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Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate

Sioux County had the highest establishment entry rate of 81 counties in 2019, at 22.222%. Logan County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.377% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.764%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.222Sioux County
Lowest0Logan County
Median6.37781 counties
Nebraska7.764History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 6.312 %Antelope County: 9.548 %Banner County: 0 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 6.414 %Box Butte County: 8.872 %Boyd County: 6.4 %Brown County: 5.364 %Buffalo County: 7.925 %Burt County: 5.042 %Butler County: 8.377 %Cass County: 8.789 %Cedar County: 4.806 %Chase County: 6.522 %Cherry County: 4.296 %Cheyenne County: 7.17 %Clay County: 7.671 %Colfax County: 3.326 %Cuming County: 6.003 %Custer County: 5.926 %Dakota County: 6.234 %Dawes County: 5.117 %Dawson County: 6.041 %Dixon County: 8.205 %Dodge County: 6.1 %Douglas County: 9.193 %Dundy County: 7.619 %Fillmore County: 6.161 %Franklin County: 10.606 %Frontier County: 9.231 %Furnas County: 5.147 %Gage County: 5.495 %Garfield County: 8.511 %Gosper County: 8 %Greeley County: 7.634 %Hall County: 6.781 %Hamilton County: 7.986 %Harlan County: 6.863 %Hitchcock County: 6.349 %Holt County: 6.122 %Howard County: 6.061 %Jefferson County: 3.661 %Johnson County: 5.714 %Kearney County: 4.72 %Keith County: 7.921 %Kimball County: 19.178 %Knox County: 5.286 %Lancaster County: 8.21 %Lincoln County: 5.913 %Logan County: 0 %Madison County: 5.347 %Merrick County: 6.742 %Morrill County: 12.088 %Nance County: 3.659 %Nemaha County: 6.377 %Nuckolls County: 5.769 %Otoe County: 4.805 %Pawnee County: 12.174 %Perkins County: 6.009 %Phelps County: 6.918 %Pierce County: 4.245 %Platte County: 5.104 %Polk County: 3.113 %Red Willow County: 7.438 %Richardson County: 6.263 %Rock County: 7.229 %Saline County: 9.091 %Sarpy County: 9.058 %Saunders County: 7.035 %Scotts Bluff County: 6.721 %Seward County: 7.018 %Sheridan County: 5.654 %Sioux County: 22.222 %Stanton County: 6.283 %Thayer County: 2.105 %Thurston County: 3.347 %Valley County: 5.405 %Washington County: 8.656 %Wayne County: 8.636 %Webster County: 9.639 %York County: 7.127 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Kimball County: 19.178 %Kimball County19.178Pawnee County: 12.174 %Pawnee County12.174Morrill County: 12.088 %Morrill County12.088Franklin County: 10.606 %Franklin County10.606Webster County: 9.639 %Webster County9.639Antelope County: 9.548 %Antelope County9.548Frontier County: 9.231 %Frontier County9.231Douglas County: 9.193 %Douglas County9.193Saline County: 9.091 %Saline County9.091Sarpy County: 9.058 %Sarpy County9.058Box Butte County: 8.872 %Box Butte County8.872Cass County: 8.789 %Cass County8.789Washington County: 8.656 %Washington County8.656Wayne County: 8.636 %Wayne County8.636Garfield County: 8.511 %Garfield County8.511Butler County: 8.377 %Butler County8.377Lancaster County: 8.21 %Lancaster County8.21Dixon County: 8.205 %Dixon County8.205Gosper County: 8 %Gosper County8Hamilton County: 7.986 %Hamilton County7.986Buffalo County: 7.925 %Buffalo County7.925Keith County: 7.921 %Keith County7.921Clay County: 7.671 %Clay County7.671Greeley County: 7.634 %Greeley County7.634Dundy County: 7.619 %Dundy County7.619Red Willow County: 7.438 %Red Willow County7.438Rock County: 7.229 %Rock County7.229Cheyenne County: 7.17 %Cheyenne County7.17York County: 7.127 %York County7.127Saunders County: 7.035 %Saunders County7.035Seward County: 7.018 %Seward County7.018Phelps County: 6.918 %Phelps County6.918Harlan County: 6.863 %Harlan County6.863Hall County: 6.781 %Hall County6.781Merrick County: 6.742 %Merrick County6.742Scotts Bluff County: 6.721 %Scotts Bluff County6.721Chase County: 6.522 %Chase County6.522Boone County: 6.414 %Boone County6.414Boyd County: 6.4 %Boyd County6.4Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Kimball County: 19.178 %Kimball County19.178Pawnee County: 12.174 %Pawnee County12.174Morrill County: 12.088 %Morrill County12.088Franklin County: 10.606 %Franklin County10.606Webster County: 9.639 %Webster County9.639Antelope County: 9.548 %Antelope County9.548Frontier County: 9.231 %Frontier County9.231Douglas County: 9.193 %Douglas County9.193Saline County: 9.091 %Saline County9.091Sarpy County: 9.058 %Sarpy County9.058Box Butte County: 8.872 %Box Butte County8.872Cass County: 8.789 %Cass County8.789Washington County: 8.656 %Washington County8.656Wayne County: 8.636 %Wayne County8.636Garfield County: 8.511 %Garfield County8.511Butler County: 8.377 %Butler County8.377Lancaster County: 8.21 %Lancaster County8.21Dixon County: 8.205 %Dixon County8.205Gosper County: 8 %Gosper County8Hamilton County: 7.986 %Hamilton County7.986Buffalo County: 7.925 %Buffalo County7.925Keith County: 7.921 %Keith County7.921Clay County: 7.671 %Clay County7.671Greeley County: 7.634 %Greeley County7.634Dundy County: 7.619 %Dundy County7.619Red Willow County: 7.438 %Red Willow County7.438Rock County: 7.229 %Rock County7.229Cheyenne County: 7.17 %Cheyenne County7.17York County: 7.127 %York County7.127Saunders County: 7.035 %Saunders County7.035Seward County: 7.018 %Seward County7.018Phelps County: 6.918 %Phelps County6.918Harlan County: 6.863 %Harlan County6.863Hall County: 6.781 %Hall County6.781Merrick County: 6.742 %Merrick County6.742Scotts Bluff County: 6.721 %Scotts Bluff County6.721Chase County: 6.522 %Chase County6.522Boone County: 6.414 %Boone County6.414Boyd County: 6.4 %Boyd County6.4
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Sioux County22.222n/a
2Kimball County19.178+12.7 pts
3Pawnee County12.174+7.13 pts
4Morrill County12.088+6.74 pts
5Franklin County10.606-1.8 pts
6Webster County9.639+3.76 pts
7Antelope County9.548+2.12 pts
8Frontier County9.231+1.54 pts
9Douglas County9.193+0.35 pts
10Saline County9.091+2.85 pts
11Sarpy County9.058+0.43 pts
12Box Butte County8.872+3.04 pts
13Cass County8.789-0.85 pts
14Washington County8.656+2.28 pts
15Wayne County8.636+4.13 pts
16Garfield County8.511+0.9 pts
17Butler County8.377+1.09 pts
18Lancaster County8.21-0.54 pts
19Dixon County8.205-1.17 pts
20Gosper County8+2.12 pts
21Hamilton County7.986-1.18 pts
22Buffalo County7.925+0.23 pts
23Keith County7.921+1.57 pts
24Clay County7.671+2.25 pts
25Greeley County7.634-1.97 pts
26Dundy County7.619-0.15 pts
27Red Willow County7.438+1.43 pts
28Rock County7.229n/a
29Cheyenne County7.17+0.27 pts
30York County7.127+2.79 pts
31Saunders County7.035-0.34 pts
32Seward County7.018+0.32 pts
33Phelps County6.918+2.56 pts
34Harlan County6.863+3.16 pts
35Hall County6.781+0.35 pts
36Merrick County6.742-1.07 pts
37Scotts Bluff County6.721-0.19 pts
38Chase County6.522-1.69 pts
39Boone County6.414+1.84 pts
40Boyd County6.4-5.37 pts
41Nemaha County6.377-1.09 pts
42Hitchcock County6.349-1.65 pts
43Adams County6.312+0.24 pts
44Stanton County6.283+2.1 pts
45Richardson County6.263+2.6 pts
46Dakota County6.234+1.39 pts
47Fillmore County6.161-0.41 pts
48Holt County6.122-1.28 pts
49Dodge County6.1-0.42 pts
50Howard County6.061-3.34 pts
51Dawson County6.041+0.53 pts
52Perkins County6.009-0.83 pts
53Cuming County6.003-1.47 pts
54Custer County5.926-0.14 pts
55Lincoln County5.913-1.61 pts
56Nuckolls County5.769+0.66 pts
57Johnson County5.714+1.9 pts
58Sheridan County5.654-2.54 pts
59Gage County5.495+0.76 pts
60Valley County5.405-1.14 pts
61Brown County5.364+0.84 pts
62Madison County5.347+0.91 pts
63Knox County5.286-3.43 pts
64Furnas County5.147+1.59 pts
65Dawes County5.117-3.99 pts
66Platte County5.104-1.26 pts
67Burt County5.042+1.21 pts
68Cedar County4.806-0.39 pts
69Otoe County4.805-4.15 pts
70Kearney County4.72+1.26 pts
71Cherry County4.296-3.25 pts
72Pierce County4.245-2.28 pts
73Jefferson County3.661-1.71 pts
74Nance County3.659-8.54 pts
75Thurston County3.347-6.05 pts
76Colfax County3.326+0.5 pts
77Polk County3.113-2.84 pts
78Thayer County2.105-3.04 pts
79Banner County00 pts
79Blaine County0n/a
79Logan 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. 12 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Sioux County, with 22.222% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Logan County, with 0% in 2019.

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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 2019 and are not ranked.

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