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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Pawnee County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2019, at 36.162%. Blaine County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.079% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.92%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.162Pawnee County
Lowest0Blaine County
Median9.07993 counties
Nebraska10.92History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 8.433 %Antelope County: 8.308 %Arthur County: 12.8 %Banner County: 5.797 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 8.816 %Box Butte County: 8.949 %Boyd County: 6.181 %Brown County: 8.691 %Buffalo County: 10.095 %Burt County: 7.524 %Butler County: 9.031 %Cass County: 13.541 %Cedar County: 9.288 %Chase County: 14.05 %Cherry County: 8.879 %Cheyenne County: 7.621 %Clay County: 14.79 %Colfax County: 15.184 %Cuming County: 9.891 %Custer County: 7.107 %Dakota County: 5.358 %Dawes County: 7.977 %Dawson County: 6.964 %Deuel County: 5.822 %Dixon County: 6.731 %Dodge County: 7.851 %Douglas County: 11.796 %Dundy County: 9.796 %Fillmore County: 8.286 %Franklin County: 10.579 %Frontier County: 18.876 %Furnas County: 7.651 %Gage County: 7.453 %Garden County: 10.084 %Garfield County: 8.307 %Gosper County: 14.327 %Grant County: 7.186 %Greeley County: 7.504 %Hall County: 8.96 %Hamilton County: 10.388 %Harlan County: 11.119 %Hayes County: 14.433 %Hitchcock County: 10.327 %Holt County: 8.575 %Hooker County: 13.216 %Howard County: 5.653 %Jefferson County: 6.455 %Johnson County: 11.811 %Kearney County: 11.675 %Keith County: 9.127 %Keya Paha County: 11.765 %Kimball County: 12.286 %Knox County: 9.354 %Lancaster County: 11.214 %Lincoln County: 7.719 %Logan County: 9.524 %Loup County: 8.081 %McPherson County: 9.756 %Madison County: 7.545 %Merrick County: 9.475 %Morrill County: 14.412 %Nance County: 6.341 %Nemaha County: 9.079 %Nuckolls County: 7.307 %Otoe County: 11.001 %Pawnee County: 36.162 %Perkins County: 7.725 %Phelps County: 8.545 %Pierce County: 10.053 %Platte County: 9.366 %Polk County: 6.054 %Red Willow County: 8.676 %Richardson County: 11.24 %Rock County: 11.71 %Saline County: 4.908 %Sarpy County: 12.531 %Saunders County: 10.145 %Scotts Bluff County: 7.706 %Seward County: 10.822 %Sheridan County: 10.303 %Sherman County: 5.438 %Sioux County: 12.346 %Stanton County: 17.5 %Thayer County: 4.38 %Thomas County: 17.121 %Thurston County: 3.34 %Valley County: 10.032 %Washington County: 8.232 %Wayne County: 10.648 %Webster County: 12.153 %Wheeler County: 7.692 %York County: 8.63 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Pawnee County: 36.162 %Pawnee County36.162Frontier County: 18.876 %Frontier County18.876Stanton County: 17.5 %Stanton County17.5Thomas County: 17.121 %Thomas County17.121Colfax County: 15.184 %Colfax County15.184Clay County: 14.79 %Clay County14.79Hayes County: 14.433 %Hayes County14.433Morrill County: 14.412 %Morrill County14.412Gosper County: 14.327 %Gosper County14.327Chase County: 14.05 %Chase County14.05Cass County: 13.541 %Cass County13.541Hooker County: 13.216 %Hooker County13.216Arthur County: 12.8 %Arthur County12.8Sarpy County: 12.531 %Sarpy County12.531Sioux County: 12.346 %Sioux County12.346Kimball County: 12.286 %Kimball County12.286Webster County: 12.153 %Webster County12.153Johnson County: 11.811 %Johnson County11.811Douglas County: 11.796 %Douglas County11.796Keya Paha County: 11.765 %Keya Paha County11.765Rock County: 11.71 %Rock County11.71Kearney County: 11.675 %Kearney County11.675Richardson County: 11.24 %Richardson County11.24Lancaster County: 11.214 %Lancaster County11.214Harlan County: 11.119 %Harlan County11.119Otoe County: 11.001 %Otoe County11.001Seward County: 10.822 %Seward County10.822Wayne County: 10.648 %Wayne County10.648Franklin County: 10.579 %Franklin County10.579Hamilton County: 10.388 %Hamilton County10.388Hitchcock County: 10.327 %Hitchcock County10.327Sheridan County: 10.303 %Sheridan County10.303Saunders County: 10.145 %Saunders County10.145Buffalo County: 10.095 %Buffalo County10.095Garden County: 10.084 %Garden County10.084Pierce County: 10.053 %Pierce County10.053Valley County: 10.032 %Valley County10.032Cuming County: 9.891 %Cuming County9.891Dundy County: 9.796 %Dundy County9.796McPherson County: 9.756 %McPherson County9.756Pawnee County: 36.162 %Pawnee County36.162Frontier County: 18.876 %Frontier County18.876Stanton County: 17.5 %Stanton County17.5Thomas County: 17.121 %Thomas County17.121Colfax County: 15.184 %Colfax County15.184Clay County: 14.79 %Clay County14.79Hayes County: 14.433 %Hayes County14.433Morrill County: 14.412 %Morrill County14.412Gosper County: 14.327 %Gosper County14.327Chase County: 14.05 %Chase County14.05Cass County: 13.541 %Cass County13.541Hooker County: 13.216 %Hooker County13.216Arthur County: 12.8 %Arthur County12.8Sarpy County: 12.531 %Sarpy County12.531Sioux County: 12.346 %Sioux County12.346Kimball County: 12.286 %Kimball County12.286Webster County: 12.153 %Webster County12.153Johnson County: 11.811 %Johnson County11.811Douglas County: 11.796 %Douglas County11.796Keya Paha County: 11.765 %Keya Paha County11.765Rock County: 11.71 %Rock County11.71Kearney County: 11.675 %Kearney County11.675Richardson County: 11.24 %Richardson County11.24Lancaster County: 11.214 %Lancaster County11.214Harlan County: 11.119 %Harlan County11.119Otoe County: 11.001 %Otoe County11.001Seward County: 10.822 %Seward County10.822Wayne County: 10.648 %Wayne County10.648Franklin County: 10.579 %Franklin County10.579Hamilton County: 10.388 %Hamilton County10.388Hitchcock County: 10.327 %Hitchcock County10.327Sheridan County: 10.303 %Sheridan County10.303Saunders County: 10.145 %Saunders County10.145Buffalo County: 10.095 %Buffalo County10.095Garden County: 10.084 %Garden County10.084Pierce County: 10.053 %Pierce County10.053Valley County: 10.032 %Valley County10.032Cuming County: 9.891 %Cuming County9.891Dundy County: 9.796 %Dundy County9.796McPherson County: 9.756 %McPherson County9.756
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Pawnee County36.162+25.84 pts
2Frontier County18.876+4.06 pts
3Stanton County17.5+10.14 pts
4Thomas County17.121-4.96 pts
5Colfax County15.184+8.54 pts
6Clay County14.79+4.34 pts
7Hayes County14.433-8.73 pts
8Morrill County14.412-2.57 pts
9Gosper County14.327+2.98 pts
10Chase County14.05+5.62 pts
11Cass County13.541-2.36 pts
12Hooker County13.216+1.96 pts
13Arthur County12.8+2.72 pts
14Sarpy County12.531+0.34 pts
15Sioux County12.346+4.85 pts
16Kimball County12.286-0.9 pts
17Webster County12.153+1.01 pts
18Johnson County11.811+1.14 pts
19Douglas County11.796-0.5 pts
20Keya Paha County11.765+3.6 pts
21Rock County11.71+5.51 pts
22Kearney County11.675+4.36 pts
23Richardson County11.24+1.73 pts
24Lancaster County11.214-2.67 pts
25Harlan County11.119-3.3 pts
26Otoe County11.001+1.05 pts
27Seward County10.822+2.89 pts
28Wayne County10.648+3.53 pts
29Franklin County10.579-10.5 pts
30Hamilton County10.388-9.7 pts
31Hitchcock County10.327+2.32 pts
32Sheridan County10.303-2.63 pts
33Saunders County10.145+0.82 pts
34Buffalo County10.095-0.54 pts
35Garden County10.084+2.16 pts
36Pierce County10.053+0.62 pts
37Valley County10.032+3.23 pts
38Cuming County9.891-4.87 pts
39Dundy County9.796-2.7 pts
40McPherson County9.756+9.76 pts
41Logan County9.524-27.56 pts
42Merrick County9.475-9.22 pts
43Platte County9.366+2.63 pts
44Knox County9.354-0.82 pts
45Cedar County9.288-3.05 pts
46Keith County9.127-6.24 pts
47Nemaha County9.079-1.3 pts
48Butler County9.031+2.98 pts
49Hall County8.96-1.7 pts
50Box Butte County8.949-5.47 pts
51Cherry County8.879+0.81 pts
52Boone County8.816-0.74 pts
53Brown County8.691-0.14 pts
54Red Willow County8.676+0.9 pts
55York County8.63-3.28 pts
56Holt County8.575-3.74 pts
57Phelps County8.545-1.9 pts
58Adams County8.433-1.23 pts
59Antelope County8.308-10.17 pts
60Garfield County8.307-7.27 pts
61Fillmore County8.286-3.61 pts
62Washington County8.232-1.71 pts
63Loup County8.081-14.84 pts
64Dawes County7.977-4.97 pts
65Dodge County7.851-1.02 pts
66Perkins County7.725+0.41 pts
67Lincoln County7.719-2.49 pts
68Scotts Bluff County7.706-3.7 pts
69Wheeler County7.692-31.65 pts
70Furnas County7.651-0.19 pts
71Cheyenne County7.621-1.55 pts
72Madison County7.545-1.52 pts
73Burt County7.524-5.18 pts
74Greeley County7.504-4.78 pts
75Gage County7.453-1.85 pts
76Nuckolls County7.307-0.48 pts
77Grant County7.186+0.8 pts
78Custer County7.107-10.14 pts
79Dawson County6.964-0.74 pts
80Dixon County6.731-8.01 pts
81Jefferson County6.455-1.29 pts
82Nance County6.341-20.22 pts
83Boyd County6.181-25.86 pts
84Polk County6.054-6.14 pts
85Deuel County5.822-13.07 pts
86Banner County5.797-1.35 pts
87Howard County5.653-12.71 pts
88Sherman County5.438-15.18 pts
89Dakota County5.358-0.54 pts
90Saline County4.908+0.75 pts
91Thayer County4.38-6.13 pts
92Thurston County3.34-3.64 pts
93Blaine County0-10.35 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pawnee County, with 36.162% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Blaine County, with 0% in 2019.

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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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