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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Keya Paha County had the highest establishment exit rate of 79 counties in 2018, at 27.027%. Blaine County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.609% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.013%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.027Keya Paha County
Lowest0Blaine County
Median7.60979 counties
Nebraska8.013History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 5.635 %Antelope County: 13.366 %Banner County: 0 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 8 %Box Butte County: 6.922 %Brown County: 6.792 %Buffalo County: 7.175 %Burt County: 9.863 %Butler County: 6.25 %Cass County: 9.046 %Cedar County: 4.082 %Chase County: 6.716 %Cherry County: 8.491 %Cheyenne County: 10.163 %Clay County: 8.13 %Colfax County: 7.273 %Cuming County: 8.1 %Custer County: 7.803 %Dakota County: 8.97 %Dawes County: 7.039 %Dawson County: 6.619 %Dixon County: 7.292 %Dodge County: 7.818 %Douglas County: 9.037 %Dundy County: 5.825 %Fillmore County: 7.512 %Franklin County: 13.953 %Frontier County: 10.769 %Furnas County: 7.117 %Gage County: 8.32 %Garden County: 18.947 %Garfield County: 7.609 %Gosper County: 9.804 %Hall County: 7.11 %Hamilton County: 5.996 %Harlan County: 9.259 %Hitchcock County: 6.4 %Holt County: 7.908 %Howard County: 6.27 %Jefferson County: 7.606 %Johnson County: 5.714 %Kearney County: 4.035 %Keith County: 10.794 %Keya Paha County: 27.027 %Kimball County: 12.037 %Knox County: 10.022 %Lancaster County: 7.108 %Lincoln County: 8.243 %Madison County: 7.061 %Merrick County: 5.517 %Morrill County: 14.973 %Nance County: 7.317 %Nemaha County: 6.322 %Nuckolls County: 4.473 %Otoe County: 5.052 %Pawnee County: 13.445 %Perkins County: 6.838 %Phelps County: 7.776 %Pierce County: 6.061 %Platte County: 5.115 %Polk County: 8.178 %Red Willow County: 10.095 %Richardson County: 8.961 %Saline County: 8.807 %Sarpy County: 8.485 %Saunders County: 8.964 %Scotts Bluff County: 9.519 %Seward County: 8.545 %Sheridan County: 11.604 %Sherman County: 5.161 %Stanton County: 5.236 %Thayer County: 6.684 %Thurston County: 5.983 %Valley County: 7.738 %Washington County: 9.48 %Wayne County: 7.207 %Webster County: 10.588 %York County: 5.64 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Keya Paha County: 27.027 %Keya Paha County27.027Garden County: 18.947 %Garden County18.947Morrill County: 14.973 %Morrill County14.973Franklin County: 13.953 %Franklin County13.953Pawnee County: 13.445 %Pawnee County13.445Antelope County: 13.366 %Antelope County13.366Kimball County: 12.037 %Kimball County12.037Sheridan County: 11.604 %Sheridan County11.604Keith County: 10.794 %Keith County10.794Frontier County: 10.769 %Frontier County10.769Webster County: 10.588 %Webster County10.588Cheyenne County: 10.163 %Cheyenne County10.163Red Willow County: 10.095 %Red Willow County10.095Knox County: 10.022 %Knox County10.022Burt County: 9.863 %Burt County9.863Gosper County: 9.804 %Gosper County9.804Scotts Bluff County: 9.519 %Scotts Bluff County9.519Washington County: 9.48 %Washington County9.48Harlan County: 9.259 %Harlan County9.259Cass County: 9.046 %Cass County9.046Douglas County: 9.037 %Douglas County9.037Dakota County: 8.97 %Dakota County8.97Saunders County: 8.964 %Saunders County8.964Richardson County: 8.961 %Richardson County8.961Saline County: 8.807 %Saline County8.807Seward County: 8.545 %Seward County8.545Cherry County: 8.491 %Cherry County8.491Sarpy County: 8.485 %Sarpy County8.485Gage County: 8.32 %Gage County8.32Lincoln County: 8.243 %Lincoln County8.243Polk County: 8.178 %Polk County8.178Clay County: 8.13 %Clay County8.13Cuming County: 8.1 %Cuming County8.1Boone County: 8 %Boone County8Holt County: 7.908 %Holt County7.908Dodge County: 7.818 %Dodge County7.818Custer County: 7.803 %Custer County7.803Phelps County: 7.776 %Phelps County7.776Valley County: 7.738 %Valley County7.738Garfield County: 7.609 %Garfield County7.609Keya Paha County: 27.027 %Keya Paha County27.027Garden County: 18.947 %Garden County18.947Morrill County: 14.973 %Morrill County14.973Franklin County: 13.953 %Franklin County13.953Pawnee County: 13.445 %Pawnee County13.445Antelope County: 13.366 %Antelope County13.366Kimball County: 12.037 %Kimball County12.037Sheridan County: 11.604 %Sheridan County11.604Keith County: 10.794 %Keith County10.794Frontier County: 10.769 %Frontier County10.769Webster County: 10.588 %Webster County10.588Cheyenne County: 10.163 %Cheyenne County10.163Red Willow County: 10.095 %Red Willow County10.095Knox County: 10.022 %Knox County10.022Burt County: 9.863 %Burt County9.863Gosper County: 9.804 %Gosper County9.804Scotts Bluff County: 9.519 %Scotts Bluff County9.519Washington County: 9.48 %Washington County9.48Harlan County: 9.259 %Harlan County9.259Cass County: 9.046 %Cass County9.046Douglas County: 9.037 %Douglas County9.037Dakota County: 8.97 %Dakota County8.97Saunders County: 8.964 %Saunders County8.964Richardson County: 8.961 %Richardson County8.961Saline County: 8.807 %Saline County8.807Seward County: 8.545 %Seward County8.545Cherry County: 8.491 %Cherry County8.491Sarpy County: 8.485 %Sarpy County8.485Gage County: 8.32 %Gage County8.32Lincoln County: 8.243 %Lincoln County8.243Polk County: 8.178 %Polk County8.178Clay County: 8.13 %Clay County8.13Cuming County: 8.1 %Cuming County8.1Boone County: 8 %Boone County8Holt County: 7.908 %Holt County7.908Dodge County: 7.818 %Dodge County7.818Custer County: 7.803 %Custer County7.803Phelps County: 7.776 %Phelps County7.776Valley County: 7.738 %Valley County7.738Garfield County: 7.609 %Garfield County7.609
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Keya Paha County27.027+27.03 pts
2Garden County18.947+10.95 pts
3Morrill County14.973+10.85 pts
4Franklin County13.953-3.44 pts
5Pawnee County13.445+3.77 pts
6Antelope County13.366+2.94 pts
7Kimball County12.037+6.56 pts
8Sheridan County11.604+2.88 pts
9Keith County10.794+5.45 pts
10Frontier County10.769-1.54 pts
11Webster County10.588+3.73 pts
12Cheyenne County10.163+2.35 pts
13Red Willow County10.095+0.56 pts
14Knox County10.022+1.87 pts
15Burt County9.863+3.51 pts
16Gosper County9.804+4.04 pts
17Scotts Bluff County9.519+0.71 pts
18Washington County9.48+3.3 pts
19Harlan County9.259+2.81 pts
20Cass County9.046+2.59 pts
21Douglas County9.037+0.32 pts
22Dakota County8.97+0.86 pts
23Saunders County8.964+2.36 pts
24Richardson County8.961+3.01 pts
25Saline County8.807+1.56 pts
26Seward County8.545+1.38 pts
27Cherry County8.491+2.75 pts
28Sarpy County8.485+0.77 pts
29Gage County8.32+2.37 pts
30Lincoln County8.243+1.35 pts
31Polk County8.178+0.15 pts
32Clay County8.13+3.67 pts
33Cuming County8.1+1.3 pts
34Boone County8+4.01 pts
35Holt County7.908+1.35 pts
36Dodge County7.818+0.18 pts
37Custer County7.803-2.65 pts
38Phelps County7.776+3.13 pts
39Valley County7.738+0.47 pts
40Garfield County7.609+2.14 pts
41Jefferson County7.606+0.59 pts
42Fillmore County7.512+2.4 pts
43Nance County7.317-6.02 pts
44Dixon County7.292-1.09 pts
45Colfax County7.273+2.13 pts
46Wayne County7.207+1.88 pts
47Buffalo County7.175+1.56 pts
48Furnas County7.117-2.57 pts
49Hall County7.11+0.47 pts
50Lancaster County7.108-0.22 pts
51Madison County7.061+0.58 pts
52Dawes County7.039-2.96 pts
53Box Butte County6.922-2.01 pts
54Perkins County6.838-2.56 pts
55Brown County6.792+3.73 pts
56Chase County6.716-4.92 pts
57Thayer County6.684+0.51 pts
58Dawson County6.619-2.18 pts
59Hitchcock County6.4n/a
60Nemaha County6.322+0.44 pts
61Howard County6.27-2.14 pts
62Butler County6.25-1.14 pts
63Pierce County6.061+1.78 pts
64Hamilton County5.996-2.12 pts
65Thurston County5.983+2.38 pts
66Dundy County5.825-5.39 pts
67Johnson County5.714-3.59 pts
68York County5.64-0.81 pts
69Adams County5.635-0.34 pts
70Merrick County5.517-4.12 pts
71Stanton County5.236-7.83 pts
72Sherman County5.1610 pts
73Platte County5.115-0.17 pts
74Otoe County5.052-3.56 pts
75Nuckolls County4.473-4.39 pts
76Cedar County4.082-5.09 pts
77Kearney County4.035-0.59 pts
78Banner County0n/a
78Blaine 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. 14 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Keya Paha County, with 27.027% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Blaine County, with 0% in 2018.

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. 14 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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