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Counties in Nebraska by employer firms

Douglas County had the highest employer firms of 93 counties in 2021, at 12,028. Banner County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 162 and the figure for Nebraska was 39,533. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,028Douglas County
Lowest5Banner County
Median16293 counties
Nebraska39,533History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 830 countAntelope County: 190 countArthur County: 10 countBanner County: 5 countBlaine County: 10 countBoone County: 165 countBox Butte County: 253 countBoyd County: 53 countBrown County: 128 countBuffalo County: 1,443 countBurt County: 161 countButler County: 179 countCass County: 506 countCedar County: 253 countChase County: 134 countCherry County: 194 countCheyenne County: 228 countClay County: 154 countColfax County: 234 countCuming County: 288 countCuster County: 299 countDakota County: 366 countDawes County: 211 countDawson County: 564 countDeuel County: 45 countDixon County: 100 countDodge County: 836 countDouglas County: 12,028 countDundy County: 51 countFillmore County: 182 countFranklin County: 62 countFrontier County: 56 countFurnas County: 125 countGage County: 557 countGarden County: 37 countGarfield County: 96 countGosper County: 52 countGrant County: 26 countGreeley County: 66 countHall County: 1,541 countHamilton County: 269 countHarlan County: 88 countHayes County: 17 countHitchcock County: 57 countHolt County: 379 countHooker County: 21 countHoward County: 143 countJefferson County: 188 countJohnson County: 96 countKearney County: 162 countKeith County: 285 countKeya Paha County: 15 countKimball County: 110 countKnox County: 220 countLancaster County: 6,776 countLincoln County: 871 countLogan County: 20 countLoup County: 13 countMcPherson County: 6 countMadison County: 1,065 countMerrick County: 200 countMorrill County: 98 countNance County: 78 countNemaha County: 157 countNuckolls County: 140 countOtoe County: 402 countPawnee County: 56 countPerkins County: 107 countPhelps County: 304 countPierce County: 206 countPlatte County: 890 countPolk County: 118 countRed Willow County: 335 countRichardson County: 225 countRock County: 40 countSaline County: 259 countSarpy County: 3,125 countSaunders County: 490 countScotts Bluff County: 865 countSeward County: 401 countSheridan County: 130 countSherman County: 71 countSioux County: 12 countStanton County: 88 countThayer County: 173 countThomas County: 22 countThurston County: 91 countValley County: 169 countWashington County: 549 countWayne County: 214 countWebster County: 70 countWheeler County: 13 countYork County: 440 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Douglas County: 12,028 countDouglas County12,028Lancaster County: 6,776 countLancaster County6,776Sarpy County: 3,125 countSarpy County3,125Hall County: 1,541 countHall County1,541Buffalo County: 1,443 countBuffalo County1,443Madison County: 1,065 countMadison County1,065Platte County: 890 countPlatte County890Lincoln County: 871 countLincoln County871Scotts Bluff County: 865 countScotts Bluff County865Dodge County: 836 countDodge County836Adams County: 830 countAdams County830Dawson County: 564 countDawson County564Gage County: 557 countGage County557Washington County: 549 countWashington County549Cass County: 506 countCass County506Saunders County: 490 countSaunders County490York County: 440 countYork County440Otoe County: 402 countOtoe County402Seward County: 401 countSeward County401Holt County: 379 countHolt County379Dakota County: 366 countDakota County366Red Willow County: 335 countRed Willow County335Phelps County: 304 countPhelps County304Custer County: 299 countCuster County299Cuming County: 288 countCuming County288Keith County: 285 countKeith County285Hamilton County: 269 countHamilton County269Saline County: 259 countSaline County259Box Butte County: 253 countBox Butte County253Cedar County: 253 countCedar County253Colfax County: 234 countColfax County234Cheyenne County: 228 countCheyenne County228Richardson County: 225 countRichardson County225Knox County: 220 countKnox County220Wayne County: 214 countWayne County214Dawes County: 211 countDawes County211Pierce County: 206 countPierce County206Merrick County: 200 countMerrick County200Cherry County: 194 countCherry County194Antelope County: 190 countAntelope County190Douglas County: 12,028 countDouglas County12,028Lancaster County: 6,776 countLancaster County6,776Sarpy County: 3,125 countSarpy County3,125Hall County: 1,541 countHall County1,541Buffalo County: 1,443 countBuffalo County1,443Madison County: 1,065 countMadison County1,065Platte County: 890 countPlatte County890Lincoln County: 871 countLincoln County871Scotts Bluff County: 865 countScotts Bluff County865Dodge County: 836 countDodge County836Adams County: 830 countAdams County830Dawson County: 564 countDawson County564Gage County: 557 countGage County557Washington County: 549 countWashington County549Cass County: 506 countCass County506Saunders County: 490 countSaunders County490York County: 440 countYork County440Otoe County: 402 countOtoe County402Seward County: 401 countSeward County401Holt County: 379 countHolt County379Dakota County: 366 countDakota County366Red Willow County: 335 countRed Willow County335Phelps County: 304 countPhelps County304Custer County: 299 countCuster County299Cuming County: 288 countCuming County288Keith County: 285 countKeith County285Hamilton County: 269 countHamilton County269Saline County: 259 countSaline County259Box Butte County: 253 countBox Butte County253Cedar County: 253 countCedar County253Colfax County: 234 countColfax County234Cheyenne County: 228 countCheyenne County228Richardson County: 225 countRichardson County225Knox County: 220 countKnox County220Wayne County: 214 countWayne County214Dawes County: 211 countDawes County211Pierce County: 206 countPierce County206Merrick County: 200 countMerrick County200Cherry County: 194 countCherry County194Antelope County: 190 countAntelope County190
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count		Change on 2020
1Douglas County12,028+3.8%
2Lancaster County6,776+1.5%
3Sarpy County3,125+3.1%
4Hall County1,541+1.2%
5Buffalo County1,443+3.1%
6Madison County1,065-1.4%
7Platte County890+2.5%
8Lincoln County871+0.3%
9Scotts Bluff County865-1.4%
10Dodge County836-0.9%
11Adams County830+1.3%
12Dawson County564+1.8%
13Gage County557+1.3%
14Washington County549+6%
15Cass County506+2.8%
16Saunders County490+3.2%
17York County440+0.9%
18Otoe County402+1.8%
19Seward County401-0.5%
20Holt County379-0.8%
21Dakota County366-2.9%
22Red Willow County335+2.1%
23Phelps County304+0.3%
24Custer County299-3.2%
25Cuming County288+0.7%
26Keith County285-0.7%
27Hamilton County269+3.5%
28Saline County259+2.8%
29Box Butte County253-1.9%
29Cedar County253+2.8%
31Colfax County234+0.4%
32Cheyenne County2280%
33Richardson County225+0.9%
34Knox County220+2.3%
35Wayne County214-0.9%
36Dawes County211-2.8%
37Pierce County206+1.5%
38Merrick County200-3.4%
39Cherry County194+0.5%
40Antelope County190-2.1%
41Jefferson County188-2.6%
42Fillmore County182-1.6%
43Butler County179+2.3%
44Thayer County173+0.6%
45Valley County169+2.4%
46Boone County165+3.8%
47Kearney County162+3.8%
48Burt County161+0.6%
49Nemaha County157+1.9%
50Clay County154-3.1%
51Howard County143-0.7%
52Nuckolls County140+3.7%
53Chase County134-3.6%
54Sheridan County1300%
55Brown County128+4.1%
56Furnas County125+4.2%
57Polk County118-1.7%
58Kimball County110+2.8%
59Perkins County1070%
60Dixon County100+2%
61Morrill County98+2.1%
62Garfield County96+4.3%
62Johnson County96-1%
64Thurston County91+2.2%
65Harlan County880%
65Stanton County88-1.1%
67Nance County78-3.7%
68Sherman County71+4.4%
69Webster County70-2.8%
70Greeley County66+6.5%
71Franklin County62+5.1%
72Hitchcock County57+1.8%
73Frontier County56-6.7%
73Pawnee County56-6.7%
75Boyd County530%
76Gosper County52+6.1%
77Dundy County51-3.8%
78Deuel County450%
79Rock County40+2.6%
80Garden County37-7.5%
81Grant County26+4%
82Thomas County22-4.3%
83Hooker County21-8.7%
84Logan County20-4.8%
85Hayes County170%
86Keya Paha County150%
87Loup County130%
87Wheeler County13-13.3%
89Sioux County120%
90Arthur County100%
90Blaine County10-16.7%
92McPherson County6+20%
93Banner 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Douglas County, with 12,028 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Banner County, with 5 in 2021.

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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