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Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate, 2023

Blaine County had the highest establishment entry rate of 81 counties in 2023, at 27.273%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.715% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.953%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.273Blaine County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median7.71581 counties
Nebraska8.953History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Blaine County: 27.273 %Blaine County27.273Keya Paha County: 19.355 %Keya Paha County19.355Greeley County: 16.176 %Greeley County16.176Burt County: 15.652 %Burt County15.652Deuel County: 14.737 %Deuel County14.737Dawes County: 13.212 %Dawes County13.212Dixon County: 12.308 %Dixon County12.308Cass County: 12.008 %Cass County12.008Gosper County: 11.538 %Gosper County11.538Saunders County: 11.006 %Saunders County11.006Custer County: 10.827 %Custer County10.827Nemaha County: 10.726 %Nemaha County10.726Boyd County: 10.714 %Boyd County10.714Perkins County: 10.619 %Perkins County10.619Sarpy County: 10.24 %Sarpy County10.24Douglas County: 10.197 %Douglas County10.197Washington County: 10.184 %Washington County10.184Howard County: 9.836 %Howard County9.836Rock County: 9.524 %Rock County9.524Lancaster County: 9.436 %Lancaster County9.436York County: 9.129 %York County9.129Phelps County: 9.077 %Phelps County9.077Brown County: 8.889 %Brown County8.889Cedar County: 8.829 %Cedar County8.829Chase County: 8.511 %Chase County8.511Seward County: 8.324 %Seward County8.324Dodge County: 8.186 %Dodge County8.186Furnas County: 8.178 %Furnas County8.178Gage County: 8.136 %Gage County8.136Dakota County: 8.101 %Dakota County8.101Cheyenne County: 8.061 %Cheyenne County8.061Merrick County: 7.981 %Merrick County7.981Antelope County: 7.98 %Antelope County7.98Hall County: 7.979 %Hall County7.979Red Willow County: 7.923 %Red Willow County7.923Sheridan County: 7.885 %Sheridan County7.885Platte County: 7.825 %Platte County7.825Cuming County: 7.783 %Cuming County7.783Saline County: 7.783 %Saline County7.783Holt County: 7.769 %Holt County7.769
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Blaine County27.273n/a
2Keya Paha County19.355-0.64 pts
3Greeley County16.176n/a
4Burt County15.652+9.77 pts
5Deuel County14.737n/a
6Dawes County13.212+6.83 pts
7Dixon County12.308+8.35 pts
8Cass County12.008+2.91 pts
9Gosper County11.538+3.85 pts
10Saunders County11.006-0.08 pts
11Custer County10.827+0.97 pts
12Nemaha County10.726+6.94 pts
13Boyd County10.714+5.31 pts
14Perkins County10.619+6.13 pts
15Sarpy County10.24+0.02 pts
16Douglas County10.197-0.31 pts
17Washington County10.184+0.34 pts
18Howard County9.836+0.44 pts
19Rock County9.524n/a
20Lancaster County9.436+0.13 pts
21York County9.129+1.33 pts
22Phelps County9.077+1.81 pts
23Brown County8.889+2.9 pts
24Cedar County8.829+1.66 pts
25Chase County8.511+0.76 pts
26Seward County8.324-1.23 pts
27Dodge County8.186+0.79 pts
28Furnas County8.178+1.7 pts
29Gage County8.136+1.6 pts
30Dakota County8.101-1.6 pts
31Cheyenne County8.061-1.31 pts
32Merrick County7.981+0.94 pts
33Antelope County7.98-0.63 pts
34Hall County7.979+0.64 pts
35Red Willow County7.923+3.49 pts
36Sheridan County7.885-2.83 pts
37Platte County7.825+1.78 pts
38Cuming County7.783+0.44 pts
38Saline County7.783-2.58 pts
40Holt County7.769+1.49 pts
41Boone County7.715-2.26 pts
42Keith County7.667+1.98 pts
43Dawson County7.607-0.1 pts
44Hamilton County7.547+1.73 pts
45Morrill County7.477-2 pts
46Buffalo County7.238-1.7 pts
47Madison County7.112+0.42 pts
48Adams County7.104+0.42 pts
49Butler County7.071-2.8 pts
50Lincoln County7.023+0.67 pts
51Webster County7.018-1.47 pts
52Otoe County7.009+0.91 pts
53Valley County6.997-2.89 pts
54Sherman County6.803-2.66 pts
55Thurston County6.78-0.72 pts
56Thayer County6.753+1.54 pts
57Richardson County6.3970 pts
58Clay County6.377-2.32 pts
59Pawnee County6.349-0.1 pts
59Stanton County6.349-7.48 pts
61Wayne County6.127-0.94 pts
62Cherry County5.955-0.94 pts
63Jefferson County5.811+2.41 pts
64Kearney County5.797-1.1 pts
65Scotts Bluff County5.714-3.41 pts
66Harlan County5.618+0.12 pts
67Kimball County5.556-0.61 pts
68Box Butte County5.128-1.86 pts
69Johnson County5.102-3.77 pts
70Polk County4.858-3.11 pts
71Hitchcock County4.8-3.07 pts
72Fillmore County4.651-0.41 pts
73Nuckolls County4.56-3.16 pts
74Knox County4.545-1.57 pts
75Colfax County4.499-4.97 pts
76Garfield County4.324+0.14 pts
77Pierce County2.871-4.14 pts
78Arthur County0n/a
78Banner County00 pts
78Franklin County0-14.87 pts
78McPherson County00 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 12 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/establishment-entry-rate/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/nebraska-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Blaine County, with 27.273% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2023.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 12 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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