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Counties in Nebraska by establishment exit rate

Keya Paha County had the highest establishment exit rate of 81 counties in 2022, at 20%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.51% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.245%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20Keya Paha County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median7.5181 counties
Nebraska8.245History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 6.908 %Antelope County: 6.076 %Arthur County: 0 %Banner County: 0 %Boone County: 10.557 %Box Butte County: 4.044 %Boyd County: 7.207 %Brown County: 6.742 %Buffalo County: 7.817 %Burt County: 8.235 %Butler County: 6.234 %Cass County: 10.806 %Cedar County: 10.189 %Chase County: 4.93 %Cherry County: 7.882 %Cheyenne County: 7.813 %Clay County: 6.957 %Colfax County: 7.819 %Cuming County: 9.683 %Custer County: 7.088 %Dakota County: 7.918 %Dawes County: 8.656 %Dawson County: 6.924 %Deuel County: 8.511 %Dixon County: 11.881 %Dodge County: 7.51 %Douglas County: 8.913 %Fillmore County: 3.544 %Franklin County: 4.054 %Furnas County: 10.791 %Gage County: 7.712 %Garfield County: 9.424 %Gosper County: 11.538 %Grant County: 12.245 %Greeley County: 7.519 %Hall County: 8.447 %Hamilton County: 8.889 %Harlan County: 7.692 %Hitchcock County: 6.299 %Holt County: 5.779 %Howard County: 6.711 %Jefferson County: 3.398 %Johnson County: 7.882 %Kearney County: 6.897 %Keith County: 7.023 %Keya Paha County: 20 %Kimball County: 7.048 %Knox County: 8.734 %Lancaster County: 8.213 %Lincoln County: 9.635 %Madison County: 8.08 %Merrick County: 7.042 %Morrill County: 4.739 %Nance County: 3.529 %Nemaha County: 9.464 %Nuckolls County: 5.788 %Otoe County: 6.573 %Pawnee County: 0 %Perkins County: 7.175 %Phelps County: 8.215 %Pierce County: 6.075 %Platte County: 7.608 %Polk County: 5.578 %Red Willow County: 4.432 %Richardson County: 6.823 %Saline County: 7.254 %Sarpy County: 9.186 %Saunders County: 9.922 %Scotts Bluff County: 7.469 %Seward County: 6.598 %Sheridan County: 9.286 %Sherman County: 12.162 %Sioux County: 0 %Stanton County: 7.447 %Thayer County: 4.167 %Thurston County: 10.833 %Valley County: 8.721 %Washington County: 10.193 %Wayne County: 3.091 %Wheeler County: 0 %York County: 8.008 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Keya Paha County: 20 %Keya Paha County20Grant County: 12.245 %Grant County12.245Sherman County: 12.162 %Sherman County12.162Dixon County: 11.881 %Dixon County11.881Gosper County: 11.538 %Gosper County11.538Thurston County: 10.833 %Thurston County10.833Cass County: 10.806 %Cass County10.806Furnas County: 10.791 %Furnas County10.791Boone County: 10.557 %Boone County10.557Washington County: 10.193 %Washington County10.193Cedar County: 10.189 %Cedar County10.189Saunders County: 9.922 %Saunders County9.922Cuming County: 9.683 %Cuming County9.683Lincoln County: 9.635 %Lincoln County9.635Nemaha County: 9.464 %Nemaha County9.464Garfield County: 9.424 %Garfield County9.424Sheridan County: 9.286 %Sheridan County9.286Sarpy County: 9.186 %Sarpy County9.186Douglas County: 8.913 %Douglas County8.913Hamilton County: 8.889 %Hamilton County8.889Knox County: 8.734 %Knox County8.734Valley County: 8.721 %Valley County8.721Dawes County: 8.656 %Dawes County8.656Deuel County: 8.511 %Deuel County8.511Hall County: 8.447 %Hall County8.447Burt County: 8.235 %Burt County8.235Phelps County: 8.215 %Phelps County8.215Lancaster County: 8.213 %Lancaster County8.213Madison County: 8.08 %Madison County8.08York County: 8.008 %York County8.008Dakota County: 7.918 %Dakota County7.918Cherry County: 7.882 %Cherry County7.882Johnson County: 7.882 %Johnson County7.882Colfax County: 7.819 %Colfax County7.819Buffalo County: 7.817 %Buffalo County7.817Cheyenne County: 7.813 %Cheyenne County7.813Gage County: 7.712 %Gage County7.712Harlan County: 7.692 %Harlan County7.692Platte County: 7.608 %Platte County7.608Greeley County: 7.519 %Greeley County7.519Keya Paha County: 20 %Keya Paha County20Grant County: 12.245 %Grant County12.245Sherman County: 12.162 %Sherman County12.162Dixon County: 11.881 %Dixon County11.881Gosper County: 11.538 %Gosper County11.538Thurston County: 10.833 %Thurston County10.833Cass County: 10.806 %Cass County10.806Furnas County: 10.791 %Furnas County10.791Boone County: 10.557 %Boone County10.557Washington County: 10.193 %Washington County10.193Cedar County: 10.189 %Cedar County10.189Saunders County: 9.922 %Saunders County9.922Cuming County: 9.683 %Cuming County9.683Lincoln County: 9.635 %Lincoln County9.635Nemaha County: 9.464 %Nemaha County9.464Garfield County: 9.424 %Garfield County9.424Sheridan County: 9.286 %Sheridan County9.286Sarpy County: 9.186 %Sarpy County9.186Douglas County: 8.913 %Douglas County8.913Hamilton County: 8.889 %Hamilton County8.889Knox County: 8.734 %Knox County8.734Valley County: 8.721 %Valley County8.721Dawes County: 8.656 %Dawes County8.656Deuel County: 8.511 %Deuel County8.511Hall County: 8.447 %Hall County8.447Burt County: 8.235 %Burt County8.235Phelps County: 8.215 %Phelps County8.215Lancaster County: 8.213 %Lancaster County8.213Madison County: 8.08 %Madison County8.08York County: 8.008 %York County8.008Dakota County: 7.918 %Dakota County7.918Cherry County: 7.882 %Cherry County7.882Johnson County: 7.882 %Johnson County7.882Colfax County: 7.819 %Colfax County7.819Buffalo County: 7.817 %Buffalo County7.817Cheyenne County: 7.813 %Cheyenne County7.813Gage County: 7.712 %Gage County7.712Harlan County: 7.692 %Harlan County7.692Platte County: 7.608 %Platte County7.608Greeley County: 7.519 %Greeley County7.519
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Keya Paha County20n/a
2Grant County12.245n/a
3Sherman County12.162+8.08 pts
4Dixon County11.881+2.27 pts
5Gosper County11.538n/a
6Thurston County10.833+5.85 pts
7Cass County10.806+4.32 pts
8Furnas County10.791+7.18 pts
9Boone County10.557+4.61 pts
10Washington County10.193+4.23 pts
11Cedar County10.189+4.93 pts
12Saunders County9.922+2.97 pts
13Cuming County9.683+2.72 pts
14Lincoln County9.635+3.26 pts
15Nemaha County9.464+3.91 pts
16Garfield County9.424+5.26 pts
17Sheridan County9.286+0.59 pts
18Sarpy County9.186+1.56 pts
19Douglas County8.913+0.62 pts
20Hamilton County8.889+2.81 pts
21Knox County8.734+3.08 pts
22Valley County8.721+3.99 pts
23Dawes County8.656+1.48 pts
24Deuel County8.511+0.18 pts
25Hall County8.447-0.2 pts
26Burt County8.235+0.65 pts
27Phelps County8.215+0.66 pts
28Lancaster County8.213+0.27 pts
29Madison County8.08+0.73 pts
30York County8.008+2.31 pts
31Dakota County7.918-2.03 pts
32Cherry County7.882+2.46 pts
32Johnson County7.882-1.92 pts
34Colfax County7.819+0.35 pts
35Buffalo County7.817+1.44 pts
36Cheyenne County7.813-0.87 pts
37Gage County7.712+1.34 pts
38Harlan County7.692-1 pts
39Platte County7.608+2.58 pts
40Greeley County7.519+1.46 pts
41Dodge County7.51-0.4 pts
42Scotts Bluff County7.469-1.24 pts
43Stanton County7.447-3.48 pts
44Saline County7.254-0.22 pts
45Boyd County7.207-1.72 pts
46Perkins County7.175-2.52 pts
47Custer County7.088-3.37 pts
48Kimball County7.048-0.03 pts
49Merrick County7.042-2.18 pts
50Keith County7.023-0.58 pts
51Clay County6.957-1.09 pts
52Dawson County6.924+0.89 pts
53Adams County6.908+0.84 pts
54Kearney County6.897-1.29 pts
55Richardson County6.823-0.03 pts
56Brown County6.742+2.94 pts
57Howard County6.711-5.87 pts
58Seward County6.598-2.37 pts
59Otoe County6.573+0.2 pts
60Hitchcock County6.299+1.5 pts
61Butler County6.234+1.41 pts
62Antelope County6.076-1.03 pts
63Pierce County6.075+0.87 pts
64Nuckolls County5.788+0.51 pts
65Holt County5.779-1.23 pts
66Polk County5.578-4.78 pts
67Chase County4.93-4.16 pts
68Morrill County4.739-3.1 pts
69Red Willow County4.432-1.44 pts
70Thayer County4.167-0.52 pts
71Franklin County4.054-3.25 pts
72Box Butte County4.044-4.2 pts
73Fillmore County3.544-3.56 pts
74Nance County3.529-3.74 pts
75Jefferson County3.398-3.3 pts
76Wayne County3.091-3.2 pts
77Arthur County00 pts
77Banner County00 pts
77Pawnee County0-16 pts
77Sioux County0n/a
77Wheeler County0-21.43 pts

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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. 12 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Keya Paha County, with 20% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2022.

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. 12 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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