in 2019, at 11,478. Banner County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 164 and the figure for Nebraska was 38,739. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11,478Douglas County
Lowest4Banner County
Median16493 counties
Nebraska38,739History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 819 countAntelope County: 197 countArthur County: 10 countBanner County: 4 countBlaine County: 12 countBoone County: 165 countBox Butte County: 260 countBoyd County: 60 countBrown County: 124 countBuffalo County: 1,420 countBurt County: 170 countButler County: 180 countCass County: 488 countCedar County: 253 countChase County: 134 countCherry County: 198 countCheyenne County: 233 countClay County: 163 countColfax County: 227 countCuming County: 298 countCuster County: 311 countDakota County: 378 countDawes County: 217 countDawson County: 557 countDeuel County: 46 countDixon County: 93 countDodge County: 858 countDouglas County: 11,478 countDundy County: 52 countFillmore County: 194 countFranklin County: 60 countFrontier County: 61 countFurnas County: 118 countGage County: 560 countGarden County: 43 countGarfield County: 94 countGosper County: 49 countGrant County: 25 countGreeley County: 64 countHall County: 1,525 countHamilton County: 255 countHarlan County: 95 countHayes County: 15 countHitchcock County: 57 countHolt County: 375 countHooker County: 26 countHoward County: 150 countJefferson County: 196 countJohnson County: 99 countKearney County: 154 countKeith County: 281 countKeya Paha County: 17 countKimball County: 110 countKnox County: 219 countLancaster County: 6,647 countLincoln County: 876 countLogan County: 20 countLoup County: 14 countMcPherson County: 5 countMadison County: 1,094 countMerrick County: 210 countMorrill County: 89 countNance County: 78 countNemaha County: 164 countNuckolls County: 141 countOtoe County: 403 countPawnee County: 53 countPerkins County: 108 countPhelps County: 309 countPierce County: 200 countPlatte County: 880 countPolk County: 117 countRed Willow County: 341 countRichardson County: 231 countRock County: 41 countSaline County: 256 countSarpy County: 2,998 countSaunders County: 476 countScotts Bluff County: 881 countSeward County: 392 countSheridan County: 132 countSherman County: 68 countSioux County: 15 countStanton County: 92 countThayer County: 167 countThomas County: 24 countThurston County: 99 countValley County: 164 countWashington County: 527 countWayne County: 216 countWebster County: 73 countWheeler County: 16 countYork County: 428 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Douglas County: 11,478 countDouglas County11,478Lancaster County: 6,647 countLancaster County6,647Sarpy County: 2,998 countSarpy County2,998Hall County: 1,525 countHall County1,525Buffalo County: 1,420 countBuffalo County1,420Madison County: 1,094 countMadison County1,094Scotts Bluff County: 881 countScotts Bluff County881Platte County: 880 countPlatte County880Lincoln County: 876 countLincoln County876Dodge County: 858 countDodge County858Adams County: 819 countAdams County819Gage County: 560 countGage County560Dawson County: 557 countDawson County557Washington County: 527 countWashington County527Cass County: 488 countCass County488Saunders County: 476 countSaunders County476York County: 428 countYork County428Otoe County: 403 countOtoe County403Seward County: 392 countSeward County392Dakota County: 378 countDakota County378Holt County: 375 countHolt County375Red Willow County: 341 countRed Willow County341Custer County: 311 countCuster County311Phelps County: 309 countPhelps County309Cuming County: 298 countCuming County298Keith County: 281 countKeith County281Box Butte County: 260 countBox Butte County260Saline County: 256 countSaline County256Hamilton County: 255 countHamilton County255Cedar County: 253 countCedar County253Cheyenne County: 233 countCheyenne County233Richardson County: 231 countRichardson County231Colfax County: 227 countColfax County227Knox County: 219 countKnox County219Dawes County: 217 countDawes County217Wayne County: 216 countWayne County216Merrick County: 210 countMerrick County210Pierce County: 200 countPierce County200Cherry County: 198 countCherry County198Antelope County: 197 countAntelope County197Douglas County: 11,478 countDouglas County11,478Lancaster County: 6,647 countLancaster County6,647Sarpy County: 2,998 countSarpy County2,998Hall County: 1,525 countHall County1,525Buffalo County: 1,420 countBuffalo County1,420Madison County: 1,094 countMadison County1,094Scotts Bluff County: 881 countScotts Bluff County881Platte County: 880 countPlatte County880Lincoln County: 876 countLincoln County876Dodge County: 858 countDodge County858Adams County: 819 countAdams County819Gage County: 560 countGage County560Dawson County: 557 countDawson County557Washington County: 527 countWashington County527Cass County: 488 countCass County488Saunders County: 476 countSaunders County476York County: 428 countYork County428Otoe County: 403 countOtoe County403Seward County: 392 countSeward County392Dakota County: 378 countDakota County378Holt County: 375 countHolt County375Red Willow County: 341 countRed Willow County341Custer County: 311 countCuster County311Phelps County: 309 countPhelps County309Cuming County: 298 countCuming County298Keith County: 281 countKeith County281Box Butte County: 260 countBox Butte County260Saline County: 256 countSaline County256Hamilton County: 255 countHamilton County255Cedar County: 253 countCedar County253Cheyenne County: 233 countCheyenne County233Richardson County: 231 countRichardson County231Colfax County: 227 countColfax County227Knox County: 219 countKnox County219Dawes County: 217 countDawes County217Wayne County: 216 countWayne County216Merrick County: 210 countMerrick County210Pierce County: 200 countPierce County200Cherry County: 198 countCherry County198Antelope County: 197 countAntelope County197
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
count		Change on 2018
1Douglas County11,478+0.9%
2Lancaster County6,647+0.9%
3Sarpy County2,998+1.4%
4Hall County1,525-0.6%
5Buffalo County1,420+1.6%
6Madison County1,094-0.9%
7Scotts Bluff County881-0.7%
8Platte County880-1.2%
9Lincoln County876-0.2%
10Dodge County858+0.7%
11Adams County819-1.7%
12Gage County560+0.2%
13Dawson County557-0.2%
14Washington County527+1.2%
15Cass County488+0.6%
16Saunders County476-0.2%
17York County428+1.9%
18Otoe County403-3.8%
19Seward County392-1%
20Dakota County378-0.5%
21Holt County375+0.5%
22Red Willow County341+2.4%
23Custer County311-3.4%
24Phelps County309+1.6%
25Cuming County298-2.3%
26Keith County281-4.1%
27Box Butte County260-1.5%
28Saline County256+4.5%
29Hamilton County255-1.9%
30Cedar County253-0.8%
31Cheyenne County233-5.7%
32Richardson County2310%
33Colfax County227-1.3%
34Knox County219-0.9%
35Dawes County217-7.7%
36Wayne County216+1.4%
37Merrick County210+2.4%
38Pierce County200-2.9%
39Cherry County198-1.5%
40Antelope County197+3.1%
41Jefferson County196-2.5%
42Fillmore County194-2%
43Butler County180-2.2%
44Burt County170+2.4%
45Thayer County167-3.5%
46Boone County1650%
47Nemaha County164-3%
47Valley County164-0.6%
49Clay County1630%
50Kearney County154-4.9%
51Howard County150+3.4%
52Nuckolls County141-2.1%
53Chase County134+2.3%
54Sheridan County132-3.6%
55Brown County124-1.6%
56Furnas County118-2.5%
57Polk County117-7.1%
58Kimball County110+7.8%
59Perkins County108-1.8%
60Johnson County99+1%
60Thurston County990%
62Harlan County95-5.9%
63Garfield County94+4.4%
64Dixon County93+1.1%
65Stanton County92+1.1%
66Morrill County89+4.7%
67Nance County78-4.9%
68Webster County73-1.4%
69Sherman County68-5.6%
70Greeley County64+1.6%
71Frontier County61+3.4%
72Boyd County60+1.7%
72Franklin County60+5.3%
74Hitchcock County570%
75Pawnee County53+1.9%
76Dundy County52+2%
77Gosper County490%
78Deuel County460%
79Garden County43-4.4%
80Rock County41-2.4%
81Hooker County26-10.3%
82Grant County250%
83Thomas County240%
84Logan County20-9.1%
85Keya Paha County170%
86Wheeler County16+6.7%
87Hayes County15-6.3%
87Sioux County15+25%
89Loup County14+7.7%
90Blaine County120%
91Arthur County100%
92McPherson County50%
93Banner County4-33.3%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Nebraska by employer firms, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Douglas County, with 11,478 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Banner County, with 4 in 2019.

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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