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Counties in Nebraska by employer firms

Douglas County had the highest employer firms of 93 counties in 2022, at 12,250. McPherson County had the lowest, at 5. The median was 162 and the figure for Nebraska was 39,873. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,250Douglas County
Lowest5McPherson County
Median16293 counties
Nebraska39,873History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 834 countAntelope County: 195 countArthur County: 11 countBanner County: 5 countBlaine County: 10 countBoone County: 164 countBox Butte County: 261 countBoyd County: 52 countBrown County: 128 countBuffalo County: 1,471 countBurt County: 157 countButler County: 185 countCass County: 498 countCedar County: 245 countChase County: 137 countCherry County: 193 countCheyenne County: 234 countClay County: 155 countColfax County: 236 countCuming County: 281 countCuster County: 306 countDakota County: 370 countDawes County: 203 countDawson County: 570 countDeuel County: 43 countDixon County: 92 countDodge County: 832 countDouglas County: 12,250 countDundy County: 58 countFillmore County: 185 countFranklin County: 70 countFrontier County: 61 countFurnas County: 120 countGage County: 547 countGarden County: 41 countGarfield County: 91 countGosper County: 50 countGrant County: 23 countGreeley County: 63 countHall County: 1,530 countHamilton County: 262 countHarlan County: 86 countHayes County: 17 countHitchcock County: 58 countHolt County: 378 countHooker County: 23 countHoward County: 147 countJefferson County: 188 countJohnson County: 95 countKearney County: 162 countKeith County: 282 countKeya Paha County: 15 countKimball County: 109 countKnox County: 214 countLancaster County: 6,880 countLincoln County: 842 countLogan County: 20 countLoup County: 12 countMcPherson County: 5 countMadison County: 1,049 countMerrick County: 202 countMorrill County: 102 countNance County: 86 countNemaha County: 149 countNuckolls County: 143 countOtoe County: 398 countPawnee County: 59 countPerkins County: 105 countPhelps County: 301 countPierce County: 207 countPlatte County: 872 countPolk County: 121 countRed Willow County: 335 countRichardson County: 226 countRock County: 40 countSaline County: 269 countSarpy County: 3,164 countSaunders County: 491 countScotts Bluff County: 875 countSeward County: 416 countSheridan County: 130 countSherman County: 69 countSioux County: 12 countStanton County: 94 countThayer County: 173 countThomas County: 22 countThurston County: 87 countValley County: 171 countWashington County: 545 countWayne County: 219 countWebster County: 74 countWheeler County: 13 countYork County: 439 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Douglas County: 12,250 countDouglas County12,250Lancaster County: 6,880 countLancaster County6,880Sarpy County: 3,164 countSarpy County3,164Hall County: 1,530 countHall County1,530Buffalo County: 1,471 countBuffalo County1,471Madison County: 1,049 countMadison County1,049Scotts Bluff County: 875 countScotts Bluff County875Platte County: 872 countPlatte County872Lincoln County: 842 countLincoln County842Adams County: 834 countAdams County834Dodge County: 832 countDodge County832Dawson County: 570 countDawson County570Gage County: 547 countGage County547Washington County: 545 countWashington County545Cass County: 498 countCass County498Saunders County: 491 countSaunders County491York County: 439 countYork County439Seward County: 416 countSeward County416Otoe County: 398 countOtoe County398Holt County: 378 countHolt County378Dakota County: 370 countDakota County370Red Willow County: 335 countRed Willow County335Custer County: 306 countCuster County306Phelps County: 301 countPhelps County301Keith County: 282 countKeith County282Cuming County: 281 countCuming County281Saline County: 269 countSaline County269Hamilton County: 262 countHamilton County262Box Butte County: 261 countBox Butte County261Cedar County: 245 countCedar County245Colfax County: 236 countColfax County236Cheyenne County: 234 countCheyenne County234Richardson County: 226 countRichardson County226Wayne County: 219 countWayne County219Knox County: 214 countKnox County214Pierce County: 207 countPierce County207Dawes County: 203 countDawes County203Merrick County: 202 countMerrick County202Antelope County: 195 countAntelope County195Cherry County: 193 countCherry County193Douglas County: 12,250 countDouglas County12,250Lancaster County: 6,880 countLancaster County6,880Sarpy County: 3,164 countSarpy County3,164Hall County: 1,530 countHall County1,530Buffalo County: 1,471 countBuffalo County1,471Madison County: 1,049 countMadison County1,049Scotts Bluff County: 875 countScotts Bluff County875Platte County: 872 countPlatte County872Lincoln County: 842 countLincoln County842Adams County: 834 countAdams County834Dodge County: 832 countDodge County832Dawson County: 570 countDawson County570Gage County: 547 countGage County547Washington County: 545 countWashington County545Cass County: 498 countCass County498Saunders County: 491 countSaunders County491York County: 439 countYork County439Seward County: 416 countSeward County416Otoe County: 398 countOtoe County398Holt County: 378 countHolt County378Dakota County: 370 countDakota County370Red Willow County: 335 countRed Willow County335Custer County: 306 countCuster County306Phelps County: 301 countPhelps County301Keith County: 282 countKeith County282Cuming County: 281 countCuming County281Saline County: 269 countSaline County269Hamilton County: 262 countHamilton County262Box Butte County: 261 countBox Butte County261Cedar County: 245 countCedar County245Colfax County: 236 countColfax County236Cheyenne County: 234 countCheyenne County234Richardson County: 226 countRichardson County226Wayne County: 219 countWayne County219Knox County: 214 countKnox County214Pierce County: 207 countPierce County207Dawes County: 203 countDawes County203Merrick County: 202 countMerrick County202Antelope County: 195 countAntelope County195Cherry County: 193 countCherry County193
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Douglas County12,250+1.8%
2Lancaster County6,880+1.5%
3Sarpy County3,164+1.2%
4Hall County1,530-0.7%
5Buffalo County1,471+1.9%
6Madison County1,049-1.5%
7Scotts Bluff County875+1.2%
8Platte County872-2%
9Lincoln County842-3.3%
10Adams County834+0.5%
11Dodge County832-0.5%
12Dawson County570+1.1%
13Gage County547-1.8%
14Washington County545-0.7%
15Cass County498-1.6%
16Saunders County491+0.2%
17York County439-0.2%
18Seward County416+3.7%
19Otoe County398-1%
20Holt County378-0.3%
21Dakota County370+1.1%
22Red Willow County3350%
23Custer County306+2.3%
24Phelps County301-1%
25Keith County282-1.1%
26Cuming County281-2.4%
27Saline County269+3.9%
28Hamilton County262-2.6%
29Box Butte County261+3.2%
30Cedar County245-3.2%
31Colfax County236+0.9%
32Cheyenne County234+2.6%
33Richardson County226+0.4%
34Wayne County219+2.3%
35Knox County214-2.7%
36Pierce County207+0.5%
37Dawes County203-3.8%
38Merrick County202+1%
39Antelope County195+2.6%
40Cherry County193-0.5%
41Jefferson County1880%
42Butler County185+3.4%
42Fillmore County185+1.6%
44Thayer County1730%
45Valley County171+1.2%
46Boone County164-0.6%
47Kearney County1620%
48Burt County157-2.5%
49Clay County155+0.6%
50Nemaha County149-5.1%
51Howard County147+2.8%
52Nuckolls County143+2.1%
53Chase County137+2.2%
54Sheridan County1300%
55Brown County1280%
56Polk County121+2.5%
57Furnas County120-4%
58Kimball County109-0.9%
59Perkins County105-1.9%
60Morrill County102+4.1%
61Johnson County95-1%
62Stanton County94+6.8%
63Dixon County92-8%
64Garfield County91-5.2%
65Thurston County87-4.4%
66Harlan County86-2.3%
66Nance County86+10.3%
68Webster County74+5.7%
69Franklin County70+12.9%
70Sherman County69-2.8%
71Greeley County63-4.5%
72Frontier County61+8.9%
73Pawnee County59+5.4%
74Dundy County58+13.7%
74Hitchcock County58+1.8%
76Boyd County52-1.9%
77Gosper County50-3.8%
78Deuel County43-4.4%
79Garden County41+10.8%
80Rock County400%
81Grant County23-11.5%
81Hooker County23+9.5%
83Thomas County220%
84Logan County200%
85Hayes County170%
86Keya Paha County150%
87Wheeler County130%
88Loup County12-7.7%
88Sioux County120%
90Arthur County11+10%
91Blaine County100%
92Banner County50%
92McPherson County5-16.7%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Douglas County, with 12,250 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

McPherson County, with 5 in 2022.

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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