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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Thomas County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2015, at 38.522%. Rock County had the lowest, at 1.531%. The median was 10.414% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.444%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.522Thomas County
Lowest1.531Rock County
Median10.41493 counties
Nebraska11.444History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 10.942 %Antelope County: 13.038 %Arthur County: 8.13 %Banner County: 7.692 %Blaine County: 6.25 %Boone County: 8.864 %Box Butte County: 9.175 %Boyd County: 8.253 %Brown County: 10.234 %Buffalo County: 13.494 %Burt County: 9.623 %Butler County: 6.767 %Cass County: 11.999 %Cedar County: 11.596 %Chase County: 10.767 %Cherry County: 15.808 %Cheyenne County: 12.881 %Clay County: 10.157 %Colfax County: 9.598 %Cuming County: 10.414 %Custer County: 10.215 %Dakota County: 8.451 %Dawes County: 10.946 %Dawson County: 7.35 %Deuel County: 9.877 %Dixon County: 21.655 %Dodge County: 9.74 %Douglas County: 11.921 %Dundy County: 8.709 %Fillmore County: 9.277 %Franklin County: 5.974 %Frontier County: 10.38 %Furnas County: 16.249 %Gage County: 10.593 %Garden County: 24.501 %Garfield County: 16.981 %Gosper County: 12.235 %Grant County: 10.377 %Greeley County: 10.826 %Hall County: 8.684 %Hamilton County: 12.902 %Harlan County: 7.802 %Hayes County: 7.059 %Hitchcock County: 8.962 %Holt County: 10.986 %Hooker County: 12.44 %Howard County: 13.085 %Jefferson County: 11.97 %Johnson County: 7.813 %Kearney County: 6.728 %Keith County: 20.658 %Keya Paha County: 18.803 %Kimball County: 8.972 %Knox County: 14.924 %Lancaster County: 11.159 %Lincoln County: 10.289 %Logan County: 6.091 %Loup County: 19.753 %McPherson County: 23.256 %Madison County: 7.626 %Merrick County: 18.674 %Morrill County: 10.749 %Nance County: 13.891 %Nemaha County: 9.808 %Nuckolls County: 7.696 %Otoe County: 7.561 %Pawnee County: 9.365 %Perkins County: 10.787 %Phelps County: 7.159 %Pierce County: 11.944 %Platte County: 9.366 %Polk County: 13.972 %Red Willow County: 8.749 %Richardson County: 12.229 %Rock County: 1.531 %Saline County: 20.95 %Sarpy County: 15.705 %Saunders County: 15.158 %Scotts Bluff County: 12.335 %Seward County: 8.38 %Sheridan County: 6.66 %Sherman County: 12.088 %Sioux County: 34.568 %Stanton County: 13 %Thayer County: 6.745 %Thomas County: 38.522 %Thurston County: 7.827 %Valley County: 6.001 %Washington County: 10.953 %Wayne County: 8.948 %Webster County: 8.682 %Wheeler County: 15.534 %York County: 10.425 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Thomas County: 38.522 %Thomas County38.522Sioux County: 34.568 %Sioux County34.568Garden County: 24.501 %Garden County24.501McPherson County: 23.256 %McPherson County23.256Dixon County: 21.655 %Dixon County21.655Saline County: 20.95 %Saline County20.95Keith County: 20.658 %Keith County20.658Loup County: 19.753 %Loup County19.753Keya Paha County: 18.803 %Keya Paha County18.803Merrick County: 18.674 %Merrick County18.674Garfield County: 16.981 %Garfield County16.981Furnas County: 16.249 %Furnas County16.249Cherry County: 15.808 %Cherry County15.808Sarpy County: 15.705 %Sarpy County15.705Wheeler County: 15.534 %Wheeler County15.534Saunders County: 15.158 %Saunders County15.158Knox County: 14.924 %Knox County14.924Polk County: 13.972 %Polk County13.972Nance County: 13.891 %Nance County13.891Buffalo County: 13.494 %Buffalo County13.494Howard County: 13.085 %Howard County13.085Antelope County: 13.038 %Antelope County13.038Stanton County: 13 %Stanton County13Hamilton County: 12.902 %Hamilton County12.902Cheyenne County: 12.881 %Cheyenne County12.881Hooker County: 12.44 %Hooker County12.44Scotts Bluff County: 12.335 %Scotts Bluff County12.335Gosper County: 12.235 %Gosper County12.235Richardson County: 12.229 %Richardson County12.229Sherman County: 12.088 %Sherman County12.088Cass County: 11.999 %Cass County11.999Jefferson County: 11.97 %Jefferson County11.97Pierce County: 11.944 %Pierce County11.944Douglas County: 11.921 %Douglas County11.921Cedar County: 11.596 %Cedar County11.596Lancaster County: 11.159 %Lancaster County11.159Holt County: 10.986 %Holt County10.986Washington County: 10.953 %Washington County10.953Dawes County: 10.946 %Dawes County10.946Adams County: 10.942 %Adams County10.942Thomas County: 38.522 %Thomas County38.522Sioux County: 34.568 %Sioux County34.568Garden County: 24.501 %Garden County24.501McPherson County: 23.256 %McPherson County23.256Dixon County: 21.655 %Dixon County21.655Saline County: 20.95 %Saline County20.95Keith County: 20.658 %Keith County20.658Loup County: 19.753 %Loup County19.753Keya Paha County: 18.803 %Keya Paha County18.803Merrick County: 18.674 %Merrick County18.674Garfield County: 16.981 %Garfield County16.981Furnas County: 16.249 %Furnas County16.249Cherry County: 15.808 %Cherry County15.808Sarpy County: 15.705 %Sarpy County15.705Wheeler County: 15.534 %Wheeler County15.534Saunders County: 15.158 %Saunders County15.158Knox County: 14.924 %Knox County14.924Polk County: 13.972 %Polk County13.972Nance County: 13.891 %Nance County13.891Buffalo County: 13.494 %Buffalo County13.494Howard County: 13.085 %Howard County13.085Antelope County: 13.038 %Antelope County13.038Stanton County: 13 %Stanton County13Hamilton County: 12.902 %Hamilton County12.902Cheyenne County: 12.881 %Cheyenne County12.881Hooker County: 12.44 %Hooker County12.44Scotts Bluff County: 12.335 %Scotts Bluff County12.335Gosper County: 12.235 %Gosper County12.235Richardson County: 12.229 %Richardson County12.229Sherman County: 12.088 %Sherman County12.088Cass County: 11.999 %Cass County11.999Jefferson County: 11.97 %Jefferson County11.97Pierce County: 11.944 %Pierce County11.944Douglas County: 11.921 %Douglas County11.921Cedar County: 11.596 %Cedar County11.596Lancaster County: 11.159 %Lancaster County11.159Holt County: 10.986 %Holt County10.986Washington County: 10.953 %Washington County10.953Dawes County: 10.946 %Dawes County10.946Adams County: 10.942 %Adams County10.942
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Thomas County38.522+25.86 pts
2Sioux County34.568+12.65 pts
3Garden County24.501+18.77 pts
4McPherson County23.256+23.26 pts
5Dixon County21.655+10.3 pts
6Saline County20.95+16.08 pts
7Keith County20.658+10.74 pts
8Loup County19.753+11.96 pts
9Keya Paha County18.803-11.81 pts
10Merrick County18.674+8.97 pts
11Garfield County16.981+7.66 pts
12Furnas County16.249+6.91 pts
13Cherry County15.808+1.51 pts
14Sarpy County15.705-2.36 pts
15Wheeler County15.534+4.42 pts
16Saunders County15.158+3.43 pts
17Knox County14.924+4.25 pts
18Polk County13.972+1.57 pts
19Nance County13.891+5.78 pts
20Buffalo County13.494+3.46 pts
21Howard County13.085+1.56 pts
22Antelope County13.038+4.43 pts
23Stanton County13+2.28 pts
24Hamilton County12.902+1.23 pts
25Cheyenne County12.881+6.3 pts
26Hooker County12.44+1.47 pts
27Scotts Bluff County12.335+1.24 pts
28Gosper County12.235+1.73 pts
29Richardson County12.229+3.03 pts
30Sherman County12.088-0.5 pts
31Cass County11.999+1.01 pts
32Jefferson County11.97+3.66 pts
33Pierce County11.944-2.82 pts
34Douglas County11.921+0.61 pts
35Cedar County11.596+1.19 pts
36Lancaster County11.159+0.51 pts
37Holt County10.986+3.93 pts
38Washington County10.953+0.86 pts
39Dawes County10.946+0.18 pts
40Adams County10.942+3.65 pts
41Greeley County10.826-5.05 pts
42Perkins County10.787-2.91 pts
43Chase County10.767-5.91 pts
44Morrill County10.749-1.84 pts
45Gage County10.593+0.28 pts
46York County10.425+0.9 pts
47Cuming County10.414-0.3 pts
48Frontier County10.38+4.94 pts
49Grant County10.377-14.49 pts
50Lincoln County10.289-1.44 pts
51Brown County10.234+1.1 pts
52Custer County10.215-0.53 pts
53Clay County10.157-0.58 pts
54Deuel County9.877-2.05 pts
55Nemaha County9.808-1.21 pts
56Dodge County9.74+1.02 pts
57Burt County9.623-0.77 pts
58Colfax County9.598+5.21 pts
59Platte County9.366+1.3 pts
60Pawnee County9.365+4.45 pts
61Fillmore County9.277-4.24 pts
62Box Butte County9.175+0.74 pts
63Kimball County8.972-12.07 pts
64Hitchcock County8.962-3.88 pts
65Wayne County8.948-2.61 pts
66Boone County8.864-1.32 pts
67Red Willow County8.749+0.6 pts
68Dundy County8.709-2.32 pts
69Hall County8.684-1.28 pts
70Webster County8.682+0.07 pts
71Dakota County8.451+2.68 pts
72Seward County8.38-1.43 pts
73Boyd County8.253-1.81 pts
74Arthur County8.13-18.9 pts
75Thurston County7.827-41.22 pts
76Johnson County7.813-5.58 pts
77Harlan County7.802-2.44 pts
78Nuckolls County7.696+0.07 pts
79Banner County7.692-3.32 pts
80Madison County7.626-0.05 pts
81Otoe County7.561-0.78 pts
82Dawson County7.35-1.6 pts
83Phelps County7.159-0.55 pts
84Hayes County7.059-0.63 pts
85Butler County6.767-5.95 pts
86Thayer County6.745-2.5 pts
87Kearney County6.728-0.12 pts
88Sheridan County6.66+0.73 pts
89Blaine County6.25-10.42 pts
90Logan County6.091-18.25 pts
91Valley County6.001-2.81 pts
92Franklin County5.974-1.72 pts
93Rock County1.531-5.04 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Thomas County, with 38.522% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Rock County, with 1.531% in 2015.

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