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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Keya Paha County had the highest establishment exit rate of 82 counties in 2012, at 25%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.643% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.64%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25Keya Paha County
Lowest0Sherman County
Median6.64382 counties
Nebraska7.64History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 5.307 %Antelope County: 4.467 %Banner County: 0 %Boone County: 4.692 %Box Butte County: 5.903 %Boyd County: 7.246 %Brown County: 7.317 %Buffalo County: 6.655 %Burt County: 7.182 %Butler County: 4.222 %Cass County: 10.392 %Cedar County: 5.959 %Chase County: 5.993 %Cherry County: 6.771 %Cheyenne County: 7.568 %Clay County: 5.988 %Colfax County: 5.295 %Cuming County: 7.547 %Custer County: 6.667 %Dakota County: 7.203 %Dawes County: 9.434 %Dawson County: 6.704 %Dixon County: 9.479 %Dodge County: 6.501 %Douglas County: 9.279 %Dundy County: 4.918 %Fillmore County: 3.846 %Franklin County: 4.286 %Frontier County: 6.061 %Furnas County: 5.229 %Gage County: 5.392 %Garden County: 8.602 %Garfield County: 6.63 %Gosper County: 0 %Greeley County: 12.8 %Hall County: 7.608 %Hamilton County: 7.619 %Harlan County: 11.055 %Hitchcock County: 8.065 %Holt County: 6.427 %Hooker County: 0 %Howard County: 3.162 %Jefferson County: 6.378 %Johnson County: 9.607 %Kearney County: 4.13 %Keith County: 8.05 %Keya Paha County: 25 %Kimball County: 9.283 %Knox County: 6.369 %Lancaster County: 7.347 %Lincoln County: 6.75 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 5.066 %Merrick County: 7.026 %Morrill County: 5.102 %Nance County: 5.181 %Nemaha County: 5.056 %Nuckolls County: 5.096 %Otoe County: 8.028 %Pawnee County: 11.382 %Perkins County: 5.172 %Phelps County: 3.514 %Pierce County: 7.882 %Platte County: 7.04 %Polk County: 6.226 %Red Willow County: 6.038 %Richardson County: 6.342 %Saline County: 9.756 %Sarpy County: 9.239 %Saunders County: 7.328 %Scotts Bluff County: 6.283 %Seward County: 5.97 %Sheridan County: 9.121 %Sherman County: 0 %Stanton County: 8.791 %Thayer County: 5.333 %Thomas County: 23.81 %Thurston County: 7.895 %Valley County: 6.854 %Washington County: 9.677 %Wayne County: 7.658 %York County: 4.412 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Thomas County: 23.81 %Thomas County23.81Greeley County: 12.8 %Greeley County12.8Pawnee County: 11.382 %Pawnee County11.382Harlan County: 11.055 %Harlan County11.055Cass County: 10.392 %Cass County10.392Saline County: 9.756 %Saline County9.756Washington County: 9.677 %Washington County9.677Johnson County: 9.607 %Johnson County9.607Dixon County: 9.479 %Dixon County9.479Dawes County: 9.434 %Dawes County9.434Kimball County: 9.283 %Kimball County9.283Douglas County: 9.279 %Douglas County9.279Sarpy County: 9.239 %Sarpy County9.239Sheridan County: 9.121 %Sheridan County9.121Stanton County: 8.791 %Stanton County8.791Garden County: 8.602 %Garden County8.602Hitchcock County: 8.065 %Hitchcock County8.065Keith County: 8.05 %Keith County8.05Otoe County: 8.028 %Otoe County8.028Thurston County: 7.895 %Thurston County7.895Pierce County: 7.882 %Pierce County7.882Wayne County: 7.658 %Wayne County7.658Hamilton County: 7.619 %Hamilton County7.619Hall County: 7.608 %Hall County7.608Cheyenne County: 7.568 %Cheyenne County7.568Cuming County: 7.547 %Cuming County7.547Lancaster County: 7.347 %Lancaster County7.347Saunders County: 7.328 %Saunders County7.328Brown County: 7.317 %Brown County7.317Boyd County: 7.246 %Boyd County7.246Dakota County: 7.203 %Dakota County7.203Burt County: 7.182 %Burt County7.182Platte County: 7.04 %Platte County7.04Merrick County: 7.026 %Merrick County7.026Valley County: 6.854 %Valley County6.854Cherry County: 6.771 %Cherry County6.771Lincoln County: 6.75 %Lincoln County6.75Dawson County: 6.704 %Dawson County6.704Custer County: 6.667 %Custer County6.667Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Thomas County: 23.81 %Thomas County23.81Greeley County: 12.8 %Greeley County12.8Pawnee County: 11.382 %Pawnee County11.382Harlan County: 11.055 %Harlan County11.055Cass County: 10.392 %Cass County10.392Saline County: 9.756 %Saline County9.756Washington County: 9.677 %Washington County9.677Johnson County: 9.607 %Johnson County9.607Dixon County: 9.479 %Dixon County9.479Dawes County: 9.434 %Dawes County9.434Kimball County: 9.283 %Kimball County9.283Douglas County: 9.279 %Douglas County9.279Sarpy County: 9.239 %Sarpy County9.239Sheridan County: 9.121 %Sheridan County9.121Stanton County: 8.791 %Stanton County8.791Garden County: 8.602 %Garden County8.602Hitchcock County: 8.065 %Hitchcock County8.065Keith County: 8.05 %Keith County8.05Otoe County: 8.028 %Otoe County8.028Thurston County: 7.895 %Thurston County7.895Pierce County: 7.882 %Pierce County7.882Wayne County: 7.658 %Wayne County7.658Hamilton County: 7.619 %Hamilton County7.619Hall County: 7.608 %Hall County7.608Cheyenne County: 7.568 %Cheyenne County7.568Cuming County: 7.547 %Cuming County7.547Lancaster County: 7.347 %Lancaster County7.347Saunders County: 7.328 %Saunders County7.328Brown County: 7.317 %Brown County7.317Boyd County: 7.246 %Boyd County7.246Dakota County: 7.203 %Dakota County7.203Burt County: 7.182 %Burt County7.182Platte County: 7.04 %Platte County7.04Merrick County: 7.026 %Merrick County7.026Valley County: 6.854 %Valley County6.854Cherry County: 6.771 %Cherry County6.771Lincoln County: 6.75 %Lincoln County6.75Dawson County: 6.704 %Dawson County6.704Custer County: 6.667 %Custer County6.667
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Keya Paha County25n/a
2Thomas County23.81+10.77 pts
3Greeley County12.8+3.28 pts
4Pawnee County11.382+5.13 pts
5Harlan County11.055+3.02 pts
6Cass County10.392+2.33 pts
7Saline County9.756+3.79 pts
8Washington County9.677-0.26 pts
9Johnson County9.607+0.44 pts
10Dixon County9.479+0.18 pts
11Dawes County9.434+1.54 pts
12Kimball County9.283+1.66 pts
13Douglas County9.279-0.51 pts
14Sarpy County9.239-0.16 pts
15Sheridan County9.121+3.24 pts
16Stanton County8.791-2.79 pts
17Garden County8.602-1.92 pts
18Hitchcock County8.065+3.11 pts
19Keith County8.05+2.63 pts
20Otoe County8.028+0.99 pts
21Thurston County7.895+0.85 pts
22Pierce County7.882+1.45 pts
23Wayne County7.658-3.33 pts
24Hamilton County7.619-2.81 pts
25Hall County7.608+1.82 pts
26Cheyenne County7.568-1.39 pts
27Cuming County7.547+2 pts
28Lancaster County7.347-0.91 pts
29Saunders County7.328-2.73 pts
30Brown County7.317-4.68 pts
31Boyd County7.246+1.45 pts
32Dakota County7.203+1.38 pts
33Burt County7.182+2.68 pts
34Platte County7.04+1.04 pts
35Merrick County7.026-0.29 pts
36Valley County6.854-1.07 pts
37Cherry County6.771-3.05 pts
38Lincoln County6.75-0.23 pts
39Dawson County6.704-0.76 pts
40Custer County6.667-1.19 pts
41Buffalo County6.655-0.11 pts
42Garfield County6.63+1.25 pts
43Dodge County6.501-1.68 pts
44Holt County6.427-0.75 pts
45Jefferson County6.378-0.78 pts
46Knox County6.369+0.32 pts
47Richardson County6.342-0.4 pts
48Scotts Bluff County6.283-1.31 pts
49Polk County6.226-3.85 pts
50Frontier County6.061-0.14 pts
51Red Willow County6.038-0.95 pts
52Chase County5.993-2.22 pts
53Clay County5.988-5.16 pts
54Seward County5.97-3.35 pts
55Cedar County5.959-2.98 pts
56Box Butte County5.903-4.34 pts
57Gage County5.392-1.93 pts
58Thayer County5.333-1.08 pts
59Adams County5.307-1.34 pts
60Colfax County5.295-1.6 pts
61Furnas County5.229-3.92 pts
62Nance County5.181-3.47 pts
63Perkins County5.172-3.6 pts
64Morrill County5.102-4.22 pts
65Nuckolls County5.096-2.47 pts
66Madison County5.066-1.01 pts
67Nemaha County5.056-2.62 pts
68Dundy County4.918-3.63 pts
69Boone County4.692-5.05 pts
70Antelope County4.467-5.08 pts
71York County4.412-1.32 pts
72Franklin County4.286-14.42 pts
73Butler County4.222-0.67 pts
74Kearney County4.13-6.27 pts
75Fillmore County3.846-3.94 pts
76Phelps County3.514-5.21 pts
77Howard County3.162-3.19 pts
78Banner County00 pts
78Gosper County0n/a
78Hooker County0n/a
78McPherson County0-46.15 pts
78Sherman County0-12.24 pts

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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. 11 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Keya Paha County, with 25% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sherman County, with 0% in 2012.

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. 11 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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