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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate, 2023

Sioux County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2023, at 41.463%. Logan County had the lowest, at 2.941%. The median was 10.558% and the figure for Nebraska was 13.046%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.463Sioux County
Lowest2.941Logan County
Median10.55893 counties
Nebraska13.046History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 9.283 %Antelope County: 6.548 %Arthur County: 5.97 %Banner County: 4.317 %Blaine County: 41.379 %Boone County: 12.72 %Box Butte County: 10.071 %Boyd County: 14.833 %Brown County: 7.863 %Buffalo County: 10.634 %Burt County: 14.743 %Butler County: 15.058 %Cass County: 12.696 %Cedar County: 9.106 %Chase County: 18.047 %Cherry County: 10.132 %Cheyenne County: 16.912 %Clay County: 13.373 %Colfax County: 4.543 %Cuming County: 8.688 %Custer County: 11.122 %Dakota County: 9.084 %Dawes County: 11.147 %Dawson County: 9.407 %Deuel County: 12.928 %Dixon County: 10.888 %Dodge County: 8.152 %Douglas County: 15.777 %Dundy County: 5.028 %Fillmore County: 10.558 %Franklin County: 9.458 %Frontier County: 9.788 %Furnas County: 12.166 %Gage County: 10.956 %Garden County: 3.361 %Garfield County: 11.415 %Gosper County: 17.467 %Grant County: 36.145 %Greeley County: 22.313 %Hall County: 14.038 %Hamilton County: 12.628 %Harlan County: 9.333 %Hayes County: 17.391 %Hitchcock County: 8 %Holt County: 9.533 %Hooker County: 18.265 %Howard County: 11.878 %Jefferson County: 10.993 %Johnson County: 11.474 %Kearney County: 6.791 %Keith County: 12.696 %Keya Paha County: 12.346 %Kimball County: 8.135 %Knox County: 9.648 %Lancaster County: 15.24 %Lincoln County: 11.185 %Logan County: 2.941 %Loup County: 8.824 %McPherson County: 5.263 %Madison County: 10.308 %Merrick County: 10.532 %Morrill County: 10.837 %Nance County: 6.021 %Nemaha County: 13.256 %Nuckolls County: 6.22 %Otoe County: 7.854 %Pawnee County: 5.184 %Perkins County: 8.013 %Phelps County: 13.682 %Pierce County: 8.447 %Platte County: 9.278 %Polk County: 8.503 %Red Willow County: 8.787 %Richardson County: 10.92 %Rock County: 8.644 %Saline County: 6.366 %Sarpy County: 12.048 %Saunders County: 13.709 %Scotts Bluff County: 9.843 %Seward County: 11.7 %Sheridan County: 13.717 %Sherman County: 10.428 %Sioux County: 41.463 %Stanton County: 11.598 %Thayer County: 9.288 %Thomas County: 3.836 %Thurston County: 9.747 %Valley County: 14.155 %Washington County: 13.29 %Wayne County: 7.062 %Webster County: 11.048 %Wheeler County: 12.346 %York County: 9.512 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sioux County: 41.463 %Sioux County41.463Blaine County: 41.379 %Blaine County41.379Grant County: 36.145 %Grant County36.145Greeley County: 22.313 %Greeley County22.313Hooker County: 18.265 %Hooker County18.265Chase County: 18.047 %Chase County18.047Gosper County: 17.467 %Gosper County17.467Hayes County: 17.391 %Hayes County17.391Cheyenne County: 16.912 %Cheyenne County16.912Douglas County: 15.777 %Douglas County15.777Lancaster County: 15.24 %Lancaster County15.24Butler County: 15.058 %Butler County15.058Boyd County: 14.833 %Boyd County14.833Burt County: 14.743 %Burt County14.743Valley County: 14.155 %Valley County14.155Hall County: 14.038 %Hall County14.038Sheridan County: 13.717 %Sheridan County13.717Saunders County: 13.709 %Saunders County13.709Phelps County: 13.682 %Phelps County13.682Clay County: 13.373 %Clay County13.373Washington County: 13.29 %Washington County13.29Nemaha County: 13.256 %Nemaha County13.256Deuel County: 12.928 %Deuel County12.928Boone County: 12.72 %Boone County12.72Cass County: 12.696 %Cass County12.696Keith County: 12.696 %Keith County12.696Hamilton County: 12.628 %Hamilton County12.628Keya Paha County: 12.346 %Keya Paha County12.346Wheeler County: 12.346 %Wheeler County12.346Furnas County: 12.166 %Furnas County12.166Sarpy County: 12.048 %Sarpy County12.048Howard County: 11.878 %Howard County11.878Seward County: 11.7 %Seward County11.7Stanton County: 11.598 %Stanton County11.598Johnson County: 11.474 %Johnson County11.474Garfield County: 11.415 %Garfield County11.415Lincoln County: 11.185 %Lincoln County11.185Dawes County: 11.147 %Dawes County11.147Custer County: 11.122 %Custer County11.122Webster County: 11.048 %Webster County11.048Sioux County: 41.463 %Sioux County41.463Blaine County: 41.379 %Blaine County41.379Grant County: 36.145 %Grant County36.145Greeley County: 22.313 %Greeley County22.313Hooker County: 18.265 %Hooker County18.265Chase County: 18.047 %Chase County18.047Gosper County: 17.467 %Gosper County17.467Hayes County: 17.391 %Hayes County17.391Cheyenne County: 16.912 %Cheyenne County16.912Douglas County: 15.777 %Douglas County15.777Lancaster County: 15.24 %Lancaster County15.24Butler County: 15.058 %Butler County15.058Boyd County: 14.833 %Boyd County14.833Burt County: 14.743 %Burt County14.743Valley County: 14.155 %Valley County14.155Hall County: 14.038 %Hall County14.038Sheridan County: 13.717 %Sheridan County13.717Saunders County: 13.709 %Saunders County13.709Phelps County: 13.682 %Phelps County13.682Clay County: 13.373 %Clay County13.373Washington County: 13.29 %Washington County13.29Nemaha County: 13.256 %Nemaha County13.256Deuel County: 12.928 %Deuel County12.928Boone County: 12.72 %Boone County12.72Cass County: 12.696 %Cass County12.696Keith County: 12.696 %Keith County12.696Hamilton County: 12.628 %Hamilton County12.628Keya Paha County: 12.346 %Keya Paha County12.346Wheeler County: 12.346 %Wheeler County12.346Furnas County: 12.166 %Furnas County12.166Sarpy County: 12.048 %Sarpy County12.048Howard County: 11.878 %Howard County11.878Seward County: 11.7 %Seward County11.7Stanton County: 11.598 %Stanton County11.598Johnson County: 11.474 %Johnson County11.474Garfield County: 11.415 %Garfield County11.415Lincoln County: 11.185 %Lincoln County11.185Dawes County: 11.147 %Dawes County11.147Custer County: 11.122 %Custer County11.122Webster County: 11.048 %Webster County11.048
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sioux County41.463+36.52 pts
2Blaine County41.379+29.84 pts
3Grant County36.145+31.05 pts
4Greeley County22.313+14.59 pts
5Hooker County18.265+7.74 pts
6Chase County18.047+4.31 pts
7Gosper County17.467-15.14 pts
8Hayes County17.391-1.36 pts
9Cheyenne County16.912-0.06 pts
10Douglas County15.777+0.66 pts
11Lancaster County15.24-1.98 pts
12Butler County15.058+5.68 pts
13Boyd County14.833+3.85 pts
14Burt County14.743+4.83 pts
15Valley County14.155+4.11 pts
16Hall County14.038+1.19 pts
17Sheridan County13.717-16.1 pts
18Saunders County13.709-3.35 pts
19Phelps County13.682+7.18 pts
20Clay County13.373+0.55 pts
21Washington County13.29+0.16 pts
22Nemaha County13.256+3.34 pts
23Deuel County12.928+2.52 pts
24Boone County12.72-21.34 pts
25Cass County12.696+0.63 pts
25Keith County12.696+0.12 pts
27Hamilton County12.628+3.72 pts
28Keya Paha County12.346-9.34 pts
28Wheeler County12.346+7.41 pts
30Furnas County12.166+0.97 pts
31Sarpy County12.048-1.36 pts
32Howard County11.878+2.32 pts
33Seward County11.7+2.8 pts
34Stanton County11.598-11.99 pts
35Johnson County11.474+4.67 pts
36Garfield County11.415-0.65 pts
37Lincoln County11.185-0.03 pts
38Dawes County11.147-6.04 pts
39Custer County11.122+2.3 pts
40Webster County11.048-4.31 pts
41Jefferson County10.993+0.21 pts
42Gage County10.956+2.26 pts
43Richardson County10.92-0.97 pts
44Dixon County10.888+4.1 pts
45Morrill County10.837-7.08 pts
46Buffalo County10.634-1.5 pts
47Fillmore County10.558+1.04 pts
48Merrick County10.532+0.53 pts
49Sherman County10.428-5.47 pts
50Madison County10.308-2.12 pts
51Cherry County10.132-4.17 pts
52Box Butte County10.071-2.15 pts
53Scotts Bluff County9.843-3.69 pts
54Frontier County9.788-1.82 pts
55Thurston County9.747+0.3 pts
56Knox County9.648+1.63 pts
57Holt County9.533-0.3 pts
58York County9.512+0.65 pts
59Franklin County9.458-10.92 pts
60Dawson County9.407+1.46 pts
61Harlan County9.333-2.65 pts
62Thayer County9.288+0.52 pts
63Adams County9.283-1.51 pts
64Platte County9.278+1.03 pts
65Cedar County9.106-2.94 pts
66Dakota County9.084-0.71 pts
67Loup County8.824+1.51 pts
68Red Willow County8.787-5.25 pts
69Cuming County8.688-1.39 pts
70Rock County8.644-6.99 pts
71Polk County8.503-0.31 pts
72Pierce County8.447-3.3 pts
73Dodge County8.152-2.73 pts
74Kimball County8.135-5.44 pts
75Perkins County8.013-0.34 pts
76Hitchcock County8-0.11 pts
77Brown County7.863-2.06 pts
78Otoe County7.854-4.27 pts
79Wayne County7.062-2.33 pts
80Kearney County6.791-6.82 pts
81Antelope County6.548-5.68 pts
82Saline County6.366+0.33 pts
83Nuckolls County6.22-3.87 pts
84Nance County6.021-10.87 pts
85Arthur County5.97-11.42 pts
86McPherson County5.263-4.99 pts
87Pawnee County5.184-13.94 pts
88Dundy County5.028-5.94 pts
89Colfax County4.543-14.4 pts
90Banner County4.317+1.6 pts
91Thomas County3.836-11.51 pts
92Garden County3.361-17.08 pts
93Logan County2.941-11.92 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/nebraska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sioux County, with 41.463% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Logan County, with 2.941% in 2023.

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