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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Wheeler County had the highest establishment exit rate of 83 counties in 2021, at 21.429%. Hayes County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.107% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.64%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.429Wheeler County
Lowest0Hayes County
Median7.10783 counties
Nebraska7.64History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 6.067 %Antelope County: 7.107 %Arthur County: 0 %Banner County: 0 %Boone County: 5.952 %Box Butte County: 8.24 %Boyd County: 8.929 %Brown County: 3.802 %Buffalo County: 6.378 %Burt County: 7.58 %Butler County: 4.826 %Cass County: 6.482 %Cedar County: 5.263 %Chase County: 9.091 %Cherry County: 5.419 %Cheyenne County: 8.679 %Clay County: 8.046 %Colfax County: 7.469 %Cuming County: 6.965 %Custer County: 10.462 %Dakota County: 9.949 %Dawes County: 7.175 %Dawson County: 6.037 %Deuel County: 8.333 %Dixon County: 9.615 %Dodge County: 7.912 %Douglas County: 8.295 %Dundy County: 5.607 %Fillmore County: 7.107 %Franklin County: 7.299 %Frontier County: 14.286 %Furnas County: 3.61 %Gage County: 6.37 %Garden County: 18.182 %Garfield County: 4.167 %Greeley County: 6.061 %Hall County: 8.648 %Hamilton County: 6.081 %Harlan County: 8.696 %Hayes County: 0 %Hitchcock County: 4.8 %Holt County: 7.009 %Hooker County: 18.182 %Howard County: 12.583 %Jefferson County: 6.699 %Johnson County: 9.804 %Kearney County: 8.187 %Keith County: 7.603 %Kimball County: 7.08 %Knox County: 5.652 %Lancaster County: 7.939 %Lincoln County: 6.371 %Madison County: 7.35 %Merrick County: 9.217 %Morrill County: 7.843 %Nance County: 7.273 %Nemaha County: 5.556 %Nuckolls County: 5.281 %Otoe County: 6.375 %Pawnee County: 16 %Perkins County: 9.692 %Phelps County: 7.559 %Pierce County: 5.201 %Platte County: 5.024 %Polk County: 10.359 %Red Willow County: 5.874 %Richardson County: 6.852 %Saline County: 7.473 %Sarpy County: 7.621 %Saunders County: 6.951 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.705 %Seward County: 8.966 %Sheridan County: 8.696 %Sherman County: 4.082 %Stanton County: 10.929 %Thayer County: 4.688 %Thurston County: 4.979 %Valley County: 4.734 %Washington County: 5.962 %Wayne County: 6.292 %Webster County: 8.642 %Wheeler County: 21.429 %York County: 5.696 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Wheeler County: 21.429 %Wheeler County21.429Garden County: 18.182 %Garden County18.182Hooker County: 18.182 %Hooker County18.182Pawnee County: 16 %Pawnee County16Frontier County: 14.286 %Frontier County14.286Howard County: 12.583 %Howard County12.583Stanton County: 10.929 %Stanton County10.929Custer County: 10.462 %Custer County10.462Polk County: 10.359 %Polk County10.359Dakota County: 9.949 %Dakota County9.949Johnson County: 9.804 %Johnson County9.804Perkins County: 9.692 %Perkins County9.692Dixon County: 9.615 %Dixon County9.615Merrick County: 9.217 %Merrick County9.217Chase County: 9.091 %Chase County9.091Seward County: 8.966 %Seward County8.966Boyd County: 8.929 %Boyd County8.929Scotts Bluff County: 8.705 %Scotts Bluff County8.705Harlan County: 8.696 %Harlan County8.696Sheridan County: 8.696 %Sheridan County8.696Cheyenne County: 8.679 %Cheyenne County8.679Hall County: 8.648 %Hall County8.648Webster County: 8.642 %Webster County8.642Deuel County: 8.333 %Deuel County8.333Douglas County: 8.295 %Douglas County8.295Box Butte County: 8.24 %Box Butte County8.24Kearney County: 8.187 %Kearney County8.187Clay County: 8.046 %Clay County8.046Lancaster County: 7.939 %Lancaster County7.939Dodge County: 7.912 %Dodge County7.912Morrill County: 7.843 %Morrill County7.843Sarpy County: 7.621 %Sarpy County7.621Keith County: 7.603 %Keith County7.603Burt County: 7.58 %Burt County7.58Phelps County: 7.559 %Phelps County7.559Saline County: 7.473 %Saline County7.473Colfax County: 7.469 %Colfax County7.469Madison County: 7.35 %Madison County7.35Franklin County: 7.299 %Franklin County7.299Nance County: 7.273 %Nance County7.273Wheeler County: 21.429 %Wheeler County21.429Garden County: 18.182 %Garden County18.182Hooker County: 18.182 %Hooker County18.182Pawnee County: 16 %Pawnee County16Frontier County: 14.286 %Frontier County14.286Howard County: 12.583 %Howard County12.583Stanton County: 10.929 %Stanton County10.929Custer County: 10.462 %Custer County10.462Polk County: 10.359 %Polk County10.359Dakota County: 9.949 %Dakota County9.949Johnson County: 9.804 %Johnson County9.804Perkins County: 9.692 %Perkins County9.692Dixon County: 9.615 %Dixon County9.615Merrick County: 9.217 %Merrick County9.217Chase County: 9.091 %Chase County9.091Seward County: 8.966 %Seward County8.966Boyd County: 8.929 %Boyd County8.929Scotts Bluff County: 8.705 %Scotts Bluff County8.705Harlan County: 8.696 %Harlan County8.696Sheridan County: 8.696 %Sheridan County8.696Cheyenne County: 8.679 %Cheyenne County8.679Hall County: 8.648 %Hall County8.648Webster County: 8.642 %Webster County8.642Deuel County: 8.333 %Deuel County8.333Douglas County: 8.295 %Douglas County8.295Box Butte County: 8.24 %Box Butte County8.24Kearney County: 8.187 %Kearney County8.187Clay County: 8.046 %Clay County8.046Lancaster County: 7.939 %Lancaster County7.939Dodge County: 7.912 %Dodge County7.912Morrill County: 7.843 %Morrill County7.843Sarpy County: 7.621 %Sarpy County7.621Keith County: 7.603 %Keith County7.603Burt County: 7.58 %Burt County7.58Phelps County: 7.559 %Phelps County7.559Saline County: 7.473 %Saline County7.473Colfax County: 7.469 %Colfax County7.469Madison County: 7.35 %Madison County7.35Franklin County: 7.299 %Franklin County7.299Nance County: 7.273 %Nance County7.273
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wheeler County21.429n/a
2Garden County18.182+6.13 pts
2Hooker County18.182-2.23 pts
4Pawnee County16+7.87 pts
5Frontier County14.286+9.71 pts
6Howard County12.583-1.04 pts
7Stanton County10.929+0.23 pts
8Custer County10.462+0.78 pts
9Polk County10.359+4.78 pts
10Dakota County9.949+0.89 pts
11Johnson County9.804+1.19 pts
12Perkins County9.692-0.74 pts
13Dixon County9.615-0.33 pts
14Merrick County9.217+2.06 pts
15Chase County9.091+5.61 pts
16Seward County8.966+2.95 pts
17Boyd County8.929-9.56 pts
18Scotts Bluff County8.705+1.22 pts
19Harlan County8.696-4.92 pts
19Sheridan County8.696+0.7 pts
21Cheyenne County8.679+0.51 pts
22Hall County8.648+0.65 pts
23Webster County8.642+2.58 pts
24Deuel County8.333+0.09 pts
25Douglas County8.295-0.26 pts
26Box Butte County8.24-0.75 pts
27Kearney County8.187+1 pts
28Clay County8.046-1.95 pts
29Lancaster County7.939+0.47 pts
30Dodge County7.912+1.01 pts
31Morrill County7.843+3.72 pts
32Sarpy County7.621-1.82 pts
33Keith County7.603-0.7 pts
34Burt County7.58-4.35 pts
35Phelps County7.559+0.97 pts
36Saline County7.473-0.05 pts
37Colfax County7.469+1.22 pts
38Madison County7.35+0.86 pts
39Franklin County7.299-0.11 pts
40Nance County7.273+2.39 pts
41Dawes County7.175+0.95 pts
42Antelope County7.107-0.37 pts
42Fillmore County7.107-1.69 pts
44Kimball County7.08-3.54 pts
45Holt County7.009+1.22 pts
46Cuming County6.965-1.84 pts
47Saunders County6.951-3.72 pts
48Richardson County6.852-0.77 pts
49Jefferson County6.699-0.78 pts
50Cass County6.482-4.19 pts
51Buffalo County6.378-1.65 pts
52Otoe County6.375-1.15 pts
53Lincoln County6.371+0.52 pts
54Gage County6.37-1.66 pts
55Wayne County6.292+0.44 pts
56Hamilton County6.081+0.93 pts
57Adams County6.067+0.96 pts
58Greeley County6.061-7.79 pts
59Dawson County6.037-1.94 pts
60Washington County5.962-4.2 pts
61Boone County5.952-3.57 pts
62Red Willow County5.874-5.78 pts
63York County5.696-0.69 pts
64Knox County5.652-1.38 pts
65Dundy County5.607-1.87 pts
66Nemaha County5.556-5.32 pts
67Cherry County5.419-3.36 pts
68Nuckolls County5.281-1.3 pts
69Cedar County5.263-2.99 pts
70Pierce County5.201-2.91 pts
71Platte County5.024-2.34 pts
72Thurston County4.979-5.06 pts
73Butler County4.826-0.54 pts
74Hitchcock County4.8-4.72 pts
75Valley County4.734-1.27 pts
76Thayer County4.688-1.13 pts
77Garfield County4.167-3.2 pts
78Sherman County4.082-2.82 pts
79Brown County3.802-3.18 pts
80Furnas County3.61-2.32 pts
81Arthur County0n/a
81Banner County00 pts
81Hayes 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wheeler County, with 21.429% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Hayes County, with 0% in 2021.

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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 2021 and are not ranked.

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