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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Wheeler County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2018, at 39.344%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.448% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.962%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.344Wheeler County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median10.44893 counties
Nebraska11.962History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 9.659 %Antelope County: 18.477 %Arthur County: 10.084 %Banner County: 7.143 %Blaine County: 10.345 %Boone County: 9.557 %Box Butte County: 14.419 %Boyd County: 32.039 %Brown County: 8.828 %Buffalo County: 10.632 %Burt County: 12.701 %Butler County: 6.054 %Cass County: 15.897 %Cedar County: 12.335 %Chase County: 8.435 %Cherry County: 8.072 %Cheyenne County: 9.172 %Clay County: 10.448 %Colfax County: 6.645 %Cuming County: 14.758 %Custer County: 17.249 %Dakota County: 5.893 %Dawes County: 12.951 %Dawson County: 7.702 %Deuel County: 18.893 %Dixon County: 14.742 %Dodge County: 8.872 %Douglas County: 12.3 %Dundy County: 12.5 %Fillmore County: 11.899 %Franklin County: 21.078 %Frontier County: 14.815 %Furnas County: 7.843 %Gage County: 9.302 %Garden County: 7.925 %Garfield County: 15.574 %Gosper County: 11.351 %Grant County: 6.383 %Greeley County: 12.281 %Hall County: 10.664 %Hamilton County: 20.084 %Harlan County: 14.421 %Hayes County: 23.158 %Hitchcock County: 8.01 %Holt County: 12.311 %Hooker County: 11.255 %Howard County: 18.367 %Jefferson County: 7.747 %Johnson County: 10.671 %Kearney County: 7.316 %Keith County: 15.364 %Keya Paha County: 8.163 %Kimball County: 13.186 %Knox County: 10.178 %Lancaster County: 13.888 %Lincoln County: 10.212 %Logan County: 37.086 %Loup County: 22.917 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 9.063 %Merrick County: 18.698 %Morrill County: 16.987 %Nance County: 26.561 %Nemaha County: 10.376 %Nuckolls County: 7.787 %Otoe County: 9.947 %Pawnee County: 10.323 %Perkins County: 7.314 %Phelps County: 10.445 %Pierce County: 9.429 %Platte County: 6.732 %Polk County: 12.19 %Red Willow County: 7.776 %Richardson County: 9.508 %Rock County: 6.202 %Saline County: 4.161 %Sarpy County: 12.194 %Saunders County: 9.326 %Scotts Bluff County: 11.404 %Seward County: 7.927 %Sheridan County: 12.934 %Sherman County: 20.619 %Sioux County: 7.5 %Stanton County: 7.357 %Thayer County: 10.507 %Thomas County: 22.086 %Thurston County: 6.976 %Valley County: 6.8 %Washington County: 9.947 %Wayne County: 7.116 %Webster County: 11.14 %Wheeler County: 39.344 %York County: 11.91 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Wheeler County: 39.344 %Wheeler County39.344Logan County: 37.086 %Logan County37.086Boyd County: 32.039 %Boyd County32.039Nance County: 26.561 %Nance County26.561Hayes County: 23.158 %Hayes County23.158Loup County: 22.917 %Loup County22.917Thomas County: 22.086 %Thomas County22.086Franklin County: 21.078 %Franklin County21.078Sherman County: 20.619 %Sherman County20.619Hamilton County: 20.084 %Hamilton County20.084Deuel County: 18.893 %Deuel County18.893Merrick County: 18.698 %Merrick County18.698Antelope County: 18.477 %Antelope County18.477Howard County: 18.367 %Howard County18.367Custer County: 17.249 %Custer County17.249Morrill County: 16.987 %Morrill County16.987Cass County: 15.897 %Cass County15.897Garfield County: 15.574 %Garfield County15.574Keith County: 15.364 %Keith County15.364Frontier County: 14.815 %Frontier County14.815Cuming County: 14.758 %Cuming County14.758Dixon County: 14.742 %Dixon County14.742Harlan County: 14.421 %Harlan County14.421Box Butte County: 14.419 %Box Butte County14.419Lancaster County: 13.888 %Lancaster County13.888Kimball County: 13.186 %Kimball County13.186Dawes County: 12.951 %Dawes County12.951Sheridan County: 12.934 %Sheridan County12.934Burt County: 12.701 %Burt County12.701Dundy County: 12.5 %Dundy County12.5Cedar County: 12.335 %Cedar County12.335Holt County: 12.311 %Holt County12.311Douglas County: 12.3 %Douglas County12.3Greeley County: 12.281 %Greeley County12.281Sarpy County: 12.194 %Sarpy County12.194Polk County: 12.19 %Polk County12.19York County: 11.91 %York County11.91Fillmore County: 11.899 %Fillmore County11.899Scotts Bluff County: 11.404 %Scotts Bluff County11.404Gosper County: 11.351 %Gosper County11.351Wheeler County: 39.344 %Wheeler County39.344Logan County: 37.086 %Logan County37.086Boyd County: 32.039 %Boyd County32.039Nance County: 26.561 %Nance County26.561Hayes County: 23.158 %Hayes County23.158Loup County: 22.917 %Loup County22.917Thomas County: 22.086 %Thomas County22.086Franklin County: 21.078 %Franklin County21.078Sherman County: 20.619 %Sherman County20.619Hamilton County: 20.084 %Hamilton County20.084Deuel County: 18.893 %Deuel County18.893Merrick County: 18.698 %Merrick County18.698Antelope County: 18.477 %Antelope County18.477Howard County: 18.367 %Howard County18.367Custer County: 17.249 %Custer County17.249Morrill County: 16.987 %Morrill County16.987Cass County: 15.897 %Cass County15.897Garfield County: 15.574 %Garfield County15.574Keith County: 15.364 %Keith County15.364Frontier County: 14.815 %Frontier County14.815Cuming County: 14.758 %Cuming County14.758Dixon County: 14.742 %Dixon County14.742Harlan County: 14.421 %Harlan County14.421Box Butte County: 14.419 %Box Butte County14.419Lancaster County: 13.888 %Lancaster County13.888Kimball County: 13.186 %Kimball County13.186Dawes County: 12.951 %Dawes County12.951Sheridan County: 12.934 %Sheridan County12.934Burt County: 12.701 %Burt County12.701Dundy County: 12.5 %Dundy County12.5Cedar County: 12.335 %Cedar County12.335Holt County: 12.311 %Holt County12.311Douglas County: 12.3 %Douglas County12.3Greeley County: 12.281 %Greeley County12.281Sarpy County: 12.194 %Sarpy County12.194Polk County: 12.19 %Polk County12.19York County: 11.91 %York County11.91Fillmore County: 11.899 %Fillmore County11.899Scotts Bluff County: 11.404 %Scotts Bluff County11.404Gosper County: 11.351 %Gosper County11.351
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Wheeler County39.344+27.58 pts
2Logan County37.086+9.75 pts
3Boyd County32.039+23.36 pts
4Nance County26.561+6.55 pts
5Hayes County23.158+8.87 pts
6Loup County22.917-16.59 pts
7Thomas County22.086-10.2 pts
8Franklin County21.078-13.83 pts
9Sherman County20.619+6.62 pts
10Hamilton County20.084+6.68 pts
11Deuel County18.893+11.21 pts
12Merrick County18.698+4.56 pts
13Antelope County18.477+2.2 pts
14Howard County18.367+6.51 pts
15Custer County17.249+5.35 pts
16Morrill County16.987+1.16 pts
17Cass County15.897-5.97 pts
18Garfield County15.574+5.71 pts
19Keith County15.364+5.11 pts
20Frontier County14.815-3.94 pts
21Cuming County14.758+4.07 pts
22Dixon County14.742+4.37 pts
23Harlan County14.421-1.68 pts
24Box Butte County14.419+4.42 pts
25Lancaster County13.888+0.65 pts
26Kimball County13.186+1.95 pts
27Dawes County12.951-2.32 pts
28Sheridan County12.934-3.39 pts
29Burt County12.701-0.58 pts
30Dundy County12.5-9.92 pts
31Cedar County12.335-1.65 pts
32Holt County12.311+0.81 pts
33Douglas County12.3+0.33 pts
34Greeley County12.281-1.09 pts
35Sarpy County12.194+0.18 pts
36Polk County12.19+3.36 pts
37York County11.91+0.52 pts
38Fillmore County11.899+4.76 pts
39Scotts Bluff County11.404-3.46 pts
40Gosper County11.351-4.82 pts
41Hooker County11.255-22.56 pts
42Webster County11.14+5.03 pts
43Johnson County10.671-0.5 pts
44Hall County10.664-0.99 pts
45Buffalo County10.632-1.1 pts
46Thayer County10.507+3.37 pts
47Clay County10.448-1.81 pts
48Phelps County10.445-3.82 pts
49Nemaha County10.376+1.76 pts
50Blaine County10.345-16.58 pts
51Pawnee County10.323+0.38 pts
52Lincoln County10.212-1.23 pts
53Knox County10.178-11.7 pts
54Arthur County10.084+6.83 pts
55Otoe County9.947+0.23 pts
55Washington County9.947-0.18 pts
57Adams County9.659-0.45 pts
58Boone County9.557+1.87 pts
59Richardson County9.508+1.3 pts
60Pierce County9.429-2.28 pts
61Saunders County9.326-0.68 pts
62Gage County9.302+0.65 pts
63Cheyenne County9.172+1.68 pts
64Madison County9.063-2.57 pts
65Dodge County8.872-2.63 pts
66Brown County8.828-9.57 pts
67Chase County8.435-1.11 pts
68Keya Paha County8.163-6.38 pts
69Cherry County8.072-3.34 pts
70Hitchcock County8.01+3.66 pts
71Seward County7.927-0.54 pts
72Garden County7.925-13.4 pts
73Furnas County7.843+0.16 pts
74Nuckolls County7.787-3.86 pts
75Red Willow County7.776+0.16 pts
76Jefferson County7.747-3.05 pts
77Dawson County7.702-3.7 pts
78Sioux County7.5-12.75 pts
79Stanton County7.357-11.3 pts
80Kearney County7.316-4.04 pts
81Perkins County7.314-1.68 pts
82Banner County7.143-31.88 pts
83Wayne County7.116-10.02 pts
84Thurston County6.976+1.19 pts
85Valley County6.8-7.03 pts
86Platte County6.732-5.16 pts
87Colfax County6.645-2.33 pts
88Grant County6.383-4.09 pts
89Rock County6.202-16.37 pts
90Butler County6.054-1.24 pts
91Dakota County5.893-1.37 pts
92Saline County4.161-0.52 pts
93McPherson County0-13.64 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wheeler County, with 39.344% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2018.

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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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