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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Thurston County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2014, at 49.048%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.39% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.018%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.048Thurston County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median10.3993 counties
Nebraska11.018History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 7.294 %Antelope County: 8.609 %Arthur County: 27.027 %Banner County: 11.009 %Blaine County: 16.667 %Boone County: 10.187 %Box Butte County: 8.432 %Boyd County: 10.068 %Brown County: 9.136 %Buffalo County: 10.029 %Burt County: 10.39 %Butler County: 12.716 %Cass County: 10.985 %Cedar County: 10.403 %Chase County: 16.675 %Cherry County: 14.3 %Cheyenne County: 6.578 %Clay County: 10.737 %Colfax County: 4.385 %Cuming County: 10.71 %Custer County: 10.745 %Dakota County: 5.768 %Dawes County: 10.768 %Dawson County: 8.946 %Deuel County: 11.923 %Dixon County: 11.359 %Dodge County: 8.723 %Douglas County: 11.307 %Dundy County: 11.03 %Fillmore County: 13.517 %Franklin County: 7.692 %Frontier County: 5.437 %Furnas County: 9.341 %Gage County: 10.317 %Garden County: 5.736 %Garfield County: 9.325 %Gosper County: 10.502 %Grant County: 24.87 %Greeley County: 15.877 %Hall County: 9.964 %Hamilton County: 11.668 %Harlan County: 10.237 %Hayes County: 7.692 %Hitchcock County: 12.844 %Holt County: 7.056 %Hooker County: 10.97 %Howard County: 11.527 %Jefferson County: 8.309 %Johnson County: 13.398 %Kearney County: 6.848 %Keith County: 9.915 %Keya Paha County: 30.612 %Kimball County: 21.043 %Knox County: 10.675 %Lancaster County: 10.65 %Lincoln County: 11.731 %Logan County: 24.339 %Loup County: 7.792 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 7.68 %Merrick County: 9.699 %Morrill County: 12.594 %Nance County: 8.116 %Nemaha County: 11.015 %Nuckolls County: 7.627 %Otoe County: 8.342 %Pawnee County: 4.916 %Perkins County: 13.696 %Phelps County: 7.71 %Pierce County: 14.763 %Platte County: 8.07 %Polk County: 12.401 %Red Willow County: 8.153 %Richardson County: 9.203 %Rock County: 6.567 %Saline County: 4.872 %Sarpy County: 18.064 %Saunders County: 11.731 %Scotts Bluff County: 11.096 %Seward County: 9.812 %Sheridan County: 5.934 %Sherman County: 12.591 %Sioux County: 21.918 %Stanton County: 10.723 %Thayer County: 9.244 %Thomas County: 12.658 %Thurston County: 49.048 %Valley County: 8.807 %Washington County: 10.09 %Wayne County: 11.558 %Webster County: 8.609 %Wheeler County: 11.111 %York County: 9.521 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Thurston County: 49.048 %Thurston County49.048Keya Paha County: 30.612 %Keya Paha County30.612Arthur County: 27.027 %Arthur County27.027Grant County: 24.87 %Grant County24.87Logan County: 24.339 %Logan County24.339Sioux County: 21.918 %Sioux County21.918Kimball County: 21.043 %Kimball County21.043Sarpy County: 18.064 %Sarpy County18.064Chase County: 16.675 %Chase County16.675Blaine County: 16.667 %Blaine County16.667Greeley County: 15.877 %Greeley County15.877Pierce County: 14.763 %Pierce County14.763Cherry County: 14.3 %Cherry County14.3Perkins County: 13.696 %Perkins County13.696Fillmore County: 13.517 %Fillmore County13.517Johnson County: 13.398 %Johnson County13.398Hitchcock County: 12.844 %Hitchcock County12.844Butler County: 12.716 %Butler County12.716Thomas County: 12.658 %Thomas County12.658Morrill County: 12.594 %Morrill County12.594Sherman County: 12.591 %Sherman County12.591Polk County: 12.401 %Polk County12.401Deuel County: 11.923 %Deuel County11.923Lincoln County: 11.731 %Lincoln County11.731Saunders County: 11.731 %Saunders County11.731Hamilton County: 11.668 %Hamilton County11.668Wayne County: 11.558 %Wayne County11.558Howard County: 11.527 %Howard County11.527Dixon County: 11.359 %Dixon County11.359Douglas County: 11.307 %Douglas County11.307Wheeler County: 11.111 %Wheeler County11.111Scotts Bluff County: 11.096 %Scotts Bluff County11.096Dundy County: 11.03 %Dundy County11.03Nemaha County: 11.015 %Nemaha County11.015Banner County: 11.009 %Banner County11.009Cass County: 10.985 %Cass County10.985Hooker County: 10.97 %Hooker County10.97Dawes County: 10.768 %Dawes County10.768Custer County: 10.745 %Custer County10.745Clay County: 10.737 %Clay County10.737Thurston County: 49.048 %Thurston County49.048Keya Paha County: 30.612 %Keya Paha County30.612Arthur County: 27.027 %Arthur County27.027Grant County: 24.87 %Grant County24.87Logan County: 24.339 %Logan County24.339Sioux County: 21.918 %Sioux County21.918Kimball County: 21.043 %Kimball County21.043Sarpy County: 18.064 %Sarpy County18.064Chase County: 16.675 %Chase County16.675Blaine County: 16.667 %Blaine County16.667Greeley County: 15.877 %Greeley County15.877Pierce County: 14.763 %Pierce County14.763Cherry County: 14.3 %Cherry County14.3Perkins County: 13.696 %Perkins County13.696Fillmore County: 13.517 %Fillmore County13.517Johnson County: 13.398 %Johnson County13.398Hitchcock County: 12.844 %Hitchcock County12.844Butler County: 12.716 %Butler County12.716Thomas County: 12.658 %Thomas County12.658Morrill County: 12.594 %Morrill County12.594Sherman County: 12.591 %Sherman County12.591Polk County: 12.401 %Polk County12.401Deuel County: 11.923 %Deuel County11.923Lincoln County: 11.731 %Lincoln County11.731Saunders County: 11.731 %Saunders County11.731Hamilton County: 11.668 %Hamilton County11.668Wayne County: 11.558 %Wayne County11.558Howard County: 11.527 %Howard County11.527Dixon County: 11.359 %Dixon County11.359Douglas County: 11.307 %Douglas County11.307Wheeler County: 11.111 %Wheeler County11.111Scotts Bluff County: 11.096 %Scotts Bluff County11.096Dundy County: 11.03 %Dundy County11.03Nemaha County: 11.015 %Nemaha County11.015Banner County: 11.009 %Banner County11.009Cass County: 10.985 %Cass County10.985Hooker County: 10.97 %Hooker County10.97Dawes County: 10.768 %Dawes County10.768Custer County: 10.745 %Custer County10.745Clay County: 10.737 %Clay County10.737
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Thurston County49.048+40.07 pts
2Keya Paha County30.612+17.13 pts
3Arthur County27.027+27.03 pts
4Grant County24.87+11.83 pts
5Logan County24.339+8.21 pts
6Sioux County21.918+11.25 pts
7Kimball County21.043+10.89 pts
8Sarpy County18.064+3.97 pts
9Chase County16.675+5.98 pts
10Blaine County16.667-17.62 pts
11Greeley County15.877+9.91 pts
12Pierce County14.763-0.37 pts
13Cherry County14.3+0.24 pts
14Perkins County13.696+3.98 pts
15Fillmore County13.517+1.51 pts
16Johnson County13.398-4.75 pts
17Hitchcock County12.844-6.8 pts
18Butler County12.716+2.13 pts
19Thomas County12.658+10.23 pts
20Morrill County12.594+1.23 pts
21Sherman County12.591+8.14 pts
22Polk County12.401+2.18 pts
23Deuel County11.923-2.45 pts
24Lincoln County11.731+1.51 pts
24Saunders County11.731+0.33 pts
26Hamilton County11.668-4.74 pts
27Wayne County11.558+2.26 pts
28Howard County11.527+2.9 pts
29Dixon County11.359-14.25 pts
30Douglas County11.307-1.31 pts
31Wheeler County11.111+7.75 pts
32Scotts Bluff County11.096+2.22 pts
33Dundy County11.03+2.79 pts
34Nemaha County11.015+2.51 pts
35Banner County11.009-1.6 pts
36Cass County10.985-1.65 pts
37Hooker County10.97-9.91 pts
38Dawes County10.768-2.27 pts
39Custer County10.745-4.15 pts
40Clay County10.737-2 pts
41Stanton County10.723-11.71 pts
42Cuming County10.71+1.57 pts
43Knox County10.675-0.04 pts
44Lancaster County10.65-0.55 pts
45Gosper County10.502-3.43 pts
46Cedar County10.403-2 pts
47Burt County10.39-28.99 pts
48Gage County10.317+0.15 pts
49Harlan County10.237-4.55 pts
50Boone County10.187+0.49 pts
51Washington County10.09+2.5 pts
52Boyd County10.068+0.3 pts
53Buffalo County10.029+1.3 pts
54Hall County9.964+0.29 pts
55Keith County9.915-5.28 pts
56Seward County9.812-0.53 pts
57Merrick County9.699-2.05 pts
58York County9.521-0.59 pts
59Furnas County9.341+2.37 pts
60Garfield County9.325-1.19 pts
61Thayer County9.244-3.07 pts
62Richardson County9.203-4.64 pts
63Brown County9.136-5.09 pts
64Dawson County8.946+0.86 pts
65Valley County8.807-5.26 pts
66Dodge County8.723-1.14 pts
67Antelope County8.609-5.38 pts
67Webster County8.609+1.14 pts
69Box Butte County8.432+0.21 pts
70Otoe County8.342+1 pts
71Jefferson County8.309-1.55 pts
72Red Willow County8.153+0.65 pts
73Nance County8.116-7.3 pts
74Platte County8.07+0.49 pts
75Loup County7.792+2.46 pts
76Phelps County7.71-2.4 pts
77Franklin County7.692+0.27 pts
77Hayes County7.692-20.38 pts
79Madison County7.68-2.14 pts
80Nuckolls County7.627-0.63 pts
81Adams County7.294-0.93 pts
82Holt County7.056-3.08 pts
83Kearney County6.848-1.42 pts
84Cheyenne County6.578-5.31 pts
85Rock County6.567-4.59 pts
86Sheridan County5.934-5.98 pts
87Dakota County5.768-0.28 pts
88Garden County5.736-5.51 pts
89Frontier County5.437-16.09 pts
90Pawnee County4.916-9.77 pts
91Saline County4.872-3.81 pts
92Colfax County4.385-3.32 pts
93McPherson County0-27.27 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Thurston County, with 49.048% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2014.

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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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