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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Thurston County had the highest establishment exit rate of 80 counties in 2015, at 14.414%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.212% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.305%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.414Thurston County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median6.21280 counties
Nebraska7.305History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.365 %Antelope County: 4.706 %Arthur County: 0 %Boone County: 3.966 %Box Butte County: 7.746 %Brown County: 5.534 %Buffalo County: 6.916 %Burt County: 8.333 %Butler County: 7.568 %Cass County: 8.851 %Cedar County: 7.407 %Chase County: 8.759 %Cherry County: 9.524 %Cheyenne County: 7.871 %Clay County: 5.042 %Colfax County: 5.405 %Cuming County: 4.341 %Custer County: 5.946 %Dakota County: 5.967 %Dawes County: 9.002 %Dawson County: 4.863 %Deuel County: 12.613 %Dixon County: 14.286 %Dodge County: 6.455 %Douglas County: 8.42 %Dundy County: 5.505 %Fillmore County: 6.481 %Furnas County: 6.383 %Gage County: 7.508 %Garden County: 13.333 %Garfield County: 5.556 %Gosper County: 8.696 %Grant County: 0 %Greeley County: 5 %Hall County: 5.577 %Hamilton County: 6.159 %Harlan County: 4.762 %Hitchcock County: 6.452 %Holt County: 5.935 %Howard County: 3.436 %Jefferson County: 5.381 %Johnson County: 3.571 %Kearney County: 5.341 %Keith County: 9.385 %Kimball County: 10.762 %Knox County: 9.892 %Lancaster County: 6.562 %Lincoln County: 5.955 %Loup County: 0 %Madison County: 5.737 %Merrick County: 5.882 %Morrill County: 8.04 %Nance County: 11.892 %Nemaha County: 5.294 %Nuckolls County: 6.707 %Otoe County: 7.619 %Pawnee County: 5 %Perkins County: 11.064 %Phelps County: 4.769 %Pierce County: 4.455 %Platte County: 6.695 %Polk County: 5 %Red Willow County: 10.417 %Richardson County: 5.749 %Saline County: 5.787 %Sarpy County: 9.133 %Saunders County: 7.528 %Scotts Bluff County: 7.255 %Seward County: 5.556 %Sheridan County: 8.027 %Sherman County: 5.442 %Stanton County: 11.399 %Thayer County: 5.208 %Thurston County: 14.414 %Valley County: 5.521 %Washington County: 8.219 %Wayne County: 6.264 %Webster County: 3.55 %Wheeler County: 0 %York County: 5.684 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Thurston County: 14.414 %Thurston County14.414Dixon County: 14.286 %Dixon County14.286Garden County: 13.333 %Garden County13.333Deuel County: 12.613 %Deuel County12.613Nance County: 11.892 %Nance County11.892Stanton County: 11.399 %Stanton County11.399Perkins County: 11.064 %Perkins County11.064Kimball County: 10.762 %Kimball County10.762Red Willow County: 10.417 %Red Willow County10.417Knox County: 9.892 %Knox County9.892Cherry County: 9.524 %Cherry County9.524Keith County: 9.385 %Keith County9.385Sarpy County: 9.133 %Sarpy County9.133Dawes County: 9.002 %Dawes County9.002Cass County: 8.851 %Cass County8.851Chase County: 8.759 %Chase County8.759Gosper County: 8.696 %Gosper County8.696Douglas County: 8.42 %Douglas County8.42Burt County: 8.333 %Burt County8.333Washington County: 8.219 %Washington County8.219Morrill County: 8.04 %Morrill County8.04Sheridan County: 8.027 %Sheridan County8.027Cheyenne County: 7.871 %Cheyenne County7.871Box Butte County: 7.746 %Box Butte County7.746Otoe County: 7.619 %Otoe County7.619Butler County: 7.568 %Butler County7.568Saunders County: 7.528 %Saunders County7.528Gage County: 7.508 %Gage County7.508Cedar County: 7.407 %Cedar County7.407Scotts Bluff County: 7.255 %Scotts Bluff County7.255Buffalo County: 6.916 %Buffalo County6.916Nuckolls County: 6.707 %Nuckolls County6.707Platte County: 6.695 %Platte County6.695Lancaster County: 6.562 %Lancaster County6.562Fillmore County: 6.481 %Fillmore County6.481Dodge County: 6.455 %Dodge County6.455Hitchcock County: 6.452 %Hitchcock County6.452Furnas County: 6.383 %Furnas County6.383Adams County: 6.365 %Adams County6.365Wayne County: 6.264 %Wayne County6.264Thurston County: 14.414 %Thurston County14.414Dixon County: 14.286 %Dixon County14.286Garden County: 13.333 %Garden County13.333Deuel County: 12.613 %Deuel County12.613Nance County: 11.892 %Nance County11.892Stanton County: 11.399 %Stanton County11.399Perkins County: 11.064 %Perkins County11.064Kimball County: 10.762 %Kimball County10.762Red Willow County: 10.417 %Red Willow County10.417Knox County: 9.892 %Knox County9.892Cherry County: 9.524 %Cherry County9.524Keith County: 9.385 %Keith County9.385Sarpy County: 9.133 %Sarpy County9.133Dawes County: 9.002 %Dawes County9.002Cass County: 8.851 %Cass County8.851Chase County: 8.759 %Chase County8.759Gosper County: 8.696 %Gosper County8.696Douglas County: 8.42 %Douglas County8.42Burt County: 8.333 %Burt County8.333Washington County: 8.219 %Washington County8.219Morrill County: 8.04 %Morrill County8.04Sheridan County: 8.027 %Sheridan County8.027Cheyenne County: 7.871 %Cheyenne County7.871Box Butte County: 7.746 %Box Butte County7.746Otoe County: 7.619 %Otoe County7.619Butler County: 7.568 %Butler County7.568Saunders County: 7.528 %Saunders County7.528Gage County: 7.508 %Gage County7.508Cedar County: 7.407 %Cedar County7.407Scotts Bluff County: 7.255 %Scotts Bluff County7.255Buffalo County: 6.916 %Buffalo County6.916Nuckolls County: 6.707 %Nuckolls County6.707Platte County: 6.695 %Platte County6.695Lancaster County: 6.562 %Lancaster County6.562Fillmore County: 6.481 %Fillmore County6.481Dodge County: 6.455 %Dodge County6.455Hitchcock County: 6.452 %Hitchcock County6.452Furnas County: 6.383 %Furnas County6.383Adams County: 6.365 %Adams County6.365Wayne County: 6.264 %Wayne County6.264
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Thurston County14.414+4.77 pts
2Dixon County14.286+7.42 pts
3Garden County13.333+2.1 pts
4Deuel County12.613+7.11 pts
5Nance County11.892+5.54 pts
6Stanton County11.399+5.15 pts
7Perkins County11.064+2.41 pts
8Kimball County10.762+3.74 pts
9Red Willow County10.417+6.07 pts
10Knox County9.892+3.14 pts
11Cherry County9.524+1.44 pts
12Keith County9.385+3.92 pts
13Sarpy County9.133+2.49 pts
14Dawes County9.002+3.83 pts
15Cass County8.851-0.91 pts
16Chase County8.759+4.25 pts
17Gosper County8.696+8.7 pts
18Douglas County8.42+0.21 pts
19Burt County8.333+0.49 pts
20Washington County8.219+0.65 pts
21Morrill County8.04-0.12 pts
22Sheridan County8.027+2.71 pts
23Cheyenne County7.871+0.65 pts
24Box Butte County7.746+4.21 pts
25Otoe County7.619-1.62 pts
26Butler County7.568-0.5 pts
27Saunders County7.528+0.43 pts
28Gage County7.508+1.77 pts
29Cedar County7.407+1.76 pts
30Scotts Bluff County7.255+1.14 pts
31Buffalo County6.916-0.25 pts
32Nuckolls County6.707-0.08 pts
33Platte County6.695+0.55 pts
34Lancaster County6.562-0.28 pts
35Fillmore County6.481+1.82 pts
36Dodge County6.455-0.01 pts
37Hitchcock County6.452+0.15 pts
38Furnas County6.383-5.63 pts
39Adams County6.365+0.45 pts
40Wayne County6.264-0.82 pts
41Hamilton County6.159-0.59 pts
42Dakota County5.967+1.9 pts
43Lincoln County5.955+0.79 pts
44Custer County5.946-0.17 pts
45Holt County5.935-0.79 pts
46Merrick County5.882-3.27 pts
47Saline County5.787-0.13 pts
48Richardson County5.749+1.15 pts
49Madison County5.737+1.02 pts
50York County5.684-1.31 pts
51Hall County5.577-0.97 pts
52Garfield County5.556-0.06 pts
52Seward County5.556-1.46 pts
54Brown County5.534n/a
55Valley County5.521-0.65 pts
56Dundy County5.505-10.42 pts
57Sherman County5.442+1.22 pts
58Colfax County5.405-0.81 pts
59Jefferson County5.381-1.33 pts
60Kearney County5.341-1.07 pts
61Nemaha County5.294-5.79 pts
62Thayer County5.208+1.03 pts
63Clay County5.042-0.13 pts
64Greeley County5-1.84 pts
64Pawnee County5-1.61 pts
64Polk County5-0.74 pts
67Dawson County4.863-2.07 pts
68Phelps County4.769-0.64 pts
69Harlan County4.762-2 pts
70Antelope County4.706-0.66 pts
71Pierce County4.455-6.15 pts
72Cuming County4.341-0.96 pts
73Boone County3.966-0.71 pts
74Johnson County3.571-2.73 pts
75Webster County3.55-2.55 pts
76Howard County3.436-0.16 pts
77Arthur County0n/a
77Grant County0n/a
77Loup County00 pts
77Wheeler County00 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. 13 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Thurston County, with 14.414% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2015.

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. 13 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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