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Counties in Nebraska by establishment entry rate

Keya Paha County had the highest establishment entry rate of 85 counties in 2022, at 20%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.346% and the figure for Nebraska was 9.01%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20Keya Paha County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median7.34685 counties
Nebraska9.01History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 6.689 %Antelope County: 8.608 %Banner County: 0 %Boone County: 9.971 %Box Butte County: 6.985 %Boyd County: 5.405 %Brown County: 5.993 %Buffalo County: 8.943 %Burt County: 5.882 %Butler County: 9.87 %Cass County: 9.1 %Cedar County: 7.17 %Chase County: 7.746 %Cherry County: 6.897 %Cheyenne County: 9.375 %Clay County: 8.696 %Colfax County: 9.465 %Cuming County: 7.346 %Custer County: 9.861 %Dakota County: 9.706 %Dawes County: 6.378 %Dawson County: 7.71 %Dixon County: 3.96 %Dodge County: 7.399 %Douglas County: 10.51 %Dundy County: 14.159 %Fillmore County: 5.063 %Franklin County: 14.865 %Frontier County: 11.2 %Furnas County: 6.475 %Gage County: 6.538 %Garden County: 15.385 %Garfield County: 4.188 %Gosper County: 7.692 %Grant County: 0 %Hall County: 7.341 %Hamilton County: 5.812 %Harlan County: 5.495 %Hitchcock County: 7.874 %Holt County: 6.281 %Hooker County: 13.636 %Howard County: 9.396 %Jefferson County: 3.398 %Johnson County: 8.867 %Kearney County: 6.897 %Keith County: 5.686 %Keya Paha County: 20 %Kimball County: 6.167 %Knox County: 6.114 %Lancaster County: 9.311 %Lincoln County: 6.353 %Loup County: 0 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 6.69 %Merrick County: 7.042 %Morrill County: 9.479 %Nance County: 12.941 %Nemaha County: 3.785 %Nuckolls County: 7.717 %Otoe County: 6.103 %Pawnee County: 6.452 %Perkins County: 4.484 %Phelps County: 7.267 %Pierce County: 7.009 %Platte County: 6.045 %Polk County: 7.968 %Red Willow County: 4.432 %Richardson County: 6.397 %Saline County: 10.363 %Sarpy County: 10.219 %Saunders County: 11.089 %Scotts Bluff County: 9.129 %Seward County: 9.556 %Sheridan County: 10.714 %Sherman County: 9.459 %Sioux County: 0 %Stanton County: 13.83 %Thayer County: 5.208 %Thurston County: 7.5 %Valley County: 9.884 %Washington County: 9.842 %Wayne County: 7.064 %Webster County: 8.485 %Wheeler County: 0 %York County: 7.798 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Keya Paha County: 20 %Keya Paha County20Garden County: 15.385 %Garden County15.385Franklin County: 14.865 %Franklin County14.865Dundy County: 14.159 %Dundy County14.159Stanton County: 13.83 %Stanton County13.83Hooker County: 13.636 %Hooker County13.636Nance County: 12.941 %Nance County12.941Frontier County: 11.2 %Frontier County11.2Saunders County: 11.089 %Saunders County11.089Sheridan County: 10.714 %Sheridan County10.714Douglas County: 10.51 %Douglas County10.51Saline County: 10.363 %Saline County10.363Sarpy County: 10.219 %Sarpy County10.219Boone County: 9.971 %Boone County9.971Valley County: 9.884 %Valley County9.884Butler County: 9.87 %Butler County9.87Custer County: 9.861 %Custer County9.861Washington County: 9.842 %Washington County9.842Dakota County: 9.706 %Dakota County9.706Seward County: 9.556 %Seward County9.556Morrill County: 9.479 %Morrill County9.479Colfax County: 9.465 %Colfax County9.465Sherman County: 9.459 %Sherman County9.459Howard County: 9.396 %Howard County9.396Cheyenne County: 9.375 %Cheyenne County9.375Lancaster County: 9.311 %Lancaster County9.311Scotts Bluff County: 9.129 %Scotts Bluff County9.129Cass County: 9.1 %Cass County9.1Buffalo County: 8.943 %Buffalo County8.943Johnson County: 8.867 %Johnson County8.867Clay County: 8.696 %Clay County8.696Antelope County: 8.608 %Antelope County8.608Webster County: 8.485 %Webster County8.485Polk County: 7.968 %Polk County7.968Hitchcock County: 7.874 %Hitchcock County7.874York County: 7.798 %York County7.798Chase County: 7.746 %Chase County7.746Nuckolls County: 7.717 %Nuckolls County7.717Dawson County: 7.71 %Dawson County7.71Gosper County: 7.692 %Gosper County7.692Keya Paha County: 20 %Keya Paha County20Garden County: 15.385 %Garden County15.385Franklin County: 14.865 %Franklin County14.865Dundy County: 14.159 %Dundy County14.159Stanton County: 13.83 %Stanton County13.83Hooker County: 13.636 %Hooker County13.636Nance County: 12.941 %Nance County12.941Frontier County: 11.2 %Frontier County11.2Saunders County: 11.089 %Saunders County11.089Sheridan County: 10.714 %Sheridan County10.714Douglas County: 10.51 %Douglas County10.51Saline County: 10.363 %Saline County10.363Sarpy County: 10.219 %Sarpy County10.219Boone County: 9.971 %Boone County9.971Valley County: 9.884 %Valley County9.884Butler County: 9.87 %Butler County9.87Custer County: 9.861 %Custer County9.861Washington County: 9.842 %Washington County9.842Dakota County: 9.706 %Dakota County9.706Seward County: 9.556 %Seward County9.556Morrill County: 9.479 %Morrill County9.479Colfax County: 9.465 %Colfax County9.465Sherman County: 9.459 %Sherman County9.459Howard County: 9.396 %Howard County9.396Cheyenne County: 9.375 %Cheyenne County9.375Lancaster County: 9.311 %Lancaster County9.311Scotts Bluff County: 9.129 %Scotts Bluff County9.129Cass County: 9.1 %Cass County9.1Buffalo County: 8.943 %Buffalo County8.943Johnson County: 8.867 %Johnson County8.867Clay County: 8.696 %Clay County8.696Antelope County: 8.608 %Antelope County8.608Webster County: 8.485 %Webster County8.485Polk County: 7.968 %Polk County7.968Hitchcock County: 7.874 %Hitchcock County7.874York County: 7.798 %York County7.798Chase County: 7.746 %Chase County7.746Nuckolls County: 7.717 %Nuckolls County7.717Dawson County: 7.71 %Dawson County7.71Gosper County: 7.692 %Gosper County7.692
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Keya Paha County20n/a
2Garden County15.385+4.99 pts
3Franklin County14.865+3.19 pts
4Dundy County14.159n/a
5Stanton County13.83+3.99 pts
6Hooker County13.636n/a
7Nance County12.941+9.3 pts
8Frontier County11.2+6.44 pts
9Saunders County11.089+1.16 pts
10Sheridan County10.714-0.88 pts
11Douglas County10.51-0.31 pts
12Saline County10.363+0.04 pts
13Sarpy County10.219-0.05 pts
14Boone County9.971+0.45 pts
15Valley County9.884+2.78 pts
16Butler County9.87+2.36 pts
17Custer County9.861+2.48 pts
18Washington County9.842-2.08 pts
19Dakota County9.706+1.8 pts
20Seward County9.556+1.51 pts
21Morrill County9.479-0.33 pts
22Colfax County9.465+2 pts
23Sherman County9.459+1.3 pts
24Howard County9.396+2.11 pts
25Cheyenne County9.375+1.09 pts
26Lancaster County9.311+0.88 pts
27Scotts Bluff County9.129+2.29 pts
28Cass County9.1-0.24 pts
29Buffalo County8.943-0.24 pts
30Johnson County8.867+1.02 pts
31Clay County8.696+4.1 pts
32Antelope County8.608+3.53 pts
33Webster County8.485+2.31 pts
34Polk County7.9680 pts
35Hitchcock County7.874+1.47 pts
36York County7.798+1.68 pts
37Chase County7.746+2.85 pts
38Nuckolls County7.717-0.86 pts
39Dawson County7.71+0.24 pts
40Gosper County7.692-2.02 pts
41Thurston County7.5+0.03 pts
42Dodge County7.399+0.81 pts
43Cuming County7.346-0.61 pts
44Hall County7.341-0.33 pts
45Phelps County7.267-0.61 pts
46Cedar County7.17-0.35 pts
47Wayne County7.064+1.22 pts
48Merrick County7.042+1.51 pts
49Pierce County7.009+0.39 pts
50Box Butte County6.985-2 pts
51Cherry County6.897+1.48 pts
51Kearney County6.897-4.8 pts
53Madison County6.69+1.22 pts
54Adams County6.689-0.81 pts
55Gage County6.538-1.01 pts
56Furnas County6.475-2.19 pts
57Pawnee County6.452-1.55 pts
58Richardson County6.397-1.74 pts
59Dawes County6.378+0.1 pts
60Lincoln County6.353-0.54 pts
61Holt County6.281+0.52 pts
62Kimball County6.167-2.68 pts
63Knox County6.114-1.28 pts
64Otoe County6.103-1.93 pts
65Platte County6.045-1.39 pts
66Brown County5.993-1.61 pts
67Burt County5.882-2.28 pts
68Hamilton County5.812-1.62 pts
69Keith County5.686-0.93 pts
70Harlan County5.495-3.2 pts
71Boyd County5.405-3.52 pts
72Thayer County5.208-0.52 pts
73Fillmore County5.063-1.03 pts
74Perkins County4.484-4.33 pts
75Red Willow County4.432-3.4 pts
76Garfield County4.188-4.15 pts
77Dixon County3.96-7.58 pts
78Nemaha County3.785-3 pts
79Jefferson County3.398-0.43 pts
80Banner County00 pts
80Grant County0-11.77 pts
80Loup County0n/a
80McPherson County0n/a
80Sioux County0n/a
80Wheeler 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. 8 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keya Paha County, with 20% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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