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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Hayes County had the highest establishment exit rate of 85 counties in 2014, at 19.355%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.349% and the figure for Nebraska was 6.999%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.355Hayes County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median6.34985 counties
Nebraska6.999History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 5.912 %Antelope County: 5.366 %Banner County: 0 %Boone County: 4.678 %Box Butte County: 3.54 %Buffalo County: 7.165 %Burt County: 7.843 %Butler County: 8.065 %Cass County: 9.766 %Cedar County: 5.65 %Chase County: 4.511 %Cherry County: 8.081 %Cheyenne County: 7.22 %Clay County: 5.172 %Colfax County: 6.211 %Cuming County: 5.296 %Custer County: 6.111 %Dakota County: 4.067 %Dawes County: 5.169 %Dawson County: 6.935 %Deuel County: 5.505 %Dixon County: 6.863 %Dodge County: 6.462 %Douglas County: 8.21 %Dundy County: 15.929 %Fillmore County: 4.662 %Franklin County: 5.755 %Frontier County: 18.321 %Furnas County: 12.014 %Gage County: 5.742 %Garden County: 11.236 %Garfield County: 5.618 %Gosper County: 0 %Greeley County: 6.838 %Hall County: 6.545 %Hamilton County: 6.754 %Harlan County: 6.763 %Hayes County: 19.355 %Hitchcock County: 6.299 %Holt County: 6.727 %Hooker County: 14.815 %Howard County: 3.597 %Jefferson County: 6.711 %Johnson County: 6.306 %Kearney County: 6.414 %Keith County: 5.466 %Kimball County: 7.018 %Knox County: 6.751 %Lancaster County: 6.838 %Lincoln County: 5.163 %Logan County: 0 %Loup County: 0 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 4.714 %Merrick County: 9.153 %Morrill County: 8.163 %Nance County: 6.349 %Nemaha County: 11.079 %Nuckolls County: 6.79 %Otoe County: 9.242 %Pawnee County: 6.612 %Perkins County: 8.658 %Phelps County: 5.405 %Pierce County: 10.606 %Platte County: 6.142 %Polk County: 5.735 %Red Willow County: 4.348 %Richardson County: 4.603 %Rock County: 9.302 %Saline County: 5.915 %Sarpy County: 6.638 %Saunders County: 7.098 %Scotts Bluff County: 6.114 %Seward County: 7.018 %Sheridan County: 5.316 %Sherman County: 4.225 %Stanton County: 6.25 %Thayer County: 4.178 %Thurston County: 9.649 %Valley County: 6.173 %Washington County: 7.57 %Wayne County: 7.08 %Webster County: 6.098 %Wheeler County: 0 %York County: 6.999 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Hayes County: 19.355 %Hayes County19.355Frontier County: 18.321 %Frontier County18.321Dundy County: 15.929 %Dundy County15.929Hooker County: 14.815 %Hooker County14.815Furnas County: 12.014 %Furnas County12.014Garden County: 11.236 %Garden County11.236Nemaha County: 11.079 %Nemaha County11.079Pierce County: 10.606 %Pierce County10.606Cass County: 9.766 %Cass County9.766Thurston County: 9.649 %Thurston County9.649Rock County: 9.302 %Rock County9.302Otoe County: 9.242 %Otoe County9.242Merrick County: 9.153 %Merrick County9.153Perkins County: 8.658 %Perkins County8.658Douglas County: 8.21 %Douglas County8.21Morrill County: 8.163 %Morrill County8.163Cherry County: 8.081 %Cherry County8.081Butler County: 8.065 %Butler County8.065Burt County: 7.843 %Burt County7.843Washington County: 7.57 %Washington County7.57Cheyenne County: 7.22 %Cheyenne County7.22Buffalo County: 7.165 %Buffalo County7.165Saunders County: 7.098 %Saunders County7.098Wayne County: 7.08 %Wayne County7.08Kimball County: 7.018 %Kimball County7.018Seward County: 7.018 %Seward County7.018York County: 6.999 %York County6.999Dawson County: 6.935 %Dawson County6.935Dixon County: 6.863 %Dixon County6.863Greeley County: 6.838 %Greeley County6.838Lancaster County: 6.838 %Lancaster County6.838Nuckolls County: 6.79 %Nuckolls County6.79Harlan County: 6.763 %Harlan County6.763Hamilton County: 6.754 %Hamilton County6.754Knox County: 6.751 %Knox County6.751Holt County: 6.727 %Holt County6.727Jefferson County: 6.711 %Jefferson County6.711Sarpy County: 6.638 %Sarpy County6.638Pawnee County: 6.612 %Pawnee County6.612Hall County: 6.545 %Hall County6.545Hayes County: 19.355 %Hayes County19.355Frontier County: 18.321 %Frontier County18.321Dundy County: 15.929 %Dundy County15.929Hooker County: 14.815 %Hooker County14.815Furnas County: 12.014 %Furnas County12.014Garden County: 11.236 %Garden County11.236Nemaha County: 11.079 %Nemaha County11.079Pierce County: 10.606 %Pierce County10.606Cass County: 9.766 %Cass County9.766Thurston County: 9.649 %Thurston County9.649Rock County: 9.302 %Rock County9.302Otoe County: 9.242 %Otoe County9.242Merrick County: 9.153 %Merrick County9.153Perkins County: 8.658 %Perkins County8.658Douglas County: 8.21 %Douglas County8.21Morrill County: 8.163 %Morrill County8.163Cherry County: 8.081 %Cherry County8.081Butler County: 8.065 %Butler County8.065Burt County: 7.843 %Burt County7.843Washington County: 7.57 %Washington County7.57Cheyenne County: 7.22 %Cheyenne County7.22Buffalo County: 7.165 %Buffalo County7.165Saunders County: 7.098 %Saunders County7.098Wayne County: 7.08 %Wayne County7.08Kimball County: 7.018 %Kimball County7.018Seward County: 7.018 %Seward County7.018York County: 6.999 %York County6.999Dawson County: 6.935 %Dawson County6.935Dixon County: 6.863 %Dixon County6.863Greeley County: 6.838 %Greeley County6.838Lancaster County: 6.838 %Lancaster County6.838Nuckolls County: 6.79 %Nuckolls County6.79Harlan County: 6.763 %Harlan County6.763Hamilton County: 6.754 %Hamilton County6.754Knox County: 6.751 %Knox County6.751Holt County: 6.727 %Holt County6.727Jefferson County: 6.711 %Jefferson County6.711Sarpy County: 6.638 %Sarpy County6.638Pawnee County: 6.612 %Pawnee County6.612Hall County: 6.545 %Hall County6.545
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hayes County19.355n/a
2Frontier County18.321+3.93 pts
3Dundy County15.929+9.43 pts
4Hooker County14.815n/a
5Furnas County12.014-0.7 pts
6Garden County11.236-1.81 pts
7Nemaha County11.079+4.78 pts
8Pierce County10.606+2.23 pts
9Cass County9.766+2.71 pts
10Thurston County9.649+3.4 pts
11Rock County9.302+2.48 pts
12Otoe County9.242+2.16 pts
13Merrick County9.153+0.97 pts
14Perkins County8.658-0.04 pts
15Douglas County8.21-0.39 pts
16Morrill County8.163-0.7 pts
17Cherry County8.081+1.48 pts
18Butler County8.065-0.38 pts
19Burt County7.843+1.16 pts
20Washington County7.57-2.5 pts
21Cheyenne County7.22+0.01 pts
22Buffalo County7.165+0.65 pts
23Saunders County7.098-0.1 pts
24Wayne County7.08+0.86 pts
25Kimball County7.018-1.6 pts
25Seward County7.018-1.98 pts
27York County6.999+0.69 pts
28Dawson County6.935+1.4 pts
29Dixon County6.863-3.76 pts
30Greeley County6.838-5.03 pts
30Lancaster County6.838-1.32 pts
32Nuckolls County6.79-0.76 pts
33Harlan County6.763-1.16 pts
34Hamilton County6.754+0.3 pts
35Knox County6.751+0.46 pts
36Holt County6.727-1.21 pts
37Jefferson County6.711+2.66 pts
38Sarpy County6.638-2.67 pts
39Pawnee County6.612-0.05 pts
40Hall County6.545+1.12 pts
41Dodge County6.462+0.41 pts
42Kearney County6.414+1.15 pts
43Nance County6.349-3.03 pts
44Johnson County6.306+2.7 pts
45Hitchcock County6.299n/a
46Stanton County6.25+1.88 pts
47Colfax County6.211-1.14 pts
48Valley County6.173-1.98 pts
49Platte County6.142-0.29 pts
50Scotts Bluff County6.114-1.69 pts
51Custer County6.111-0.14 pts
52Webster County6.098+2.35 pts
53Saline County5.915-2.04 pts
54Adams County5.912-0.59 pts
55Franklin County5.755-2.76 pts
56Gage County5.742-1.42 pts
57Polk County5.735+2.03 pts
58Cedar County5.65-3.36 pts
59Garfield County5.618+1.12 pts
60Deuel County5.505-0.32 pts
61Keith County5.466-3.38 pts
62Phelps County5.405-0.61 pts
63Antelope County5.366-5.5 pts
64Sheridan County5.316-4.58 pts
65Cuming County5.296-0.68 pts
66Clay County5.172-1.89 pts
67Dawes County5.169-7.01 pts
68Lincoln County5.163-1.4 pts
69Madison County4.714-0.76 pts
70Boone County4.678-1.77 pts
71Fillmore County4.662-1.99 pts
72Richardson County4.603-2.6 pts
73Chase County4.511-3.82 pts
74Red Willow County4.348-2.29 pts
75Sherman County4.225-8.02 pts
76Thayer County4.178-0.02 pts
77Dakota County4.067-2.67 pts
78Howard County3.597-0.16 pts
79Box Butte County3.54-6.97 pts
80Banner County0n/a
80Gosper County0-7.08 pts
80Logan County0-17.02 pts
80Loup County00 pts
80McPherson County00 pts
80Wheeler 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. 8 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hayes County, with 19.355% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2014.

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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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 8 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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