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Counties in Nebraska by real GDP growth

Deuel County had the highest real GDP growth of 93 counties in 2018, at 36.7%. McPherson County had the lowest, at -21.1%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for Nebraska was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest36.7Deuel County
Lowest-21.1McPherson County
Median1.493 counties
Nebraska1.8History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Deuel CountyDeuel County: 36.7 %36.7Hayes CountyHayes County: 22.1 %22.1Saline CountySaline County: 20.1 %20.1Hooker CountyHooker County: 18.4 %18.4Harlan CountyHarlan County: 15.3 %15.3Dixon CountyDixon County: 12.3 %12.3Logan CountyLogan County: 12.2 %12.2Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 10.8 %10.8Washington CountyWashington County: 10.8 %10.8Butler CountyButler County: 10.3 %10.3Boone CountyBoone County: 10.1 %10.1Webster CountyWebster County: 9.3 %9.3Cedar CountyCedar County: 9.2 %9.2Richardson CountyRichardson County: 8.9 %8.9Burt CountyBurt County: 8.8 %8.8Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 8.2 %8.2Kimball CountyKimball County: 8.2 %8.2Saunders CountySaunders County: 7.9 %7.9Gage CountyGage County: 7.1 %7.1Seward CountySeward County: 6.9 %6.9Colfax CountyColfax County: 6.2 %6.2Valley CountyValley County: 6.2 %6.2Thomas CountyThomas County: 6 %6Greeley CountyGreeley County: 5.8 %5.8Boyd CountyBoyd County: 5.6 %5.6Sarpy CountySarpy County: 5.6 %5.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 5.4 %5.4Loup CountyLoup County: 4.9 %4.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 4.8 %4.8Dodge CountyDodge County: 4.5 %4.5York CountyYork County: 4.5 %4.5Platte CountyPlatte County: 4.4 %4.4Madison CountyMadison County: 4 %4Dakota CountyDakota County: 3.9 %3.9Cass CountyCass County: 3.6 %3.6Cuming CountyCuming County: 3 %3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3 %3Clay CountyClay County: 2.6 %2.6Dawson CountyDawson County: 2.6 %2.6Keith CountyKeith County: 2.4 %2.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Deuel County36.7+59 pts
2Hayes County22.1+60.3 pts
3Saline County20.1+16.4 pts
4Hooker County18.4+61.7 pts
5Harlan County15.3+29.3 pts
6Dixon County12.3+17.4 pts
7Logan County12.2+40.2 pts
8Pawnee County10.8-8.6 pts
8Washington County10.8+27.3 pts
10Butler County10.3+6.2 pts
11Boone County10.1+26 pts
12Webster County9.3+44.2 pts
13Cedar County9.2+17.9 pts
14Richardson County8.9-4.1 pts
15Burt County8.8+7.8 pts
16Buffalo County8.2+6.9 pts
16Kimball County8.2+12.6 pts
18Saunders County7.9+8.1 pts
19Gage County7.1+9.1 pts
20Seward County6.9+1.2 pts
21Colfax County6.2+9.3 pts
21Valley County6.2+14.2 pts
23Thomas County6+36.9 pts
24Greeley County5.8+5.9 pts
25Boyd County5.6-3.1 pts
25Sarpy County5.6+1.1 pts
27Hamilton County5.4+1.9 pts
28Loup County4.9+31.5 pts
29Pierce County4.8+6.8 pts
30Dodge County4.5-0.1 pts
30York County4.5+7.7 pts
32Platte County4.4+5.6 pts
33Madison County4+1.5 pts
34Dakota County3.9-6.1 pts
35Cass County3.6-0.6 pts
36Cuming County3+22.5 pts
36Johnson County3-0.2 pts
38Clay County2.6+18.8 pts
38Dawson County2.6+7.5 pts
40Keith County2.4+13.4 pts
40Wheeler County2.4+44.6 pts
42Hall County1.8+2.6 pts
42Lancaster County1.8-3.5 pts
44Antelope County1.7+13.2 pts
44Red Willow County1.7+13.8 pts
44Thurston County1.7+0.8 pts
47Rock County1.4+27.8 pts
48Thayer County1.2-0.1 pts
49Douglas County1.1-5 pts
50Perkins County0.7-8.5 pts
51Adams County0.3+3.4 pts
51Phelps County0.3+17.4 pts
53Scotts Bluff County0.2+5.3 pts
54Fillmore County0.1-8.9 pts
55Howard County-0.1+15.5 pts
55Sheridan County-0.1+7.9 pts
57Wayne County-0.2-14.4 pts
58Box Butte County-0.7-3.6 pts
58Garfield County-0.7+36.4 pts
60Brown County-1.1+29.4 pts
61Banner County-1.4+52.2 pts
62Dundy County-1.5+1.8 pts
63Blaine County-1.6+33.7 pts
63Polk County-1.6-10.2 pts
65Custer County-1.7+22.4 pts
65Merrick County-1.7+21.1 pts
67Sioux County-1.9+19.5 pts
68Kearney County-2.2+18.5 pts
69Gosper County-2.6+2.9 pts
69Nuckolls County-2.6+2.7 pts
71Sherman County-3+11.7 pts
72Garden County-3.3-3.1 pts
73Lincoln County-3.4+4.3 pts
73Morrill County-3.4-5.9 pts
75Knox County-3.5-8.6 pts
76Franklin County-3.6+0.6 pts
77Furnas County-3.8-9.2 pts
78Dawes County-4+6.1 pts
79Chase County-4.4+4.6 pts
80Otoe County-4.6+1.1 pts
81Jefferson County-4.9-4.7 pts
82Holt County-5.3-7.2 pts
83Grant County-5.4+13.8 pts
84Stanton County-5.8+4.9 pts
85Cherry County-6.1+16.1 pts
86Keya Paha County-8.4+24.2 pts
87Nance County-8.5-41.6 pts
88Hitchcock County-10.3-29.8 pts
89Frontier County-11.6+10.8 pts
90Arthur County-17.6-10 pts
91Cheyenne County-17.9-15.2 pts
92Nemaha County-18.9-11.1 pts
93McPherson County-21.1+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Deuel County, with 36.7% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

McPherson County, with -21.1% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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