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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Burt County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2013, at 39.384%. Arthur County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.667% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.343%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.384Burt County
Lowest0Arthur County
Median10.66793 counties
Nebraska11.343History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 8.224 %Antelope County: 13.99 %Arthur County: 0 %Banner County: 12.613 %Blaine County: 34.286 %Boone County: 9.697 %Box Butte County: 8.217 %Boyd County: 9.763 %Brown County: 14.229 %Buffalo County: 8.732 %Burt County: 39.384 %Butler County: 10.591 %Cass County: 12.632 %Cedar County: 12.407 %Chase County: 10.695 %Cherry County: 14.058 %Cheyenne County: 11.885 %Clay County: 12.735 %Colfax County: 7.709 %Cuming County: 9.143 %Custer County: 14.899 %Dakota County: 6.046 %Dawes County: 13.039 %Dawson County: 8.089 %Deuel County: 14.371 %Dixon County: 25.61 %Dodge County: 9.863 %Douglas County: 12.621 %Dundy County: 8.239 %Fillmore County: 12.01 %Franklin County: 7.424 %Frontier County: 21.528 %Furnas County: 6.972 %Gage County: 10.162 %Garden County: 11.25 %Garfield County: 10.518 %Gosper County: 13.933 %Grant County: 13.043 %Greeley County: 5.966 %Hall County: 9.673 %Hamilton County: 16.404 %Harlan County: 14.787 %Hayes County: 28.07 %Hitchcock County: 19.645 %Holt County: 10.132 %Hooker County: 20.884 %Howard County: 8.624 %Jefferson County: 9.858 %Johnson County: 18.152 %Kearney County: 8.271 %Keith County: 15.192 %Keya Paha County: 13.483 %Kimball County: 10.155 %Knox County: 10.713 %Lancaster County: 11.198 %Lincoln County: 10.222 %Logan County: 16.129 %Loup County: 5.333 %McPherson County: 27.273 %Madison County: 9.822 %Merrick County: 11.745 %Morrill County: 11.362 %Nance County: 15.418 %Nemaha County: 8.505 %Nuckolls County: 8.259 %Otoe County: 7.339 %Pawnee County: 14.683 %Perkins County: 9.717 %Phelps County: 10.105 %Pierce County: 15.137 %Platte County: 7.584 %Polk County: 10.223 %Red Willow County: 7.499 %Richardson County: 13.842 %Rock County: 11.161 %Saline County: 8.679 %Sarpy County: 14.092 %Saunders County: 11.397 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.872 %Seward County: 10.338 %Sheridan County: 11.912 %Sherman County: 4.448 %Sioux County: 10.667 %Stanton County: 22.437 %Thayer County: 12.313 %Thomas County: 2.424 %Thurston County: 8.978 %Valley County: 14.063 %Washington County: 7.586 %Wayne County: 9.297 %Webster County: 7.464 %Wheeler County: 3.361 %York County: 10.11 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Burt County: 39.384 %Burt County39.384Blaine County: 34.286 %Blaine County34.286Hayes County: 28.07 %Hayes County28.07McPherson County: 27.273 %McPherson County27.273Dixon County: 25.61 %Dixon County25.61Stanton County: 22.437 %Stanton County22.437Frontier County: 21.528 %Frontier County21.528Hooker County: 20.884 %Hooker County20.884Hitchcock County: 19.645 %Hitchcock County19.645Johnson County: 18.152 %Johnson County18.152Hamilton County: 16.404 %Hamilton County16.404Logan County: 16.129 %Logan County16.129Nance County: 15.418 %Nance County15.418Keith County: 15.192 %Keith County15.192Pierce County: 15.137 %Pierce County15.137Custer County: 14.899 %Custer County14.899Harlan County: 14.787 %Harlan County14.787Pawnee County: 14.683 %Pawnee County14.683Deuel County: 14.371 %Deuel County14.371Brown County: 14.229 %Brown County14.229Sarpy County: 14.092 %Sarpy County14.092Valley County: 14.063 %Valley County14.063Cherry County: 14.058 %Cherry County14.058Antelope County: 13.99 %Antelope County13.99Gosper County: 13.933 %Gosper County13.933Richardson County: 13.842 %Richardson County13.842Keya Paha County: 13.483 %Keya Paha County13.483Grant County: 13.043 %Grant County13.043Dawes County: 13.039 %Dawes County13.039Clay County: 12.735 %Clay County12.735Cass County: 12.632 %Cass County12.632Douglas County: 12.621 %Douglas County12.621Banner County: 12.613 %Banner County12.613Cedar County: 12.407 %Cedar County12.407Thayer County: 12.313 %Thayer County12.313Fillmore County: 12.01 %Fillmore County12.01Sheridan County: 11.912 %Sheridan County11.912Cheyenne County: 11.885 %Cheyenne County11.885Merrick County: 11.745 %Merrick County11.745Saunders County: 11.397 %Saunders County11.397Burt County: 39.384 %Burt County39.384Blaine County: 34.286 %Blaine County34.286Hayes County: 28.07 %Hayes County28.07McPherson County: 27.273 %McPherson County27.273Dixon County: 25.61 %Dixon County25.61Stanton County: 22.437 %Stanton County22.437Frontier County: 21.528 %Frontier County21.528Hooker County: 20.884 %Hooker County20.884Hitchcock County: 19.645 %Hitchcock County19.645Johnson County: 18.152 %Johnson County18.152Hamilton County: 16.404 %Hamilton County16.404Logan County: 16.129 %Logan County16.129Nance County: 15.418 %Nance County15.418Keith County: 15.192 %Keith County15.192Pierce County: 15.137 %Pierce County15.137Custer County: 14.899 %Custer County14.899Harlan County: 14.787 %Harlan County14.787Pawnee County: 14.683 %Pawnee County14.683Deuel County: 14.371 %Deuel County14.371Brown County: 14.229 %Brown County14.229Sarpy County: 14.092 %Sarpy County14.092Valley County: 14.063 %Valley County14.063Cherry County: 14.058 %Cherry County14.058Antelope County: 13.99 %Antelope County13.99Gosper County: 13.933 %Gosper County13.933Richardson County: 13.842 %Richardson County13.842Keya Paha County: 13.483 %Keya Paha County13.483Grant County: 13.043 %Grant County13.043Dawes County: 13.039 %Dawes County13.039Clay County: 12.735 %Clay County12.735Cass County: 12.632 %Cass County12.632Douglas County: 12.621 %Douglas County12.621Banner County: 12.613 %Banner County12.613Cedar County: 12.407 %Cedar County12.407Thayer County: 12.313 %Thayer County12.313Fillmore County: 12.01 %Fillmore County12.01Sheridan County: 11.912 %Sheridan County11.912Cheyenne County: 11.885 %Cheyenne County11.885Merrick County: 11.745 %Merrick County11.745Saunders County: 11.397 %Saunders County11.397
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Burt County39.384+27.66 pts
2Blaine County34.286+0.95 pts
3Hayes County28.07+8.65 pts
4McPherson County27.273+27.27 pts
5Dixon County25.61+18.9 pts
6Stanton County22.437+6.59 pts
7Frontier County21.528+9.55 pts
8Hooker County20.884+4.96 pts
9Hitchcock County19.645+13.24 pts
10Johnson County18.152+3.61 pts
11Hamilton County16.404+4.56 pts
12Logan County16.129-3.77 pts
13Nance County15.418-1.46 pts
14Keith County15.192-3.21 pts
15Pierce County15.137+0.82 pts
16Custer County14.899+2.53 pts
17Harlan County14.787+2.26 pts
18Pawnee County14.683+7.28 pts
19Deuel County14.371-15.29 pts
20Brown County14.229+0.42 pts
21Sarpy County14.092+0.94 pts
22Valley County14.063+6.43 pts
23Cherry County14.058+3.87 pts
24Antelope County13.99-1.56 pts
25Gosper County13.933+0.42 pts
26Richardson County13.842-2.59 pts
27Keya Paha County13.483-9.43 pts
28Grant County13.043-4.95 pts
29Dawes County13.039+2.71 pts
30Clay County12.735+1.83 pts
31Cass County12.632-1.29 pts
32Douglas County12.621+0.35 pts
33Banner County12.613-26.1 pts
34Cedar County12.407-2.6 pts
35Thayer County12.313-1.04 pts
36Fillmore County12.01-0.13 pts
37Sheridan County11.912+0.87 pts
38Cheyenne County11.885-9.42 pts
39Merrick County11.745-11.4 pts
40Saunders County11.397-3.4 pts
41Morrill County11.362-21.92 pts
42Garden County11.25+4.75 pts
43Lancaster County11.198-2.6 pts
44Rock County11.161+1.25 pts
45Knox County10.713-0.45 pts
46Chase County10.695-2.37 pts
47Sioux County10.667-5.12 pts
48Butler County10.591+0.43 pts
49Garfield County10.518+0.95 pts
50Seward County10.338-2.24 pts
51Polk County10.223-3.2 pts
52Lincoln County10.222-0.44 pts
53Gage County10.162-3.18 pts
54Kimball County10.155-2.22 pts
55Holt County10.132-4.92 pts
56York County10.11+1.33 pts
57Phelps County10.105-3.11 pts
58Dodge County9.863-0.88 pts
59Jefferson County9.858-4.9 pts
60Madison County9.822-1.01 pts
61Boyd County9.763-7.43 pts
62Perkins County9.717-2.54 pts
63Boone County9.697+1.05 pts
64Hall County9.673-0.47 pts
65Wayne County9.297-2.83 pts
66Cuming County9.143-2.89 pts
67Thurston County8.978-9.13 pts
68Scotts Bluff County8.872-0.59 pts
69Buffalo County8.732-3.62 pts
70Saline County8.679+3.08 pts
71Howard County8.624-4.59 pts
72Nemaha County8.505-6.85 pts
73Kearney County8.271-2.71 pts
74Nuckolls County8.259+2.8 pts
75Dundy County8.239-11.02 pts
76Adams County8.224-2.99 pts
77Box Butte County8.217-0.38 pts
78Dawson County8.089-1.94 pts
79Colfax County7.709+0.24 pts
80Washington County7.586-7.4 pts
81Platte County7.584-1.48 pts
82Red Willow County7.499-4.54 pts
83Webster County7.464-10.83 pts
84Franklin County7.424-5.3 pts
85Otoe County7.339-6.37 pts
86Furnas County6.972-6.01 pts
87Dakota County6.046+0.63 pts
88Greeley County5.966-5.42 pts
89Loup County5.333-42.29 pts
90Sherman County4.448-4.35 pts
91Wheeler County3.361-57.8 pts
92Thomas County2.424-10.48 pts
93Arthur County0-3.2 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Burt County, with 39.384% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Arthur County, with 0% in 2013.

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