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Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate

Keya Paha County had the highest establishment entry rate of 85 counties in 2012, at 25%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.392% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.317%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25Keya Paha County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median7.39285 counties
Nebraska8.317History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 7.407 %Antelope County: 8.933 %Arthur County: 0 %Boone County: 6.452 %Box Butte County: 7.292 %Boyd County: 4.348 %Brown County: 5.691 %Buffalo County: 8.301 %Burt County: 8.287 %Butler County: 7.916 %Cass County: 6.363 %Cedar County: 7.076 %Chase County: 6.742 %Cherry County: 8.854 %Cheyenne County: 8.649 %Clay County: 9.581 %Colfax County: 6.517 %Cuming County: 6.289 %Custer County: 8.406 %Dakota County: 6.963 %Dawes County: 7.17 %Dawson County: 6.864 %Dixon County: 8.531 %Dodge County: 5.634 %Douglas County: 9.408 %Dundy County: 11.475 %Fillmore County: 4.808 %Franklin County: 10 %Frontier County: 15.152 %Furnas County: 7.843 %Gage County: 7.245 %Garden County: 10.753 %Garfield County: 3.315 %Gosper County: 7.143 %Greeley County: 8 %Hall County: 7.196 %Hamilton County: 6.476 %Harlan County: 10.05 %Hitchcock County: 4.839 %Holt County: 7.969 %Hooker County: 10.909 %Howard County: 7.115 %Jefferson County: 6.834 %Johnson County: 3.493 %Kearney County: 4.72 %Keith County: 8.05 %Keya Paha County: 25 %Kimball County: 8.439 %Knox County: 7.643 %Lancaster County: 9.054 %Lincoln County: 6.334 %Logan County: 18.605 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 7.392 %Merrick County: 14.052 %Morrill County: 13.265 %Nance County: 6.218 %Nemaha County: 2.809 %Nuckolls County: 6.369 %Otoe County: 8.264 %Perkins County: 8.621 %Phelps County: 7.348 %Pierce County: 9.852 %Platte County: 6.08 %Polk County: 8.56 %Red Willow County: 5.283 %Richardson County: 5.92 %Rock County: 11.765 %Saline County: 7.129 %Sarpy County: 9.511 %Saunders County: 10.345 %Scotts Bluff County: 6.573 %Seward County: 6.468 %Sheridan County: 8.469 %Sherman County: 6.623 %Sioux County: 24 %Stanton County: 4.396 %Thayer County: 6.933 %Thomas County: 14.286 %Thurston County: 7.895 %Valley County: 3.738 %Washington County: 9.677 %Wayne County: 7.658 %Webster County: 13.514 %York County: 5.252 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Sioux County: 24 %Sioux County24Logan County: 18.605 %Logan County18.605Frontier County: 15.152 %Frontier County15.152Thomas County: 14.286 %Thomas County14.286Merrick County: 14.052 %Merrick County14.052Webster County: 13.514 %Webster County13.514Morrill County: 13.265 %Morrill County13.265Rock County: 11.765 %Rock County11.765Dundy County: 11.475 %Dundy County11.475Hooker County: 10.909 %Hooker County10.909Garden County: 10.753 %Garden County10.753Saunders County: 10.345 %Saunders County10.345Harlan County: 10.05 %Harlan County10.05Franklin County: 10 %Franklin County10Pierce County: 9.852 %Pierce County9.852Washington County: 9.677 %Washington County9.677Clay County: 9.581 %Clay County9.581Sarpy County: 9.511 %Sarpy County9.511Douglas County: 9.408 %Douglas County9.408Lancaster County: 9.054 %Lancaster County9.054Antelope County: 8.933 %Antelope County8.933Cherry County: 8.854 %Cherry County8.854Cheyenne County: 8.649 %Cheyenne County8.649Perkins County: 8.621 %Perkins County8.621Polk County: 8.56 %Polk County8.56Dixon County: 8.531 %Dixon County8.531Sheridan County: 8.469 %Sheridan County8.469Kimball County: 8.439 %Kimball County8.439Custer County: 8.406 %Custer County8.406Buffalo County: 8.301 %Buffalo County8.301Burt County: 8.287 %Burt County8.287Otoe County: 8.264 %Otoe County8.264Keith County: 8.05 %Keith County8.05Greeley County: 8 %Greeley County8Holt County: 7.969 %Holt County7.969Butler County: 7.916 %Butler County7.916Thurston County: 7.895 %Thurston County7.895Furnas County: 7.843 %Furnas County7.843Wayne County: 7.658 %Wayne County7.658Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Sioux County: 24 %Sioux County24Logan County: 18.605 %Logan County18.605Frontier County: 15.152 %Frontier County15.152Thomas County: 14.286 %Thomas County14.286Merrick County: 14.052 %Merrick County14.052Webster County: 13.514 %Webster County13.514Morrill County: 13.265 %Morrill County13.265Rock County: 11.765 %Rock County11.765Dundy County: 11.475 %Dundy County11.475Hooker County: 10.909 %Hooker County10.909Garden County: 10.753 %Garden County10.753Saunders County: 10.345 %Saunders County10.345Harlan County: 10.05 %Harlan County10.05Franklin County: 10 %Franklin County10Pierce County: 9.852 %Pierce County9.852Washington County: 9.677 %Washington County9.677Clay County: 9.581 %Clay County9.581Sarpy County: 9.511 %Sarpy County9.511Douglas County: 9.408 %Douglas County9.408Lancaster County: 9.054 %Lancaster County9.054Antelope County: 8.933 %Antelope County8.933Cherry County: 8.854 %Cherry County8.854Cheyenne County: 8.649 %Cheyenne County8.649Perkins County: 8.621 %Perkins County8.621Polk County: 8.56 %Polk County8.56Dixon County: 8.531 %Dixon County8.531Sheridan County: 8.469 %Sheridan County8.469Kimball County: 8.439 %Kimball County8.439Custer County: 8.406 %Custer County8.406Buffalo County: 8.301 %Buffalo County8.301Burt County: 8.287 %Burt County8.287Otoe County: 8.264 %Otoe County8.264Keith County: 8.05 %Keith County8.05Greeley County: 8 %Greeley County8Holt County: 7.969 %Holt County7.969Butler County: 7.916 %Butler County7.916Thurston County: 7.895 %Thurston County7.895Furnas County: 7.843 %Furnas County7.843Wayne County: 7.658 %Wayne County7.658
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Keya Paha County25n/a
2Sioux County240 pts
3Logan County18.605n/a
4Frontier County15.152n/a
5Thomas County14.286n/a
6Merrick County14.052+5.76 pts
7Webster County13.514+2.25 pts
8Morrill County13.265+9.12 pts
9Rock County11.765+2.24 pts
10Dundy County11.475+1.22 pts
11Hooker County10.909-9.5 pts
12Garden County10.753n/a
13Saunders County10.345+0.51 pts
14Harlan County10.05+1.01 pts
15Franklin County10-4.39 pts
16Pierce County9.852+4.41 pts
17Washington County9.677+2.52 pts
18Clay County9.581+6.06 pts
19Sarpy County9.511-0.88 pts
20Douglas County9.408+0.06 pts
21Lancaster County9.054+0.01 pts
22Antelope County8.933+1.39 pts
23Cherry County8.854+2.65 pts
24Cheyenne County8.649+1.84 pts
25Perkins County8.621-0.15 pts
26Polk County8.56+1.58 pts
27Dixon County8.531+2.02 pts
28Sheridan County8.469+1.28 pts
29Kimball County8.439-0.88 pts
30Custer County8.406+1.42 pts
31Buffalo County8.301-0.21 pts
32Burt County8.287+0.96 pts
33Otoe County8.264+2.87 pts
34Keith County8.05-3.43 pts
35Greeley County8-7.87 pts
36Holt County7.969+2.84 pts
37Butler County7.916+0.85 pts
38Thurston County7.895-0.04 pts
39Furnas County7.843+1.31 pts
40Wayne County7.658+1.5 pts
41Knox County7.643+1.16 pts
42Adams County7.407+2.08 pts
43Madison County7.392+0.56 pts
44Phelps County7.348+0.24 pts
45Box Butte County7.292+1.83 pts
46Gage County7.245-0.42 pts
47Hall County7.196+0.52 pts
48Dawes County7.17-2.23 pts
49Gosper County7.143-0.4 pts
50Saline County7.129-0.33 pts
51Howard County7.115+3.94 pts
52Cedar County7.076-0.75 pts
53Dakota County6.963-1.29 pts
54Thayer County6.933+1.58 pts
55Dawson County6.864+0.51 pts
56Jefferson County6.834+2.81 pts
57Chase County6.742-1.47 pts
58Sherman County6.623-4.26 pts
59Scotts Bluff County6.573+0.33 pts
60Colfax County6.517+1.65 pts
61Hamilton County6.476-0.6 pts
62Seward County6.468+0.33 pts
63Boone County6.452+1.87 pts
64Nuckolls County6.369+0.69 pts
65Cass County6.363-1.08 pts
66Lincoln County6.334-1.58 pts
67Cuming County6.289+3.52 pts
68Nance County6.218-7.84 pts
69Platte County6.08+1.45 pts
70Richardson County5.92-0.4 pts
71Brown County5.691-4.71 pts
72Dodge County5.634-2.12 pts
73Red Willow County5.283-0.96 pts
74York County5.252-1.75 pts
75Hitchcock County4.839-8.38 pts
76Fillmore County4.808-4.44 pts
77Kearney County4.72-1.06 pts
78Stanton County4.396-2.97 pts
79Boyd County4.348-4.35 pts
80Valley County3.738-4.19 pts
81Johnson County3.493-2.34 pts
82Garfield County3.315+0.09 pts
83Nemaha County2.809-2.12 pts
84Arthur County00 pts
84McPherson County00 pts

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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. 8 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keya Paha County, with 25% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2012.

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. 8 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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