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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Banner County had the highest establishment exit rate of 85 counties in 2016, at 33.333%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.702% and the figure for Nebraska was 6.986%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.333Banner County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median6.70285 counties
Nebraska6.986History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 5.99 %Antelope County: 4.196 %Arthur County: 0 %Banner County: 33.333 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 8.451 %Box Butte County: 6.702 %Boyd County: 11.475 %Brown County: 5.447 %Buffalo County: 5.958 %Burt County: 2.695 %Butler County: 5.914 %Cass County: 6.425 %Cedar County: 6.569 %Chase County: 6.452 %Cherry County: 6.373 %Cheyenne County: 7.801 %Clay County: 8.523 %Colfax County: 2.834 %Cuming County: 5.239 %Custer County: 9.783 %Dakota County: 5.516 %Dawes County: 12.146 %Dawson County: 6.78 %Deuel County: 9.524 %Dixon County: 8.421 %Dodge County: 6.617 %Douglas County: 7.809 %Dundy County: 8.929 %Fillmore County: 5.104 %Frontier County: 14.063 %Furnas County: 6.92 %Gage County: 6.875 %Garfield County: 7.692 %Gosper County: 11.111 %Hall County: 5.523 %Hamilton County: 9.075 %Harlan County: 7.547 %Hitchcock County: 6.4 %Holt County: 7.605 %Hooker County: 0 %Howard County: 5.98 %Jefferson County: 2.649 %Johnson County: 5.405 %Kearney County: 5.341 %Keith County: 4.839 %Keya Paha County: 24.39 %Kimball County: 6.452 %Knox County: 9.442 %Lancaster County: 6.518 %Lincoln County: 7.124 %Logan County: 24.49 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 6.134 %Merrick County: 7.191 %Morrill County: 13.198 %Nance County: 9.091 %Nemaha County: 8.26 %Nuckolls County: 8.025 %Otoe County: 3.991 %Pawnee County: 6.557 %Perkins County: 9.362 %Phelps County: 5.38 %Pierce County: 4.348 %Platte County: 6.834 %Polk County: 6.452 %Red Willow County: 5.04 %Richardson County: 5.231 %Saline County: 7.233 %Sarpy County: 7.087 %Saunders County: 7.839 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.828 %Seward County: 7.26 %Sheridan County: 6.711 %Sherman County: 5.298 %Sioux County: 25 %Stanton County: 5.025 %Thayer County: 5.208 %Thurston County: 7.477 %Valley County: 6.135 %Washington County: 6.994 %Wayne County: 6.236 %Webster County: 4.598 %Wheeler County: 20 %York County: 7.188 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Banner County: 33.333 %Banner County33.333Sioux County: 25 %Sioux County25Logan County: 24.49 %Logan County24.49Keya Paha County: 24.39 %Keya Paha County24.39Wheeler County: 20 %Wheeler County20Frontier County: 14.063 %Frontier County14.063Morrill County: 13.198 %Morrill County13.198Dawes County: 12.146 %Dawes County12.146Boyd County: 11.475 %Boyd County11.475Gosper County: 11.111 %Gosper County11.111Custer County: 9.783 %Custer County9.783Deuel County: 9.524 %Deuel County9.524Knox County: 9.442 %Knox County9.442Perkins County: 9.362 %Perkins County9.362Nance County: 9.091 %Nance County9.091Hamilton County: 9.075 %Hamilton County9.075Dundy County: 8.929 %Dundy County8.929Scotts Bluff County: 8.828 %Scotts Bluff County8.828Clay County: 8.523 %Clay County8.523Boone County: 8.451 %Boone County8.451Dixon County: 8.421 %Dixon County8.421Nemaha County: 8.26 %Nemaha County8.26Nuckolls County: 8.025 %Nuckolls County8.025Saunders County: 7.839 %Saunders County7.839Douglas County: 7.809 %Douglas County7.809Cheyenne County: 7.801 %Cheyenne County7.801Garfield County: 7.692 %Garfield County7.692Holt County: 7.605 %Holt County7.605Harlan County: 7.547 %Harlan County7.547Thurston County: 7.477 %Thurston County7.477Seward County: 7.26 %Seward County7.26Saline County: 7.233 %Saline County7.233Merrick County: 7.191 %Merrick County7.191York County: 7.188 %York County7.188Lincoln County: 7.124 %Lincoln County7.124Sarpy County: 7.087 %Sarpy County7.087Washington County: 6.994 %Washington County6.994Furnas County: 6.92 %Furnas County6.92Gage County: 6.875 %Gage County6.875Platte County: 6.834 %Platte County6.834Banner County: 33.333 %Banner County33.333Sioux County: 25 %Sioux County25Logan County: 24.49 %Logan County24.49Keya Paha County: 24.39 %Keya Paha County24.39Wheeler County: 20 %Wheeler County20Frontier County: 14.063 %Frontier County14.063Morrill County: 13.198 %Morrill County13.198Dawes County: 12.146 %Dawes County12.146Boyd County: 11.475 %Boyd County11.475Gosper County: 11.111 %Gosper County11.111Custer County: 9.783 %Custer County9.783Deuel County: 9.524 %Deuel County9.524Knox County: 9.442 %Knox County9.442Perkins County: 9.362 %Perkins County9.362Nance County: 9.091 %Nance County9.091Hamilton County: 9.075 %Hamilton County9.075Dundy County: 8.929 %Dundy County8.929Scotts Bluff County: 8.828 %Scotts Bluff County8.828Clay County: 8.523 %Clay County8.523Boone County: 8.451 %Boone County8.451Dixon County: 8.421 %Dixon County8.421Nemaha County: 8.26 %Nemaha County8.26Nuckolls County: 8.025 %Nuckolls County8.025Saunders County: 7.839 %Saunders County7.839Douglas County: 7.809 %Douglas County7.809Cheyenne County: 7.801 %Cheyenne County7.801Garfield County: 7.692 %Garfield County7.692Holt County: 7.605 %Holt County7.605Harlan County: 7.547 %Harlan County7.547Thurston County: 7.477 %Thurston County7.477Seward County: 7.26 %Seward County7.26Saline County: 7.233 %Saline County7.233Merrick County: 7.191 %Merrick County7.191York County: 7.188 %York County7.188Lincoln County: 7.124 %Lincoln County7.124Sarpy County: 7.087 %Sarpy County7.087Washington County: 6.994 %Washington County6.994Furnas County: 6.92 %Furnas County6.92Gage County: 6.875 %Gage County6.875Platte County: 6.834 %Platte County6.834
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Banner County33.333n/a
2Sioux County25n/a
3Logan County24.49n/a
4Keya Paha County24.39n/a
5Wheeler County20+20 pts
6Frontier County14.063n/a
7Morrill County13.198+5.16 pts
8Dawes County12.146+3.14 pts
9Boyd County11.475n/a
10Gosper County11.111+2.42 pts
11Custer County9.783+3.84 pts
12Deuel County9.524-3.09 pts
13Knox County9.442-0.45 pts
14Perkins County9.362-1.7 pts
15Nance County9.091-2.8 pts
16Hamilton County9.075+2.92 pts
17Dundy County8.929+3.42 pts
18Scotts Bluff County8.828+1.57 pts
19Clay County8.523+3.48 pts
20Boone County8.451+4.49 pts
21Dixon County8.421-5.87 pts
22Nemaha County8.26+2.97 pts
23Nuckolls County8.025+1.32 pts
24Saunders County7.839+0.31 pts
25Douglas County7.809-0.61 pts
26Cheyenne County7.801-0.07 pts
27Garfield County7.692+2.14 pts
28Holt County7.605+1.67 pts
29Harlan County7.547+2.79 pts
30Thurston County7.477-6.94 pts
31Seward County7.26+1.7 pts
32Saline County7.233+1.45 pts
33Merrick County7.191+1.31 pts
34York County7.188+1.5 pts
35Lincoln County7.124+1.17 pts
36Sarpy County7.087-2.05 pts
37Washington County6.994-1.22 pts
38Furnas County6.92+0.54 pts
39Gage County6.875-0.63 pts
40Platte County6.834+0.14 pts
41Dawson County6.78+1.92 pts
42Sheridan County6.711-1.32 pts
43Box Butte County6.702-1.04 pts
44Dodge County6.617+0.16 pts
45Cedar County6.569-0.84 pts
46Pawnee County6.557+1.56 pts
47Lancaster County6.518-0.04 pts
48Chase County6.452-2.31 pts
48Kimball County6.452-4.31 pts
48Polk County6.452+1.45 pts
51Cass County6.425-2.43 pts
52Hitchcock County6.4-0.05 pts
53Cherry County6.373-3.15 pts
54Wayne County6.236-0.03 pts
55Valley County6.135+0.61 pts
56Madison County6.134+0.4 pts
57Adams County5.99-0.38 pts
58Howard County5.98+2.54 pts
59Buffalo County5.958-0.96 pts
60Butler County5.914-1.65 pts
61Hall County5.523-0.05 pts
62Dakota County5.516-0.45 pts
63Brown County5.447-0.09 pts
64Johnson County5.405+1.83 pts
65Phelps County5.38+0.61 pts
66Kearney County5.3410 pts
67Sherman County5.298-0.14 pts
68Cuming County5.239+0.9 pts
69Richardson County5.231-0.52 pts
70Thayer County5.2080 pts
71Fillmore County5.104-1.38 pts
72Red Willow County5.04-5.38 pts
73Stanton County5.025-6.37 pts
74Keith County4.839-4.55 pts
75Webster County4.598+1.05 pts
76Pierce County4.348-0.11 pts
77Antelope County4.196-0.51 pts
78Otoe County3.991-3.63 pts
79Colfax County2.834-2.57 pts
80Burt County2.695-5.64 pts
81Jefferson County2.649-2.73 pts
82Arthur County00 pts
82Blaine County0n/a
82Hooker County0n/a
82McPherson County0n/a

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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. 8 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Banner County, with 33.333% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2016.

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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 2016 and are not ranked.

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