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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Hayes County had the highest establishment exit rate of 86 counties in 2019, at 18.75%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.024% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.376%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.75Hayes County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median7.02486 counties
Nebraska7.376History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 6.977 %Antelope County: 6.533 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 6.997 %Box Butte County: 10.721 %Boyd County: 4.8 %Brown County: 7.663 %Buffalo County: 5.992 %Burt County: 2.241 %Butler County: 10.471 %Cass County: 8.008 %Cedar County: 5.176 %Chase County: 3.623 %Cherry County: 5.728 %Cheyenne County: 11.698 %Clay County: 7.123 %Colfax County: 4.574 %Cuming County: 8.215 %Custer County: 9.185 %Dakota County: 7.731 %Dawes County: 13.22 %Dawson County: 6.359 %Deuel County: 8 %Dixon County: 7.179 %Dodge County: 5.447 %Douglas County: 8.303 %Dundy County: 5.714 %Fillmore County: 7.109 %Franklin County: 4.545 %Frontier County: 6.154 %Furnas County: 8.088 %Gage County: 5.329 %Garden County: 9.091 %Garfield County: 4.255 %Gosper County: 8 %Greeley County: 6.107 %Hall County: 6.439 %Hamilton County: 7.986 %Harlan County: 12.745 %Hayes County: 18.75 %Hitchcock County: 6.349 %Holt County: 5.612 %Hooker County: 14.545 %Howard County: 2.424 %Jefferson County: 5.95 %Johnson County: 3.81 %Kearney County: 8.85 %Keith County: 11.221 %Kimball County: 10.959 %Knox County: 6.167 %Lancaster County: 7.192 %Lincoln County: 6.743 %Loup County: 0 %Madison County: 6.182 %Merrick County: 4.494 %Morrill County: 7.692 %Nance County: 8.537 %Nemaha County: 9.275 %Nuckolls County: 7.051 %Otoe County: 8.009 %Pawnee County: 10.435 %Perkins County: 6.867 %Phelps County: 5.66 %Pierce County: 7.075 %Platte County: 5.938 %Polk County: 10.117 %Red Willow County: 5.234 %Richardson County: 5.846 %Rock County: 9.639 %Saline County: 4.727 %Sarpy County: 7.504 %Saunders County: 7.236 %Scotts Bluff County: 7.739 %Seward County: 7.251 %Sheridan County: 9.187 %Sherman County: 8 %Sioux County: 0 %Stanton County: 5.236 %Thayer County: 5.263 %Thurston County: 4.184 %Valley County: 6.006 %Washington County: 7.551 %Wayne County: 7.727 %Webster County: 9.639 %Wheeler County: 0 %York County: 5.4 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Hooker County: 14.545 %Hooker County14.545Dawes County: 13.22 %Dawes County13.22Harlan County: 12.745 %Harlan County12.745Cheyenne County: 11.698 %Cheyenne County11.698Keith County: 11.221 %Keith County11.221Kimball County: 10.959 %Kimball County10.959Box Butte County: 10.721 %Box Butte County10.721Butler County: 10.471 %Butler County10.471Pawnee County: 10.435 %Pawnee County10.435Polk County: 10.117 %Polk County10.117Rock County: 9.639 %Rock County9.639Webster County: 9.639 %Webster County9.639Nemaha County: 9.275 %Nemaha County9.275Sheridan County: 9.187 %Sheridan County9.187Custer County: 9.185 %Custer County9.185Garden County: 9.091 %Garden County9.091Kearney County: 8.85 %Kearney County8.85Nance County: 8.537 %Nance County8.537Douglas County: 8.303 %Douglas County8.303Cuming County: 8.215 %Cuming County8.215Furnas County: 8.088 %Furnas County8.088Otoe County: 8.009 %Otoe County8.009Cass County: 8.008 %Cass County8.008Deuel County: 8 %Deuel County8Gosper County: 8 %Gosper County8Sherman County: 8 %Sherman County8Hamilton County: 7.986 %Hamilton County7.986Scotts Bluff County: 7.739 %Scotts Bluff County7.739Dakota County: 7.731 %Dakota County7.731Wayne County: 7.727 %Wayne County7.727Morrill County: 7.692 %Morrill County7.692Brown County: 7.663 %Brown County7.663Washington County: 7.551 %Washington County7.551Sarpy County: 7.504 %Sarpy County7.504Seward County: 7.251 %Seward County7.251Saunders County: 7.236 %Saunders County7.236Lancaster County: 7.192 %Lancaster County7.192Dixon County: 7.179 %Dixon County7.179Clay County: 7.123 %Clay County7.123Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Hooker County: 14.545 %Hooker County14.545Dawes County: 13.22 %Dawes County13.22Harlan County: 12.745 %Harlan County12.745Cheyenne County: 11.698 %Cheyenne County11.698Keith County: 11.221 %Keith County11.221Kimball County: 10.959 %Kimball County10.959Box Butte County: 10.721 %Box Butte County10.721Butler County: 10.471 %Butler County10.471Pawnee County: 10.435 %Pawnee County10.435Polk County: 10.117 %Polk County10.117Rock County: 9.639 %Rock County9.639Webster County: 9.639 %Webster County9.639Nemaha County: 9.275 %Nemaha County9.275Sheridan County: 9.187 %Sheridan County9.187Custer County: 9.185 %Custer County9.185Garden County: 9.091 %Garden County9.091Kearney County: 8.85 %Kearney County8.85Nance County: 8.537 %Nance County8.537Douglas County: 8.303 %Douglas County8.303Cuming County: 8.215 %Cuming County8.215Furnas County: 8.088 %Furnas County8.088Otoe County: 8.009 %Otoe County8.009Cass County: 8.008 %Cass County8.008Deuel County: 8 %Deuel County8Gosper County: 8 %Gosper County8Sherman County: 8 %Sherman County8Hamilton County: 7.986 %Hamilton County7.986Scotts Bluff County: 7.739 %Scotts Bluff County7.739Dakota County: 7.731 %Dakota County7.731Wayne County: 7.727 %Wayne County7.727Morrill County: 7.692 %Morrill County7.692Brown County: 7.663 %Brown County7.663Washington County: 7.551 %Washington County7.551Sarpy County: 7.504 %Sarpy County7.504Seward County: 7.251 %Seward County7.251Saunders County: 7.236 %Saunders County7.236Lancaster County: 7.192 %Lancaster County7.192Dixon County: 7.179 %Dixon County7.179Clay County: 7.123 %Clay County7.123
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hayes County18.75n/a
2Hooker County14.545n/a
3Dawes County13.22+6.18 pts
4Harlan County12.745+3.49 pts
5Cheyenne County11.698+1.54 pts
6Keith County11.221+0.43 pts
7Kimball County10.959-1.08 pts
8Box Butte County10.721+3.8 pts
9Butler County10.471+4.22 pts
10Pawnee County10.435-3.01 pts
11Polk County10.117+1.94 pts
12Rock County9.639n/a
12Webster County9.639-0.95 pts
14Nemaha County9.275+2.95 pts
15Sheridan County9.187-2.42 pts
16Custer County9.185+1.38 pts
17Garden County9.091-9.86 pts
18Kearney County8.85+4.81 pts
19Nance County8.537+1.22 pts
20Douglas County8.303-0.73 pts
21Cuming County8.215+0.12 pts
22Furnas County8.088+0.97 pts
23Otoe County8.009+2.96 pts
24Cass County8.008-1.04 pts
25Deuel County8n/a
25Gosper County8-1.8 pts
25Sherman County8+2.84 pts
28Hamilton County7.986+1.99 pts
29Scotts Bluff County7.739-1.78 pts
30Dakota County7.731-1.24 pts
31Wayne County7.727+0.52 pts
32Morrill County7.692-7.28 pts
33Brown County7.663+0.87 pts
34Washington County7.551-1.93 pts
35Sarpy County7.504-0.98 pts
36Seward County7.251-1.29 pts
37Saunders County7.236-1.73 pts
38Lancaster County7.192+0.08 pts
39Dixon County7.179-0.11 pts
40Clay County7.123-1.01 pts
41Fillmore County7.109-0.4 pts
42Pierce County7.075+1.01 pts
43Nuckolls County7.051+2.58 pts
44Boone County6.997-1 pts
45Adams County6.977+1.34 pts
46Perkins County6.867+0.03 pts
47Lincoln County6.743-1.5 pts
48Antelope County6.533-6.83 pts
49Hall County6.439-0.67 pts
50Dawson County6.359-0.26 pts
51Hitchcock County6.349-0.05 pts
52Madison County6.182-0.88 pts
53Knox County6.167-3.86 pts
54Frontier County6.154-4.62 pts
55Greeley County6.107n/a
56Valley County6.006-1.73 pts
57Buffalo County5.992-1.18 pts
58Jefferson County5.95-1.66 pts
59Platte County5.938+0.82 pts
60Richardson County5.846-3.12 pts
61Cherry County5.728-2.76 pts
62Dundy County5.714-0.11 pts
63Phelps County5.66-2.12 pts
64Holt County5.612-2.3 pts
65Dodge County5.447-2.37 pts
66York County5.4-0.24 pts
67Gage County5.329-2.99 pts
68Thayer County5.263-1.42 pts
69Stanton County5.2360 pts
70Red Willow County5.234-4.86 pts
71Cedar County5.176+1.09 pts
72Boyd County4.8n/a
73Saline County4.727-4.08 pts
74Colfax County4.574-2.7 pts
75Franklin County4.545-9.41 pts
76Merrick County4.494-1.02 pts
77Garfield County4.255-3.35 pts
78Thurston County4.184-1.8 pts
79Johnson County3.81-1.9 pts
80Chase County3.623-3.09 pts
81Howard County2.424-3.85 pts
82Burt County2.241-7.62 pts
83Blaine County00 pts
83Loup County0n/a
83Sioux County0n/a
83Wheeler 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. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hayes County, with 18.75% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2019.

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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. 7 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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