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Counties in Nebraska by real GDP growth

McPherson County had the highest real GDP growth of 93 counties in 2020, at 24.3%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at -26.9%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Nebraska was -0.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest24.3McPherson County
Lowest-26.9Wheeler County
Median1.893 counties
Nebraska-0.3History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 24.3 %24.3Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 24 %24Franklin CountyFranklin County: 19.9 %19.9Hayes CountyHayes County: 15.5 %15.5Antelope CountyAntelope County: 14.7 %14.7Frontier CountyFrontier County: 14.5 %14.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 13.8 %13.8Knox CountyKnox County: 13.4 %13.4Logan CountyLogan County: 11.4 %11.4Furnas CountyFurnas County: 11.1 %11.1Cedar CountyCedar County: 10.6 %10.6Butler CountyButler County: 10 %10Cherry CountyCherry County: 10 %10Garfield CountyGarfield County: 9.6 %9.6Rock CountyRock County: 9.6 %9.6Dixon CountyDixon County: 9.3 %9.3Kimball CountyKimball County: 8.5 %8.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 7.9 %7.9Dundy CountyDundy County: 7.5 %7.5Custer CountyCuster County: 7.4 %7.4Dawes CountyDawes County: 6.3 %6.3Gosper CountyGosper County: 6.1 %6.1Stanton CountyStanton County: 5.6 %5.6Holt CountyHolt County: 5.4 %5.4Colfax CountyColfax County: 5.2 %5.2Otoe CountyOtoe County: 4.8 %4.8Arthur CountyArthur County: 4.7 %4.7Dodge CountyDodge County: 4.7 %4.7Clay CountyClay County: 4.5 %4.5Grant CountyGrant County: 4.2 %4.2Red Willow CountyRed Willow County: 3.8 %3.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 3.7 %3.7Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 3.7 %3.7Thurston CountyThurston County: 3.7 %3.7Chase CountyChase County: 3.5 %3.5Saunders CountySaunders County: 3.4 %3.4Boone CountyBoone County: 3.3 %3.3Nance CountyNance County: 3 %3Morrill CountyMorrill County: 2.9 %2.9Dawson CountyDawson County: 2.8 %2.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1McPherson County24.3+17.2 pts
2Keya Paha County24+16.1 pts
3Franklin County19.9+11.7 pts
4Hayes County15.5+4.5 pts
5Antelope County14.7-4.7 pts
6Frontier County14.5+9.3 pts
7Sheridan County13.8-8.8 pts
8Knox County13.4+0.2 pts
9Logan County11.4+26.9 pts
10Furnas County11.1+17.2 pts
11Cedar County10.6+12.2 pts
12Butler County10+3 pts
12Cherry County10+13.3 pts
14Garfield County9.6+1.2 pts
14Rock County9.6+6.6 pts
16Dixon County9.3-24.4 pts
17Kimball County8.5+11.5 pts
18Wayne County7.9+2.6 pts
19Dundy County7.5+1 pts
20Custer County7.4+7.6 pts
21Dawes County6.3+5.1 pts
22Gosper County6.1+7.3 pts
23Stanton County5.6-27.5 pts
24Holt County5.4+1.6 pts
25Colfax County5.2+5.1 pts
26Otoe County4.8+8 pts
27Arthur County4.7-8.8 pts
27Dodge County4.7+6.4 pts
29Clay County4.5-8.4 pts
30Grant County4.2+18.3 pts
31Red Willow County3.8-1.3 pts
32Hamilton County3.7+2.5 pts
32Pawnee County3.7+9.2 pts
32Thurston County3.70 pts
35Chase County3.5-2.9 pts
36Saunders County3.4+4 pts
37Boone County3.3-7.9 pts
38Nance County3+16.5 pts
39Morrill County2.9+21.8 pts
40Dawson County2.8+1.2 pts
41Sarpy County2.6+0.7 pts
42Gage County2.5+1.5 pts
42Keith County2.5+0.3 pts
44Sherman County2.4-8.5 pts
45Perkins County2.1-16.7 pts
46Cass County1.8-0.3 pts
46York County1.8-8 pts
48Phelps County1.2+2.4 pts
49Garden County1.1+0.9 pts
50Washington County0.8+1.7 pts
51Thomas County0.1+6.4 pts
52Banner County-0.2-7 pts
53Hall County-0.3+0.4 pts
53Howard County-0.3-10.9 pts
53Scotts Bluff County-0.3+0.6 pts
56Blaine County-0.5+6.2 pts
57Fillmore County-0.6-2.5 pts
57Platte County-0.6-6.7 pts
59Lancaster County-0.8-3.1 pts
60Richardson County-1.1+0.9 pts
61Hitchcock County-1.2-12.9 pts
62Webster County-1.3-13.8 pts
63Brown County-1.4-8 pts
64Kearney County-1.5-5.4 pts
65Saline County-1.7-4.7 pts
66Buffalo County-2-6.8 pts
67Greeley County-2.2-12.9 pts
68Polk County-2.3+1.8 pts
69Douglas County-2.4-3.7 pts
69Jefferson County-2.4-4.6 pts
69Seward County-2.4+3.7 pts
72Nemaha County-2.7-11.2 pts
73Madison County-3.2-4.4 pts
74Adams County-3.3-4.3 pts
75Valley County-3.4-8.1 pts
76Hooker County-3.7+9.4 pts
77Dakota County-3.9-5.8 pts
78Cuming County-4-0.4 pts
79Johnson County-4.2-7.8 pts
79Lincoln County-4.2-1.1 pts
81Thayer County-4.4-5.8 pts
82Pierce County-4.8-6.3 pts
83Cheyenne County-5.1+5.1 pts
84Nuckolls County-5.7-7.5 pts
85Harlan County-6.5-4 pts
86Box Butte County-6.8-4.2 pts
87Sioux County-7.6+5.7 pts
88Burt County-8.1-10.9 pts
89Loup County-8.7+2.5 pts
90Deuel County-9+1.3 pts
91Merrick County-9.3-12.6 pts
92Boyd County-12.7-9.8 pts
93Wheeler County-26.9-37 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

McPherson County, with 24.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Wheeler County, with -26.9% in 2020.

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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