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Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate

Greeley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 84 counties in 2021, at 12.121%. Thomas County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.637% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.939%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.121Greeley County
Lowest0Thomas County
Median7.63784 counties
Nebraska8.939History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 7.501 %Antelope County: 5.076 %Arthur County: 0 %Banner County: 0 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 9.524 %Box Butte County: 8.989 %Boyd County: 8.929 %Brown County: 7.605 %Buffalo County: 9.184 %Burt County: 8.163 %Butler County: 7.507 %Cass County: 9.342 %Cedar County: 7.519 %Chase County: 4.895 %Cherry County: 5.419 %Cheyenne County: 8.284 %Clay County: 4.598 %Colfax County: 7.469 %Cuming County: 7.96 %Custer County: 7.385 %Dakota County: 7.908 %Dawes County: 6.278 %Dawson County: 7.466 %Deuel County: 8.333 %Dixon County: 11.538 %Dodge County: 6.593 %Douglas County: 10.823 %Fillmore County: 6.091 %Franklin County: 11.679 %Frontier County: 4.762 %Furnas County: 8.664 %Gage County: 7.544 %Garden County: 10.39 %Garfield County: 8.333 %Gosper County: 9.709 %Grant County: 11.765 %Greeley County: 12.121 %Hall County: 7.668 %Hamilton County: 7.432 %Harlan County: 8.696 %Hayes County: 0 %Hitchcock County: 6.4 %Holt County: 5.757 %Howard County: 7.285 %Jefferson County: 3.828 %Johnson County: 7.843 %Kearney County: 11.696 %Keith County: 6.612 %Kimball County: 8.85 %Knox County: 7.391 %Lancaster County: 8.429 %Lincoln County: 6.893 %Madison County: 5.47 %Merrick County: 5.53 %Morrill County: 9.804 %Nance County: 3.636 %Nemaha County: 6.79 %Nuckolls County: 8.581 %Otoe County: 8.028 %Pawnee County: 8 %Perkins County: 8.811 %Phelps County: 7.874 %Pierce County: 6.619 %Platte County: 7.431 %Polk County: 7.968 %Red Willow County: 7.832 %Richardson County: 8.137 %Saline County: 10.32 %Sarpy County: 10.266 %Saunders County: 9.93 %Scotts Bluff County: 6.839 %Seward County: 8.046 %Sheridan County: 11.594 %Sherman County: 8.163 %Stanton County: 9.836 %Thayer County: 5.729 %Thomas County: 0 %Thurston County: 7.469 %Valley County: 7.101 %Washington County: 11.924 %Wayne County: 5.843 %Webster County: 6.173 %York County: 6.118 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Greeley County: 12.121 %Greeley County12.121Washington County: 11.924 %Washington County11.924Grant County: 11.765 %Grant County11.765Kearney County: 11.696 %Kearney County11.696Franklin County: 11.679 %Franklin County11.679Sheridan County: 11.594 %Sheridan County11.594Dixon County: 11.538 %Dixon County11.538Douglas County: 10.823 %Douglas County10.823Garden County: 10.39 %Garden County10.39Saline County: 10.32 %Saline County10.32Sarpy County: 10.266 %Sarpy County10.266Saunders County: 9.93 %Saunders County9.93Stanton County: 9.836 %Stanton County9.836Morrill County: 9.804 %Morrill County9.804Gosper County: 9.709 %Gosper County9.709Boone County: 9.524 %Boone County9.524Cass County: 9.342 %Cass County9.342Buffalo County: 9.184 %Buffalo County9.184Box Butte County: 8.989 %Box Butte County8.989Boyd County: 8.929 %Boyd County8.929Kimball County: 8.85 %Kimball County8.85Perkins County: 8.811 %Perkins County8.811Harlan County: 8.696 %Harlan County8.696Furnas County: 8.664 %Furnas County8.664Nuckolls County: 8.581 %Nuckolls County8.581Lancaster County: 8.429 %Lancaster County8.429Deuel County: 8.333 %Deuel County8.333Garfield County: 8.333 %Garfield County8.333Cheyenne County: 8.284 %Cheyenne County8.284Burt County: 8.163 %Burt County8.163Sherman County: 8.163 %Sherman County8.163Richardson County: 8.137 %Richardson County8.137Seward County: 8.046 %Seward County8.046Otoe County: 8.028 %Otoe County8.028Pawnee County: 8 %Pawnee County8Polk County: 7.968 %Polk County7.968Cuming County: 7.96 %Cuming County7.96Dakota County: 7.908 %Dakota County7.908Phelps County: 7.874 %Phelps County7.874Johnson County: 7.843 %Johnson County7.843Greeley County: 12.121 %Greeley County12.121Washington County: 11.924 %Washington County11.924Grant County: 11.765 %Grant County11.765Kearney County: 11.696 %Kearney County11.696Franklin County: 11.679 %Franklin County11.679Sheridan County: 11.594 %Sheridan County11.594Dixon County: 11.538 %Dixon County11.538Douglas County: 10.823 %Douglas County10.823Garden County: 10.39 %Garden County10.39Saline County: 10.32 %Saline County10.32Sarpy County: 10.266 %Sarpy County10.266Saunders County: 9.93 %Saunders County9.93Stanton County: 9.836 %Stanton County9.836Morrill County: 9.804 %Morrill County9.804Gosper County: 9.709 %Gosper County9.709Boone County: 9.524 %Boone County9.524Cass County: 9.342 %Cass County9.342Buffalo County: 9.184 %Buffalo County9.184Box Butte County: 8.989 %Box Butte County8.989Boyd County: 8.929 %Boyd County8.929Kimball County: 8.85 %Kimball County8.85Perkins County: 8.811 %Perkins County8.811Harlan County: 8.696 %Harlan County8.696Furnas County: 8.664 %Furnas County8.664Nuckolls County: 8.581 %Nuckolls County8.581Lancaster County: 8.429 %Lancaster County8.429Deuel County: 8.333 %Deuel County8.333Garfield County: 8.333 %Garfield County8.333Cheyenne County: 8.284 %Cheyenne County8.284Burt County: 8.163 %Burt County8.163Sherman County: 8.163 %Sherman County8.163Richardson County: 8.137 %Richardson County8.137Seward County: 8.046 %Seward County8.046Otoe County: 8.028 %Otoe County8.028Pawnee County: 8 %Pawnee County8Polk County: 7.968 %Polk County7.968Cuming County: 7.96 %Cuming County7.96Dakota County: 7.908 %Dakota County7.908Phelps County: 7.874 %Phelps County7.874Johnson County: 7.843 %Johnson County7.843
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Greeley County12.121+1.35 pts
2Washington County11.924+3.43 pts
3Grant County11.765n/a
4Kearney County11.696+3.31 pts
5Franklin County11.679+5.75 pts
6Sheridan County11.594+5.78 pts
7Dixon County11.538-3.39 pts
8Douglas County10.823+1.71 pts
9Garden County10.39n/a
10Saline County10.32+4.23 pts
11Sarpy County10.266-0.16 pts
12Saunders County9.93-0.54 pts
13Stanton County9.836+2.35 pts
14Morrill County9.804-2.57 pts
15Gosper County9.709n/a
16Boone County9.524+3.57 pts
17Cass County9.342-1.91 pts
18Buffalo County9.184+2.44 pts
19Box Butte County8.989+0.75 pts
20Boyd County8.929+2.21 pts
21Kimball County8.850 pts
22Perkins County8.811+0.12 pts
23Harlan County8.696+2.41 pts
24Furnas County8.664+1.26 pts
25Nuckolls County8.581+5.95 pts
26Lancaster County8.429+0.54 pts
27Deuel County8.333+2.15 pts
27Garfield County8.333+3.07 pts
29Cheyenne County8.284+1.67 pts
30Burt County8.163+1.91 pts
30Sherman County8.163+2.65 pts
32Richardson County8.137+3.9 pts
33Seward County8.046-0.29 pts
34Otoe County8.028+2.85 pts
35Pawnee County8-11.51 pts
36Polk County7.9680 pts
37Cuming County7.96+3.39 pts
38Dakota County7.908-0.9 pts
39Phelps County7.874+2.22 pts
40Johnson County7.843+2.1 pts
41Red Willow County7.832-0.21 pts
42Hall County7.668+0.41 pts
43Brown County7.605+0.63 pts
44Gage County7.544+1.02 pts
45Cedar County7.519+1.89 pts
46Butler County7.507+4.83 pts
47Adams County7.501+2.39 pts
48Colfax County7.469+0.39 pts
48Thurston County7.469-1.74 pts
50Dawson County7.466+0.13 pts
51Hamilton County7.432+0.22 pts
52Platte County7.431+1.33 pts
53Knox County7.391-0.96 pts
54Custer County7.385-2 pts
55Howard County7.285+1.71 pts
56Valley County7.101+0.49 pts
57Lincoln County6.893+1.57 pts
58Scotts Bluff County6.839-0.34 pts
59Nemaha County6.79+1.35 pts
60Pierce County6.619-1.97 pts
61Keith County6.612-3.69 pts
62Dodge County6.593+1.01 pts
63Hitchcock County6.4+0.05 pts
64Dawes County6.278+0.06 pts
65Webster County6.173+1.33 pts
66York County6.118-1.54 pts
67Fillmore County6.091+2.67 pts
68Wayne County5.843-0.91 pts
69Holt County5.757-1.79 pts
70Thayer County5.729-2.21 pts
71Merrick County5.53+0.61 pts
72Madison County5.47+0.08 pts
73Cherry County5.419-1.41 pts
74Antelope County5.076-0.91 pts
75Chase County4.895-3.47 pts
76Frontier County4.762-1.35 pts
77Clay County4.598-2.07 pts
78Jefferson County3.828-1.78 pts
79Nance County3.636-6.12 pts
80Arthur County0n/a
80Banner County0n/a
80Blaine County0n/a
80Hayes County0-18.75 pts
80Thomas 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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Greeley County, with 12.121% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Thomas County, with 0% in 2021.

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. 9 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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