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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Wheeler County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2012, at 61.157%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 12.581% and the figure for Nebraska was 12.227%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.157Wheeler County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median12.58193 counties
Nebraska12.227History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 11.216 %Antelope County: 15.551 %Arthur County: 3.2 %Banner County: 38.71 %Blaine County: 33.333 %Boone County: 8.651 %Box Butte County: 8.601 %Boyd County: 17.196 %Brown County: 13.809 %Buffalo County: 12.349 %Burt County: 11.725 %Butler County: 10.157 %Cass County: 13.925 %Cedar County: 15.006 %Chase County: 13.061 %Cherry County: 10.184 %Cheyenne County: 21.304 %Clay County: 10.903 %Colfax County: 7.466 %Cuming County: 12.037 %Custer County: 12.366 %Dakota County: 5.413 %Dawes County: 10.334 %Dawson County: 10.027 %Deuel County: 29.662 %Dixon County: 6.711 %Dodge County: 10.745 %Douglas County: 12.272 %Dundy County: 19.263 %Fillmore County: 12.141 %Franklin County: 12.723 %Frontier County: 11.977 %Furnas County: 12.982 %Gage County: 13.338 %Garden County: 6.502 %Garfield County: 9.57 %Gosper County: 13.514 %Grant County: 17.989 %Greeley County: 11.384 %Hall County: 10.141 %Hamilton County: 11.848 %Harlan County: 12.527 %Hayes County: 19.417 %Hitchcock County: 6.406 %Holt County: 15.05 %Hooker County: 15.929 %Howard County: 13.214 %Jefferson County: 14.756 %Johnson County: 14.547 %Kearney County: 10.983 %Keith County: 18.406 %Keya Paha County: 22.917 %Kimball County: 12.373 %Knox County: 11.159 %Lancaster County: 13.799 %Lincoln County: 10.663 %Logan County: 19.895 %Loup County: 47.619 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 10.828 %Merrick County: 23.143 %Morrill County: 33.287 %Nance County: 16.877 %Nemaha County: 15.355 %Nuckolls County: 5.462 %Otoe County: 13.712 %Pawnee County: 7.407 %Perkins County: 12.254 %Phelps County: 13.213 %Pierce County: 14.315 %Platte County: 9.062 %Polk County: 13.423 %Red Willow County: 12.042 %Richardson County: 16.432 %Rock County: 9.91 %Saline County: 5.598 %Sarpy County: 13.157 %Saunders County: 14.798 %Scotts Bluff County: 9.462 %Seward County: 12.581 %Sheridan County: 11.045 %Sherman County: 8.802 %Sioux County: 15.789 %Stanton County: 15.852 %Thayer County: 13.356 %Thomas County: 12.903 %Thurston County: 18.106 %Valley County: 7.63 %Washington County: 14.983 %Wayne County: 12.123 %Webster County: 18.298 %Wheeler County: 61.157 %York County: 8.779 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Wheeler County: 61.157 %Wheeler County61.157Loup County: 47.619 %Loup County47.619Banner County: 38.71 %Banner County38.71Blaine County: 33.333 %Blaine County33.333Morrill County: 33.287 %Morrill County33.287Deuel County: 29.662 %Deuel County29.662Merrick County: 23.143 %Merrick County23.143Keya Paha County: 22.917 %Keya Paha County22.917Cheyenne County: 21.304 %Cheyenne County21.304Logan County: 19.895 %Logan County19.895Hayes County: 19.417 %Hayes County19.417Dundy County: 19.263 %Dundy County19.263Keith County: 18.406 %Keith County18.406Webster County: 18.298 %Webster County18.298Thurston County: 18.106 %Thurston County18.106Grant County: 17.989 %Grant County17.989Boyd County: 17.196 %Boyd County17.196Nance County: 16.877 %Nance County16.877Richardson County: 16.432 %Richardson County16.432Hooker County: 15.929 %Hooker County15.929Stanton County: 15.852 %Stanton County15.852Sioux County: 15.789 %Sioux County15.789Antelope County: 15.551 %Antelope County15.551Nemaha County: 15.355 %Nemaha County15.355Holt County: 15.05 %Holt County15.05Cedar County: 15.006 %Cedar County15.006Washington County: 14.983 %Washington County14.983Saunders County: 14.798 %Saunders County14.798Jefferson County: 14.756 %Jefferson County14.756Johnson County: 14.547 %Johnson County14.547Pierce County: 14.315 %Pierce County14.315Cass County: 13.925 %Cass County13.925Brown County: 13.809 %Brown County13.809Lancaster County: 13.799 %Lancaster County13.799Otoe County: 13.712 %Otoe County13.712Gosper County: 13.514 %Gosper County13.514Polk County: 13.423 %Polk County13.423Thayer County: 13.356 %Thayer County13.356Gage County: 13.338 %Gage County13.338Howard County: 13.214 %Howard County13.214Wheeler County: 61.157 %Wheeler County61.157Loup County: 47.619 %Loup County47.619Banner County: 38.71 %Banner County38.71Blaine County: 33.333 %Blaine County33.333Morrill County: 33.287 %Morrill County33.287Deuel County: 29.662 %Deuel County29.662Merrick County: 23.143 %Merrick County23.143Keya Paha County: 22.917 %Keya Paha County22.917Cheyenne County: 21.304 %Cheyenne County21.304Logan County: 19.895 %Logan County19.895Hayes County: 19.417 %Hayes County19.417Dundy County: 19.263 %Dundy County19.263Keith County: 18.406 %Keith County18.406Webster County: 18.298 %Webster County18.298Thurston County: 18.106 %Thurston County18.106Grant County: 17.989 %Grant County17.989Boyd County: 17.196 %Boyd County17.196Nance County: 16.877 %Nance County16.877Richardson County: 16.432 %Richardson County16.432Hooker County: 15.929 %Hooker County15.929Stanton County: 15.852 %Stanton County15.852Sioux County: 15.789 %Sioux County15.789Antelope County: 15.551 %Antelope County15.551Nemaha County: 15.355 %Nemaha County15.355Holt County: 15.05 %Holt County15.05Cedar County: 15.006 %Cedar County15.006Washington County: 14.983 %Washington County14.983Saunders County: 14.798 %Saunders County14.798Jefferson County: 14.756 %Jefferson County14.756Johnson County: 14.547 %Johnson County14.547Pierce County: 14.315 %Pierce County14.315Cass County: 13.925 %Cass County13.925Brown County: 13.809 %Brown County13.809Lancaster County: 13.799 %Lancaster County13.799Otoe County: 13.712 %Otoe County13.712Gosper County: 13.514 %Gosper County13.514Polk County: 13.423 %Polk County13.423Thayer County: 13.356 %Thayer County13.356Gage County: 13.338 %Gage County13.338Howard County: 13.214 %Howard County13.214
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Wheeler County61.157+54.34 pts
2Loup County47.619+36.08 pts
3Banner County38.71+33.83 pts
4Blaine County33.333+3.03 pts
5Morrill County33.287+19.2 pts
6Deuel County29.662+20.8 pts
7Merrick County23.143+13.3 pts
8Keya Paha County22.917+7.23 pts
9Cheyenne County21.304+4.93 pts
10Logan County19.895-1.94 pts
11Hayes County19.417+7.24 pts
12Dundy County19.263+9.88 pts
13Keith County18.406+3.41 pts
14Webster County18.298+3.77 pts
15Thurston County18.106+5.77 pts
16Grant County17.989+4.51 pts
17Boyd County17.196+8.17 pts
18Nance County16.877-4.73 pts
19Richardson County16.432-0.24 pts
20Hooker County15.929-10.36 pts
21Stanton County15.852+5.48 pts
22Sioux County15.789+3.13 pts
23Antelope County15.551+6.15 pts
24Nemaha County15.355+9.3 pts
25Holt County15.05+6.98 pts
26Cedar County15.006+4 pts
27Washington County14.983+1.24 pts
28Saunders County14.798+3.38 pts
29Jefferson County14.756+6.73 pts
30Johnson County14.547+9.43 pts
31Pierce County14.315-0.47 pts
32Cass County13.925-3.83 pts
33Brown County13.809+6.16 pts
34Lancaster County13.799+2.6 pts
35Otoe County13.712+3.92 pts
36Gosper County13.514+2.4 pts
37Polk County13.423+0.89 pts
38Thayer County13.356+2.1 pts
39Gage County13.338+3.99 pts
40Howard County13.214+3.36 pts
41Phelps County13.213+4.96 pts
42Sarpy County13.157-0.14 pts
43Chase County13.061-4.24 pts
44Furnas County12.982-12.87 pts
45Thomas County12.903+3.28 pts
46Franklin County12.723+3.45 pts
47Seward County12.581+0.84 pts
48Harlan County12.527-2.47 pts
49Kimball County12.373-2.18 pts
50Custer County12.366+5.67 pts
51Buffalo County12.349+2.24 pts
52Douglas County12.272+0.48 pts
53Perkins County12.254-0.79 pts
54Fillmore County12.141+4.75 pts
55Wayne County12.123+3.93 pts
56Red Willow County12.042+1.81 pts
57Cuming County12.037+4.54 pts
58Frontier County11.977-5.02 pts
59Hamilton County11.848+3.82 pts
60Burt County11.725+0.46 pts
61Greeley County11.384-0.38 pts
62Adams County11.216+1.54 pts
63Knox County11.159+1.51 pts
64Sheridan County11.045-2.08 pts
65Kearney County10.983+2.23 pts
66Clay County10.903+0.92 pts
67Madison County10.828+1.5 pts
68Dodge County10.745+0.22 pts
69Lincoln County10.663+1.16 pts
70Dawes County10.334-11.82 pts
71Cherry County10.184-2.14 pts
72Butler County10.157+2.72 pts
73Hall County10.141-1.21 pts
74Dawson County10.027+1.62 pts
75Rock County9.91-10.75 pts
76Garfield County9.57+4.25 pts
77Scotts Bluff County9.462-0.78 pts
78Platte County9.062+0.58 pts
79Sherman County8.802-0.8 pts
80York County8.779-1.58 pts
81Boone County8.651-2.53 pts
82Box Butte County8.601-2.32 pts
83Valley County7.63-1.91 pts
84Colfax County7.466+3.95 pts
85Pawnee County7.407-0.99 pts
86Dixon County6.711-0.5 pts
87Garden County6.502+4.26 pts
88Hitchcock County6.406-12.13 pts
89Saline County5.598+0.54 pts
90Nuckolls County5.462-23.58 pts
91Dakota County5.413-8.64 pts
92Arthur County3.2-6.56 pts
93McPherson County00 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wheeler County, with 61.157% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2012.

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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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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