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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate, 2023

Loup County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2023, at 27.273%. Rock County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.981% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.214%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.273Loup County
Lowest0Rock County
Median7.98187 counties
Nebraska8.214History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Loup County: 27.273 %Loup County27.273Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Kimball County: 14.815 %Kimball County14.815Thomas County: 13.636 %Thomas County13.636Hooker County: 13.333 %Hooker County13.333Johnson County: 13.265 %Johnson County13.265Chase County: 12.766 %Chase County12.766Stanton County: 11.64 %Stanton County11.64Dixon County: 11.282 %Dixon County11.282Dawes County: 10.934 %Dawes County10.934Polk County: 10.526 %Polk County10.526Burt County: 10.435 %Burt County10.435Dundy County: 10.435 %Dundy County10.435Furnas County: 10.409 %Furnas County10.409Fillmore County: 10.336 %Fillmore County10.336Garden County: 10.127 %Garden County10.127Sheridan County: 10.036 %Sheridan County10.036Knox County: 10 %Knox County10Dawson County: 9.826 %Dawson County9.826Washington County: 9.658 %Washington County9.658Pierce County: 9.569 %Pierce County9.569Pawnee County: 9.524 %Pawnee County9.524Boone County: 9.496 %Boone County9.496Morrill County: 9.346 %Morrill County9.346Nance County: 9.302 %Nance County9.302Douglas County: 9.222 %Douglas County9.222Cedar County: 9.213 %Cedar County9.213Gage County: 9.153 %Gage County9.153Nuckolls County: 9.121 %Nuckolls County9.121Seward County: 8.999 %Seward County8.999Sarpy County: 8.97 %Sarpy County8.97Box Butte County: 8.791 %Box Butte County8.791Valley County: 8.746 %Valley County8.746Custer County: 8.722 %Custer County8.722Deuel County: 8.421 %Deuel County8.421Wayne County: 8.315 %Wayne County8.315Cass County: 8.255 %Cass County8.255Dodge County: 8.186 %Dodge County8.186Lancaster County: 8.153 %Lancaster County8.153Cuming County: 8.122 %Cuming County8.122
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Loup County27.273n/a
2Hayes County18.75n/a
3Kimball County14.815+7.77 pts
4Thomas County13.636n/a
5Hooker County13.333n/a
6Johnson County13.265+5.38 pts
7Chase County12.766+7.84 pts
8Stanton County11.64+4.19 pts
9Dixon County11.282-0.6 pts
10Dawes County10.934+2.28 pts
11Polk County10.526+4.95 pts
12Burt County10.435+2.2 pts
12Dundy County10.435n/a
14Furnas County10.409-0.38 pts
15Fillmore County10.336+6.79 pts
16Garden County10.127n/a
17Sheridan County10.036+0.75 pts
18Knox County10+1.27 pts
19Dawson County9.826+2.9 pts
20Washington County9.658-0.54 pts
21Pierce County9.569+3.49 pts
22Pawnee County9.524+9.52 pts
23Boone County9.496-1.06 pts
24Morrill County9.346+4.61 pts
25Nance County9.302+5.77 pts
26Douglas County9.222+0.31 pts
27Cedar County9.213-0.98 pts
28Gage County9.153+1.44 pts
29Nuckolls County9.121+3.33 pts
30Seward County8.999+2.4 pts
31Sarpy County8.97-0.22 pts
32Box Butte County8.791+4.75 pts
33Valley County8.746+0.03 pts
34Custer County8.722+1.63 pts
35Deuel County8.421-0.09 pts
36Wayne County8.315+5.22 pts
37Cass County8.255-2.55 pts
38Dodge County8.186+0.68 pts
39Lancaster County8.153-0.06 pts
40Cuming County8.122-1.56 pts
41Clay County8.116+1.16 pts
42Dakota County8.101+0.18 pts
43Franklin County8+3.95 pts
44Merrick County7.981+0.94 pts
45Howard County7.869+1.16 pts
46Harlan County7.865+0.17 pts
47Holt County7.769+1.99 pts
48Gosper County7.692-3.85 pts
49Scotts Bluff County7.688+0.22 pts
50Lincoln County7.563-2.07 pts
51Kearney County7.536+0.64 pts
52Antelope County7.481+1.41 pts
53Greeley County7.353-0.17 pts
54Thayer County7.273+3.11 pts
55Saunders County7.211-2.71 pts
56Boyd County7.143-0.06 pts
57Hall County6.814-1.63 pts
58Thurston County6.78-4.05 pts
59Saline County6.768-0.49 pts
60Platte County6.468-1.14 pts
61Cherry County6.452-1.43 pts
62Hitchcock County6.4+0.1 pts
63Keith County6.333-0.69 pts
64Buffalo County6.31-1.51 pts
65Phelps County6.26-1.96 pts
66Adams County6.23-0.68 pts
67Cheyenne County6.142-1.67 pts
68Richardson County5.97-0.85 pts
69Brown County5.926-0.82 pts
70Webster County5.848n/a
71York County5.809-2.2 pts
72Otoe County5.607-0.97 pts
73Sherman County5.442-6.72 pts
74Garfield County5.405-4.02 pts
75Madison County5.377-2.7 pts
76Jefferson County5.327+1.93 pts
77Perkins County5.31-1.87 pts
78Red Willow County5.191+0.76 pts
79Hamilton County5.146-3.74 pts
80Butler County5.051-1.18 pts
81Nemaha County5.047-4.42 pts
82Colfax County4.908-2.91 pts
83Frontier County4.651n/a
84Banner County00 pts
84Grant County0-12.24 pts
84McPherson County0n/a
84Rock County0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 exit 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/nebraska-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Loup County, with 27.273% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Rock County, with 0% in 2023.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 6 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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