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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Sioux County had the highest establishment exit rate of 83 counties in 2020, at 22.222%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.974% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.044%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.222Sioux County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median7.97483 counties
Nebraska8.044History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 5.111 %Antelope County: 7.481 %Banner County: 0 %Boone County: 9.524 %Box Butte County: 8.989 %Boyd County: 18.487 %Brown County: 6.977 %Buffalo County: 8.033 %Burt County: 11.932 %Butler County: 5.362 %Cass County: 10.669 %Cedar County: 8.255 %Chase County: 3.484 %Cherry County: 8.78 %Cheyenne County: 8.171 %Clay County: 10 %Colfax County: 6.25 %Cuming County: 8.809 %Custer County: 9.682 %Dakota County: 9.057 %Dawes County: 6.222 %Dawson County: 7.974 %Deuel County: 8.247 %Dixon County: 9.95 %Dodge County: 6.9 %Douglas County: 8.551 %Dundy County: 7.477 %Fillmore County: 8.802 %Franklin County: 7.407 %Frontier County: 4.58 %Furnas County: 5.926 %Gage County: 8.033 %Garden County: 12.048 %Garfield County: 7.368 %Greeley County: 13.846 %Hall County: 8.002 %Hamilton County: 5.155 %Harlan County: 13.613 %Hitchcock County: 9.524 %Holt County: 5.786 %Hooker County: 20.408 %Howard County: 13.622 %Jefferson County: 7.477 %Johnson County: 8.612 %Kearney County: 7.186 %Keith County: 8.306 %Kimball County: 10.619 %Knox County: 7.033 %Lancaster County: 7.468 %Lincoln County: 5.849 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 6.49 %Merrick County: 7.159 %Morrill County: 4.124 %Nance County: 4.878 %Nemaha County: 10.876 %Nuckolls County: 6.579 %Otoe County: 7.529 %Pawnee County: 8.13 %Perkins County: 10.435 %Phelps County: 6.593 %Pierce County: 8.115 %Platte County: 7.368 %Polk County: 5.578 %Red Willow County: 11.65 %Richardson County: 7.627 %Rock County: 10.127 %Saline County: 7.527 %Sarpy County: 9.438 %Saunders County: 10.675 %Scotts Bluff County: 7.483 %Seward County: 6.019 %Sheridan County: 8 %Sherman County: 6.897 %Sioux County: 22.222 %Stanton County: 10.695 %Thayer County: 5.82 %Thurston County: 10.042 %Valley County: 6.006 %Washington County: 10.157 %Wayne County: 5.856 %Webster County: 6.061 %York County: 6.383 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Hooker County: 20.408 %Hooker County20.408Boyd County: 18.487 %Boyd County18.487Greeley County: 13.846 %Greeley County13.846Howard County: 13.622 %Howard County13.622Harlan County: 13.613 %Harlan County13.613Garden County: 12.048 %Garden County12.048Burt County: 11.932 %Burt County11.932Red Willow County: 11.65 %Red Willow County11.65Nemaha County: 10.876 %Nemaha County10.876Stanton County: 10.695 %Stanton County10.695Saunders County: 10.675 %Saunders County10.675Cass County: 10.669 %Cass County10.669Kimball County: 10.619 %Kimball County10.619Perkins County: 10.435 %Perkins County10.435Washington County: 10.157 %Washington County10.157Rock County: 10.127 %Rock County10.127Thurston County: 10.042 %Thurston County10.042Clay County: 10 %Clay County10Dixon County: 9.95 %Dixon County9.95Custer County: 9.682 %Custer County9.682Boone County: 9.524 %Boone County9.524Hitchcock County: 9.524 %Hitchcock County9.524Sarpy County: 9.438 %Sarpy County9.438Dakota County: 9.057 %Dakota County9.057Box Butte County: 8.989 %Box Butte County8.989Cuming County: 8.809 %Cuming County8.809Fillmore County: 8.802 %Fillmore County8.802Cherry County: 8.78 %Cherry County8.78Johnson County: 8.612 %Johnson County8.612Douglas County: 8.551 %Douglas County8.551Keith County: 8.306 %Keith County8.306Cedar County: 8.255 %Cedar County8.255Deuel County: 8.247 %Deuel County8.247Cheyenne County: 8.171 %Cheyenne County8.171Pawnee County: 8.13 %Pawnee County8.13Pierce County: 8.115 %Pierce County8.115Buffalo County: 8.033 %Buffalo County8.033Gage County: 8.033 %Gage County8.033Hall County: 8.002 %Hall County8.002Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Hooker County: 20.408 %Hooker County20.408Boyd County: 18.487 %Boyd County18.487Greeley County: 13.846 %Greeley County13.846Howard County: 13.622 %Howard County13.622Harlan County: 13.613 %Harlan County13.613Garden County: 12.048 %Garden County12.048Burt County: 11.932 %Burt County11.932Red Willow County: 11.65 %Red Willow County11.65Nemaha County: 10.876 %Nemaha County10.876Stanton County: 10.695 %Stanton County10.695Saunders County: 10.675 %Saunders County10.675Cass County: 10.669 %Cass County10.669Kimball County: 10.619 %Kimball County10.619Perkins County: 10.435 %Perkins County10.435Washington County: 10.157 %Washington County10.157Rock County: 10.127 %Rock County10.127Thurston County: 10.042 %Thurston County10.042Clay County: 10 %Clay County10Dixon County: 9.95 %Dixon County9.95Custer County: 9.682 %Custer County9.682Boone County: 9.524 %Boone County9.524Hitchcock County: 9.524 %Hitchcock County9.524Sarpy County: 9.438 %Sarpy County9.438Dakota County: 9.057 %Dakota County9.057Box Butte County: 8.989 %Box Butte County8.989Cuming County: 8.809 %Cuming County8.809Fillmore County: 8.802 %Fillmore County8.802Cherry County: 8.78 %Cherry County8.78Johnson County: 8.612 %Johnson County8.612Douglas County: 8.551 %Douglas County8.551Keith County: 8.306 %Keith County8.306Cedar County: 8.255 %Cedar County8.255Deuel County: 8.247 %Deuel County8.247Cheyenne County: 8.171 %Cheyenne County8.171Pawnee County: 8.13 %Pawnee County8.13Pierce County: 8.115 %Pierce County8.115Buffalo County: 8.033 %Buffalo County8.033Gage County: 8.033 %Gage County8.033Hall County: 8.002 %Hall County8.002
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Sioux County22.222+22.22 pts
2Hooker County20.408+5.86 pts
3Boyd County18.487+13.69 pts
4Greeley County13.846+7.74 pts
5Howard County13.622+11.2 pts
6Harlan County13.613+0.87 pts
7Garden County12.048+2.96 pts
8Burt County11.932+9.69 pts
9Red Willow County11.65+6.42 pts
10Nemaha County10.876+1.6 pts
11Stanton County10.695+5.46 pts
12Saunders County10.675+3.44 pts
13Cass County10.669+2.66 pts
14Kimball County10.619-0.34 pts
15Perkins County10.435+3.57 pts
16Washington County10.157+2.61 pts
17Rock County10.127+0.49 pts
18Thurston County10.042+5.86 pts
19Clay County10+2.88 pts
20Dixon County9.95+2.77 pts
21Custer County9.682+0.5 pts
22Boone County9.524+2.53 pts
22Hitchcock County9.524+3.17 pts
24Sarpy County9.438+1.93 pts
25Dakota County9.057+1.33 pts
26Box Butte County8.989-1.73 pts
27Cuming County8.809+0.59 pts
28Fillmore County8.802+1.69 pts
29Cherry County8.78+3.05 pts
30Johnson County8.612+4.8 pts
31Douglas County8.551+0.25 pts
32Keith County8.306-2.92 pts
33Cedar County8.255+3.08 pts
34Deuel County8.247+0.25 pts
35Cheyenne County8.171-3.53 pts
36Pawnee County8.13-2.3 pts
37Pierce County8.115+1.04 pts
38Buffalo County8.033+2.04 pts
38Gage County8.033+2.7 pts
40Hall County8.002+1.56 pts
41Sheridan County8-1.19 pts
42Dawson County7.974+1.62 pts
43Richardson County7.627+1.78 pts
44Otoe County7.529-0.48 pts
45Saline County7.527+2.8 pts
46Scotts Bluff County7.483-0.26 pts
47Antelope County7.481+0.95 pts
48Dundy County7.477+1.76 pts
48Jefferson County7.477+1.53 pts
50Lancaster County7.468+0.28 pts
51Franklin County7.407+2.86 pts
52Garfield County7.368+3.11 pts
52Platte County7.368+1.43 pts
54Kearney County7.186-1.66 pts
55Merrick County7.159+2.67 pts
56Knox County7.033+0.87 pts
57Brown County6.977-0.69 pts
58Dodge County6.9+1.45 pts
59Sherman County6.897-1.1 pts
60Phelps County6.593+0.93 pts
61Nuckolls County6.579-0.47 pts
62Madison County6.49+0.31 pts
63York County6.383+0.98 pts
64Colfax County6.25+1.68 pts
65Dawes County6.222-7 pts
66Webster County6.061-3.58 pts
67Seward County6.019-1.23 pts
68Valley County6.0060 pts
69Furnas County5.926-2.16 pts
70Wayne County5.856-1.87 pts
71Lincoln County5.849-0.89 pts
72Thayer County5.82+0.56 pts
73Holt County5.786+0.17 pts
74Polk County5.578-4.54 pts
75Butler County5.362-5.11 pts
76Hamilton County5.155-2.83 pts
77Adams County5.111-1.87 pts
78Nance County4.878-3.66 pts
79Frontier County4.58-1.57 pts
80Morrill County4.124-3.57 pts
81Chase County3.484-0.14 pts
82Banner 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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Sioux County, with 22.222% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2020.

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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. 10 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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