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Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate

Hooker County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2017, at 23.077%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.33% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.274%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.077Hooker County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median7.3383 counties
Nebraska8.274History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 5.752 %Antelope County: 7.583 %Arthur County: 0 %Banner County: 0 %Boone County: 4.558 %Box Butte County: 6.786 %Brown County: 8.429 %Buffalo County: 8.13 %Burt County: 5.291 %Butler County: 8.971 %Cass County: 10.484 %Cedar County: 6.606 %Chase County: 5.091 %Cherry County: 9.569 %Cheyenne County: 6.75 %Clay County: 12.813 %Colfax County: 5.138 %Cuming County: 5.873 %Custer County: 7.627 %Dakota County: 9.069 %Dawes County: 10 %Dawson County: 6.327 %Deuel County: 5.882 %Dixon County: 7.33 %Dodge County: 7.101 %Douglas County: 9.617 %Fillmore County: 4.186 %Franklin County: 5.797 %Frontier County: 15.385 %Furnas County: 7.612 %Gage County: 6.913 %Garden County: 8 %Garfield County: 6.557 %Gosper County: 5.769 %Greeley County: 5 %Hall County: 8.591 %Hamilton County: 5.644 %Harlan County: 11.06 %Holt County: 4.792 %Hooker County: 23.077 %Howard County: 11.65 %Jefferson County: 5.263 %Johnson County: 6.512 %Kearney County: 5.78 %Keith County: 7.862 %Kimball County: 8.219 %Knox County: 7.296 %Lancaster County: 7.553 %Lincoln County: 7.411 %Logan County: 22.727 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 6.399 %Merrick County: 6.881 %Morrill County: 6.186 %Nance County: 7.273 %Nemaha County: 8.235 %Nuckolls County: 6.329 %Otoe County: 7.451 %Pawnee County: 9.677 %Perkins County: 9.402 %Phelps County: 7.121 %Pierce County: 8.095 %Platte County: 6.125 %Polk County: 6.569 %Red Willow County: 7.682 %Richardson County: 5.952 %Saline County: 7.246 %Sarpy County: 9.837 %Saunders County: 9 %Scotts Bluff County: 9.01 %Seward County: 9.249 %Sheridan County: 7.383 %Sherman County: 6.452 %Stanton County: 6.03 %Thayer County: 7.712 %Thomas County: 17.021 %Thurston County: 9.009 %Valley County: 10.909 %Washington County: 8.727 %Wayne County: 4.878 %Webster County: 8 %Wheeler County: 20.69 %York County: 6.022 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Hooker County: 23.077 %Hooker County23.077Logan County: 22.727 %Logan County22.727Wheeler County: 20.69 %Wheeler County20.69Thomas County: 17.021 %Thomas County17.021Frontier County: 15.385 %Frontier County15.385Clay County: 12.813 %Clay County12.813Howard County: 11.65 %Howard County11.65Harlan County: 11.06 %Harlan County11.06Valley County: 10.909 %Valley County10.909Cass County: 10.484 %Cass County10.484Dawes County: 10 %Dawes County10Sarpy County: 9.837 %Sarpy County9.837Pawnee County: 9.677 %Pawnee County9.677Douglas County: 9.617 %Douglas County9.617Cherry County: 9.569 %Cherry County9.569Perkins County: 9.402 %Perkins County9.402Seward County: 9.249 %Seward County9.249Dakota County: 9.069 %Dakota County9.069Scotts Bluff County: 9.01 %Scotts Bluff County9.01Thurston County: 9.009 %Thurston County9.009Saunders County: 9 %Saunders County9Butler County: 8.971 %Butler County8.971Washington County: 8.727 %Washington County8.727Hall County: 8.591 %Hall County8.591Brown County: 8.429 %Brown County8.429Nemaha County: 8.235 %Nemaha County8.235Kimball County: 8.219 %Kimball County8.219Buffalo County: 8.13 %Buffalo County8.13Pierce County: 8.095 %Pierce County8.095Garden County: 8 %Garden County8Webster County: 8 %Webster County8Keith County: 7.862 %Keith County7.862Thayer County: 7.712 %Thayer County7.712Red Willow County: 7.682 %Red Willow County7.682Custer County: 7.627 %Custer County7.627Furnas County: 7.612 %Furnas County7.612Antelope County: 7.583 %Antelope County7.583Lancaster County: 7.553 %Lancaster County7.553Otoe County: 7.451 %Otoe County7.451Lincoln County: 7.411 %Lincoln County7.411Hooker County: 23.077 %Hooker County23.077Logan County: 22.727 %Logan County22.727Wheeler County: 20.69 %Wheeler County20.69Thomas County: 17.021 %Thomas County17.021Frontier County: 15.385 %Frontier County15.385Clay County: 12.813 %Clay County12.813Howard County: 11.65 %Howard County11.65Harlan County: 11.06 %Harlan County11.06Valley County: 10.909 %Valley County10.909Cass County: 10.484 %Cass County10.484Dawes County: 10 %Dawes County10Sarpy County: 9.837 %Sarpy County9.837Pawnee County: 9.677 %Pawnee County9.677Douglas County: 9.617 %Douglas County9.617Cherry County: 9.569 %Cherry County9.569Perkins County: 9.402 %Perkins County9.402Seward County: 9.249 %Seward County9.249Dakota County: 9.069 %Dakota County9.069Scotts Bluff County: 9.01 %Scotts Bluff County9.01Thurston County: 9.009 %Thurston County9.009Saunders County: 9 %Saunders County9Butler County: 8.971 %Butler County8.971Washington County: 8.727 %Washington County8.727Hall County: 8.591 %Hall County8.591Brown County: 8.429 %Brown County8.429Nemaha County: 8.235 %Nemaha County8.235Kimball County: 8.219 %Kimball County8.219Buffalo County: 8.13 %Buffalo County8.13Pierce County: 8.095 %Pierce County8.095Garden County: 8 %Garden County8Webster County: 8 %Webster County8Keith County: 7.862 %Keith County7.862Thayer County: 7.712 %Thayer County7.712Red Willow County: 7.682 %Red Willow County7.682Custer County: 7.627 %Custer County7.627Furnas County: 7.612 %Furnas County7.612Antelope County: 7.583 %Antelope County7.583Lancaster County: 7.553 %Lancaster County7.553Otoe County: 7.451 %Otoe County7.451Lincoln County: 7.411 %Lincoln County7.411
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hooker County23.077+23.08 pts
2Logan County22.727n/a
3Wheeler County20.69n/a
4Thomas County17.021n/a
5Frontier County15.385+1.32 pts
6Clay County12.813+8.84 pts
7Howard County11.65+3.68 pts
8Harlan County11.06+3.51 pts
9Valley County10.909+6 pts
10Cass County10.484+2.61 pts
11Dawes County10+3.52 pts
12Sarpy County9.837-1.22 pts
13Pawnee County9.677-0.16 pts
14Douglas County9.617-0.12 pts
15Cherry County9.569+2.22 pts
16Perkins County9.402-0.81 pts
17Seward County9.249+1.52 pts
18Dakota County9.069+3.55 pts
19Scotts Bluff County9.01+2.05 pts
20Thurston County9.009-0.34 pts
21Saunders County9+2.17 pts
22Butler County8.971+0.91 pts
23Washington County8.727-3.56 pts
24Hall County8.591+2.25 pts
25Brown County8.429+5.32 pts
26Nemaha County8.235+1.74 pts
27Kimball County8.219+2.69 pts
28Buffalo County8.13-0.13 pts
29Pierce County8.095+4.71 pts
30Garden County8-2.42 pts
30Webster County8+3.4 pts
32Keith County7.862+0.44 pts
33Thayer County7.712+1.46 pts
34Red Willow County7.682+0.52 pts
35Custer County7.627+2.74 pts
36Furnas County7.612-1.38 pts
37Antelope County7.583+3.85 pts
38Lancaster County7.553-1.43 pts
39Otoe County7.451+0.64 pts
40Lincoln County7.411+0.6 pts
41Sheridan County7.383-0.67 pts
42Dixon County7.33-3.2 pts
43Knox County7.296-3 pts
44Nance County7.273n/a
45Saline County7.246+0.37 pts
46Phelps County7.121-0.16 pts
47Dodge County7.101-0.16 pts
48Gage County6.913+2.12 pts
49Merrick County6.881+1.04 pts
50Box Butte County6.786+0.44 pts
51Cheyenne County6.75-1.76 pts
52Cedar County6.606-1.42 pts
53Polk County6.569+2.27 pts
54Garfield County6.557-1.13 pts
55Johnson County6.512n/a
56Sherman County6.452-2.82 pts
57Madison County6.399+0.59 pts
58Nuckolls County6.329+0.77 pts
59Dawson County6.327-2.3 pts
60Morrill County6.186-1.94 pts
61Platte County6.125-2.31 pts
62Stanton County6.03-6.03 pts
63York County6.022+1.79 pts
64Richardson County5.952-2.1 pts
65Deuel County5.882n/a
66Cuming County5.873+0.33 pts
67Franklin County5.797+0.32 pts
68Kearney County5.78-3.72 pts
69Gosper County5.769n/a
70Adams County5.752-1.02 pts
71Hamilton County5.644-3.78 pts
72Burt County5.291-2.26 pts
73Jefferson County5.263-0.48 pts
74Colfax County5.138-2.55 pts
75Chase County5.091-4.94 pts
76Greeley County5n/a
77Wayne County4.878-2.69 pts
78Holt County4.792-5.6 pts
79Boone County4.558-1.08 pts
80Fillmore County4.186-1.38 pts
81Arthur County0n/a
81Banner County0n/a
81McPherson County0n/a

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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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hooker County, with 23.077% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2017.

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. 10 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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