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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Wheeler County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2016, at 48.12%. Butler County had the lowest, at 4.31%. The median was 10.011% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.896%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.12Wheeler County
Lowest4.31Butler County
Median10.01193 counties
Nebraska10.896History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 10.118 %Antelope County: 8.214 %Arthur County: 11.111 %Banner County: 23.301 %Blaine County: 32.432 %Boone County: 10.891 %Box Butte County: 7.906 %Boyd County: 16.986 %Brown County: 7.399 %Buffalo County: 8.897 %Burt County: 10.522 %Butler County: 4.31 %Cass County: 11.387 %Cedar County: 10.011 %Chase County: 10.828 %Cherry County: 10.55 %Cheyenne County: 10.12 %Clay County: 9.135 %Colfax County: 5.439 %Cuming County: 10.625 %Custer County: 7.796 %Dakota County: 5.701 %Dawes County: 8.405 %Dawson County: 8.612 %Deuel County: 6.886 %Dixon County: 7.466 %Dodge County: 10.684 %Douglas County: 11.19 %Dundy County: 15.038 %Fillmore County: 11.249 %Franklin County: 4.64 %Frontier County: 13.619 %Furnas County: 12.053 %Gage County: 9.772 %Garden County: 5.624 %Garfield County: 10.72 %Gosper County: 8.081 %Grant County: 13.084 %Greeley County: 6.512 %Hall County: 8.398 %Hamilton County: 10.956 %Harlan County: 9.235 %Hayes County: 34.783 %Hitchcock County: 20.068 %Holt County: 9.814 %Hooker County: 5.051 %Howard County: 9.091 %Jefferson County: 7.754 %Johnson County: 5.96 %Kearney County: 8.724 %Keith County: 12.639 %Keya Paha County: 8.929 %Kimball County: 4.676 %Knox County: 9.355 %Lancaster County: 11.587 %Lincoln County: 10.826 %Logan County: 8.284 %Loup County: 5.263 %McPherson County: 8.889 %Madison County: 7.465 %Merrick County: 12.977 %Morrill County: 9.6 %Nance County: 7.779 %Nemaha County: 9.311 %Nuckolls County: 9.383 %Otoe County: 8.592 %Pawnee County: 21.317 %Perkins County: 10.787 %Phelps County: 10.372 %Pierce County: 10.519 %Platte County: 10.104 %Polk County: 10.783 %Red Willow County: 6.933 %Richardson County: 10.549 %Rock County: 10.306 %Saline County: 9.145 %Sarpy County: 13.047 %Saunders County: 9.72 %Scotts Bluff County: 11.111 %Seward County: 10.325 %Sheridan County: 11.255 %Sherman County: 9.791 %Sioux County: 22.222 %Stanton County: 11.72 %Thayer County: 8.078 %Thomas County: 8.463 %Thurston County: 16.554 %Valley County: 14.239 %Washington County: 11.796 %Wayne County: 7.881 %Webster County: 7.018 %Wheeler County: 48.12 %York County: 12.106 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Wheeler County: 48.12 %Wheeler County48.12Hayes County: 34.783 %Hayes County34.783Blaine County: 32.432 %Blaine County32.432Banner County: 23.301 %Banner County23.301Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Pawnee County: 21.317 %Pawnee County21.317Hitchcock County: 20.068 %Hitchcock County20.068Boyd County: 16.986 %Boyd County16.986Thurston County: 16.554 %Thurston County16.554Dundy County: 15.038 %Dundy County15.038Valley County: 14.239 %Valley County14.239Frontier County: 13.619 %Frontier County13.619Grant County: 13.084 %Grant County13.084Sarpy County: 13.047 %Sarpy County13.047Merrick County: 12.977 %Merrick County12.977Keith County: 12.639 %Keith County12.639York County: 12.106 %York County12.106Furnas County: 12.053 %Furnas County12.053Washington County: 11.796 %Washington County11.796Stanton County: 11.72 %Stanton County11.72Lancaster County: 11.587 %Lancaster County11.587Cass County: 11.387 %Cass County11.387Sheridan County: 11.255 %Sheridan County11.255Fillmore County: 11.249 %Fillmore County11.249Douglas County: 11.19 %Douglas County11.19Arthur County: 11.111 %Arthur County11.111Scotts Bluff County: 11.111 %Scotts Bluff County11.111Hamilton County: 10.956 %Hamilton County10.956Boone County: 10.891 %Boone County10.891Chase County: 10.828 %Chase County10.828Lincoln County: 10.826 %Lincoln County10.826Perkins County: 10.787 %Perkins County10.787Polk County: 10.783 %Polk County10.783Garfield County: 10.72 %Garfield County10.72Dodge County: 10.684 %Dodge County10.684Cuming County: 10.625 %Cuming County10.625Cherry County: 10.55 %Cherry County10.55Richardson County: 10.549 %Richardson County10.549Burt County: 10.522 %Burt County10.522Pierce County: 10.519 %Pierce County10.519Wheeler County: 48.12 %Wheeler County48.12Hayes County: 34.783 %Hayes County34.783Blaine County: 32.432 %Blaine County32.432Banner County: 23.301 %Banner County23.301Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Pawnee County: 21.317 %Pawnee County21.317Hitchcock County: 20.068 %Hitchcock County20.068Boyd County: 16.986 %Boyd County16.986Thurston County: 16.554 %Thurston County16.554Dundy County: 15.038 %Dundy County15.038Valley County: 14.239 %Valley County14.239Frontier County: 13.619 %Frontier County13.619Grant County: 13.084 %Grant County13.084Sarpy County: 13.047 %Sarpy County13.047Merrick County: 12.977 %Merrick County12.977Keith County: 12.639 %Keith County12.639York County: 12.106 %York County12.106Furnas County: 12.053 %Furnas County12.053Washington County: 11.796 %Washington County11.796Stanton County: 11.72 %Stanton County11.72Lancaster County: 11.587 %Lancaster County11.587Cass County: 11.387 %Cass County11.387Sheridan County: 11.255 %Sheridan County11.255Fillmore County: 11.249 %Fillmore County11.249Douglas County: 11.19 %Douglas County11.19Arthur County: 11.111 %Arthur County11.111Scotts Bluff County: 11.111 %Scotts Bluff County11.111Hamilton County: 10.956 %Hamilton County10.956Boone County: 10.891 %Boone County10.891Chase County: 10.828 %Chase County10.828Lincoln County: 10.826 %Lincoln County10.826Perkins County: 10.787 %Perkins County10.787Polk County: 10.783 %Polk County10.783Garfield County: 10.72 %Garfield County10.72Dodge County: 10.684 %Dodge County10.684Cuming County: 10.625 %Cuming County10.625Cherry County: 10.55 %Cherry County10.55Richardson County: 10.549 %Richardson County10.549Burt County: 10.522 %Burt County10.522Pierce County: 10.519 %Pierce County10.519
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Wheeler County48.12+32.59 pts
2Hayes County34.783+27.72 pts
3Blaine County32.432+26.18 pts
4Banner County23.301+15.61 pts
5Sioux County22.222-12.35 pts
6Pawnee County21.317+11.95 pts
7Hitchcock County20.068+11.11 pts
8Boyd County16.986+8.73 pts
9Thurston County16.554+8.73 pts
10Dundy County15.038+6.33 pts
11Valley County14.239+8.24 pts
12Frontier County13.619+3.24 pts
13Grant County13.084+2.71 pts
14Sarpy County13.047-2.66 pts
15Merrick County12.977-5.7 pts
16Keith County12.639-8.02 pts
17York County12.106+1.68 pts
18Furnas County12.053-4.2 pts
19Washington County11.796+0.84 pts
20Stanton County11.72-1.28 pts
21Lancaster County11.587+0.43 pts
22Cass County11.387-0.61 pts
23Sheridan County11.255+4.6 pts
24Fillmore County11.249+1.97 pts
25Douglas County11.19-0.73 pts
26Arthur County11.111+2.98 pts
26Scotts Bluff County11.111-1.22 pts
28Hamilton County10.956-1.95 pts
29Boone County10.891+2.03 pts
30Chase County10.828+0.06 pts
31Lincoln County10.826+0.54 pts
32Perkins County10.7870 pts
33Polk County10.783-3.19 pts
34Garfield County10.72-6.26 pts
35Dodge County10.684+0.94 pts
36Cuming County10.625+0.21 pts
37Cherry County10.55-5.26 pts
38Richardson County10.549-1.68 pts
39Burt County10.522+0.9 pts
40Pierce County10.519-1.43 pts
41Phelps County10.372+3.21 pts
42Seward County10.325+1.94 pts
43Rock County10.306+8.77 pts
44Cheyenne County10.12-2.76 pts
45Adams County10.118-0.82 pts
46Platte County10.104+0.74 pts
47Cedar County10.011-1.59 pts
48Holt County9.814-1.17 pts
49Sherman County9.791-2.3 pts
50Gage County9.772-0.82 pts
51Saunders County9.72-5.44 pts
52Morrill County9.6-1.15 pts
53Nuckolls County9.383+1.69 pts
54Knox County9.355-5.57 pts
55Nemaha County9.311-0.5 pts
56Harlan County9.235+1.43 pts
57Saline County9.145-11.8 pts
58Clay County9.135-1.02 pts
59Howard County9.091-3.99 pts
60Keya Paha County8.929-9.87 pts
61Buffalo County8.897-4.6 pts
62McPherson County8.889-14.37 pts
63Kearney County8.724+2 pts
64Dawson County8.612+1.26 pts
65Otoe County8.592+1.03 pts
66Thomas County8.463-30.06 pts
67Dawes County8.405-2.54 pts
68Hall County8.398-0.29 pts
69Logan County8.284+2.19 pts
70Antelope County8.214-4.82 pts
71Gosper County8.081-4.15 pts
72Thayer County8.078+1.33 pts
73Box Butte County7.906-1.27 pts
74Wayne County7.881-1.07 pts
75Custer County7.796-2.42 pts
76Nance County7.779-6.11 pts
77Jefferson County7.754-4.22 pts
78Dixon County7.466-14.19 pts
79Madison County7.465-0.16 pts
80Brown County7.399-2.83 pts
81Webster County7.018-1.66 pts
82Red Willow County6.933-1.82 pts
83Deuel County6.886-2.99 pts
84Greeley County6.512-4.31 pts
85Johnson County5.96-1.85 pts
86Dakota County5.701-2.75 pts
87Garden County5.624-18.88 pts
88Colfax County5.439-4.16 pts
89Loup County5.263-14.49 pts
90Hooker County5.051-7.39 pts
91Kimball County4.676-4.3 pts
92Franklin County4.64-1.33 pts
93Butler County4.31-2.46 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wheeler County, with 48.12% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Butler County, with 4.31% in 2016.

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