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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Thurston County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2020, at 42.21%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.211% and the figure for Nebraska was 11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.21Thurston County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median10.21193 counties
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Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.116 %Antelope County: 8.617 %Arthur County: 9.449 %Banner County: 5.882 %Blaine County: 14.545 %Boone County: 7.42 %Box Butte County: 12.18 %Boyd County: 5.767 %Brown County: 13.994 %Buffalo County: 10.279 %Burt County: 12.041 %Butler County: 8.474 %Cass County: 14.17 %Cedar County: 12.109 %Chase County: 11.283 %Cherry County: 15.401 %Cheyenne County: 11.113 %Clay County: 8.86 %Colfax County: 5.403 %Cuming County: 7.673 %Custer County: 9.954 %Dakota County: 7.23 %Dawes County: 8.863 %Dawson County: 10.895 %Deuel County: 8.44 %Dixon County: 11.254 %Dodge County: 7.77 %Douglas County: 10.923 %Dundy County: 6.044 %Fillmore County: 7.502 %Franklin County: 16.449 %Frontier County: 7.756 %Furnas County: 11.28 %Gage County: 8.663 %Garden County: 22.921 %Garfield County: 17.303 %Gosper County: 10.398 %Grant County: 7.595 %Greeley County: 12.95 %Hall County: 12.897 %Hamilton County: 8.721 %Harlan County: 10.848 %Hayes County: 24.49 %Hitchcock County: 13.81 %Holt County: 10.211 %Hooker County: 12.903 %Howard County: 7.696 %Jefferson County: 7.859 %Johnson County: 9.294 %Kearney County: 15.009 %Keith County: 16.03 %Keya Paha County: 4.706 %Kimball County: 22.46 %Knox County: 13.647 %Lancaster County: 10.56 %Lincoln County: 9.987 %Logan County: 6.329 %Loup County: 12.245 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 11.694 %Merrick County: 8.338 %Morrill County: 22.09 %Nance County: 12.188 %Nemaha County: 10.224 %Nuckolls County: 7.898 %Otoe County: 8.478 %Pawnee County: 11.82 %Perkins County: 5.864 %Phelps County: 7.024 %Pierce County: 10.329 %Platte County: 7.277 %Polk County: 7.361 %Red Willow County: 8.273 %Richardson County: 11.156 %Rock County: 4.878 %Saline County: 3.796 %Sarpy County: 11.569 %Saunders County: 13.81 %Scotts Bluff County: 11.066 %Seward County: 6.593 %Sheridan County: 9.13 %Sherman County: 6.602 %Sioux County: 12.5 %Stanton County: 12.93 %Thayer County: 7.015 %Thomas County: 1.656 %Thurston County: 42.21 %Valley County: 10.919 %Washington County: 9.893 %Wayne County: 17.77 %Webster County: 8.355 %Wheeler County: 13.008 %York County: 8.077 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Thurston County: 42.21 %Thurston County42.21Hayes County: 24.49 %Hayes County24.49Garden County: 22.921 %Garden County22.921Kimball County: 22.46 %Kimball County22.46Morrill County: 22.09 %Morrill County22.09Wayne County: 17.77 %Wayne County17.77Garfield County: 17.303 %Garfield County17.303Franklin County: 16.449 %Franklin County16.449Keith County: 16.03 %Keith County16.03Cherry County: 15.401 %Cherry County15.401Kearney County: 15.009 %Kearney County15.009Blaine County: 14.545 %Blaine County14.545Cass County: 14.17 %Cass County14.17Brown County: 13.994 %Brown County13.994Hitchcock County: 13.81 %Hitchcock County13.81Saunders County: 13.81 %Saunders County13.81Knox County: 13.647 %Knox County13.647Wheeler County: 13.008 %Wheeler County13.008Greeley County: 12.95 %Greeley County12.95Stanton County: 12.93 %Stanton County12.93Hooker County: 12.903 %Hooker County12.903Hall County: 12.897 %Hall County12.897Sioux County: 12.5 %Sioux County12.5Loup County: 12.245 %Loup County12.245Nance County: 12.188 %Nance County12.188Box Butte County: 12.18 %Box Butte County12.18Cedar County: 12.109 %Cedar County12.109Burt County: 12.041 %Burt County12.041Pawnee County: 11.82 %Pawnee County11.82Madison County: 11.694 %Madison County11.694Sarpy County: 11.569 %Sarpy County11.569Chase County: 11.283 %Chase County11.283Furnas County: 11.28 %Furnas County11.28Dixon County: 11.254 %Dixon County11.254Richardson County: 11.156 %Richardson County11.156Cheyenne County: 11.113 %Cheyenne County11.113Scotts Bluff County: 11.066 %Scotts Bluff County11.066Douglas County: 10.923 %Douglas County10.923Valley County: 10.919 %Valley County10.919Dawson County: 10.895 %Dawson County10.895Thurston County: 42.21 %Thurston County42.21Hayes County: 24.49 %Hayes County24.49Garden County: 22.921 %Garden County22.921Kimball County: 22.46 %Kimball County22.46Morrill County: 22.09 %Morrill County22.09Wayne County: 17.77 %Wayne County17.77Garfield County: 17.303 %Garfield County17.303Franklin County: 16.449 %Franklin County16.449Keith County: 16.03 %Keith County16.03Cherry County: 15.401 %Cherry County15.401Kearney County: 15.009 %Kearney County15.009Blaine County: 14.545 %Blaine County14.545Cass County: 14.17 %Cass County14.17Brown County: 13.994 %Brown County13.994Hitchcock County: 13.81 %Hitchcock County13.81Saunders County: 13.81 %Saunders County13.81Knox County: 13.647 %Knox County13.647Wheeler County: 13.008 %Wheeler County13.008Greeley County: 12.95 %Greeley County12.95Stanton County: 12.93 %Stanton County12.93Hooker County: 12.903 %Hooker County12.903Hall County: 12.897 %Hall County12.897Sioux County: 12.5 %Sioux County12.5Loup County: 12.245 %Loup County12.245Nance County: 12.188 %Nance County12.188Box Butte County: 12.18 %Box Butte County12.18Cedar County: 12.109 %Cedar County12.109Burt County: 12.041 %Burt County12.041Pawnee County: 11.82 %Pawnee County11.82Madison County: 11.694 %Madison County11.694Sarpy County: 11.569 %Sarpy County11.569Chase County: 11.283 %Chase County11.283Furnas County: 11.28 %Furnas County11.28Dixon County: 11.254 %Dixon County11.254Richardson County: 11.156 %Richardson County11.156Cheyenne County: 11.113 %Cheyenne County11.113Scotts Bluff County: 11.066 %Scotts Bluff County11.066Douglas County: 10.923 %Douglas County10.923Valley County: 10.919 %Valley County10.919Dawson County: 10.895 %Dawson County10.895
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Thurston County42.21+38.87 pts
2Hayes County24.49+10.06 pts
3Garden County22.921+12.84 pts
4Kimball County22.46+10.17 pts
5Morrill County22.09+7.68 pts
6Wayne County17.77+7.12 pts
7Garfield County17.303+9 pts
8Franklin County16.449+5.87 pts
9Keith County16.03+6.9 pts
10Cherry County15.401+6.52 pts
11Kearney County15.009+3.33 pts
12Blaine County14.545+14.54 pts
13Cass County14.17+0.63 pts
14Brown County13.994+5.3 pts
15Hitchcock County13.81+3.48 pts
15Saunders County13.81+3.67 pts
17Knox County13.647+4.29 pts
18Wheeler County13.008+5.32 pts
19Greeley County12.95+5.45 pts
20Stanton County12.93-4.57 pts
21Hooker County12.903-0.31 pts
22Hall County12.897+3.94 pts
23Sioux County12.5+0.15 pts
24Loup County12.245+4.16 pts
25Nance County12.188+5.85 pts
26Box Butte County12.18+3.23 pts
27Cedar County12.109+2.82 pts
28Burt County12.041+4.52 pts
29Pawnee County11.82-24.34 pts
30Madison County11.694+4.15 pts
31Sarpy County11.569-0.96 pts
32Chase County11.283-2.77 pts
33Furnas County11.28+3.63 pts
34Dixon County11.254+4.52 pts
35Richardson County11.156-0.08 pts
36Cheyenne County11.113+3.49 pts
37Scotts Bluff County11.066+3.36 pts
38Douglas County10.923-0.87 pts
39Valley County10.919+0.89 pts
40Dawson County10.895+3.93 pts
41Harlan County10.848-0.27 pts
42Lancaster County10.56-0.65 pts
43Gosper County10.398-3.93 pts
44Pierce County10.329+0.28 pts
45Buffalo County10.279+0.18 pts
46Nemaha County10.224+1.14 pts
47Holt County10.211+1.64 pts
48Lincoln County9.987+2.27 pts
49Custer County9.954+2.85 pts
50Washington County9.893+1.66 pts
51Arthur County9.449-3.35 pts
52Johnson County9.294-2.52 pts
53Sheridan County9.13-1.17 pts
54Dawes County8.863+0.89 pts
55Clay County8.86-5.93 pts
56Hamilton County8.721-1.67 pts
57Gage County8.663+1.21 pts
58Antelope County8.617+0.31 pts
59Otoe County8.478-2.52 pts
60Butler County8.474-0.56 pts
61Deuel County8.44+2.62 pts
62Webster County8.355-3.8 pts
63Merrick County8.338-1.14 pts
64Red Willow County8.273-0.4 pts
65York County8.077-0.55 pts
66Nuckolls County7.898+0.59 pts
67Jefferson County7.859+1.4 pts
68Dodge County7.77-0.08 pts
69Frontier County7.756-11.12 pts
70Howard County7.696+2.04 pts
71Cuming County7.673-2.22 pts
72Grant County7.595+0.41 pts
73Fillmore County7.502-0.78 pts
74Boone County7.42-1.4 pts
75Polk County7.361+1.31 pts
76Platte County7.277-2.09 pts
77Dakota County7.23+1.87 pts
78Adams County7.116-1.32 pts
79Phelps County7.024-1.52 pts
80Thayer County7.015+2.63 pts
81Sherman County6.602+1.16 pts
82Seward County6.593-4.23 pts
83Logan County6.329-3.19 pts
84Dundy County6.044-3.75 pts
85Banner County5.882+0.08 pts
86Perkins County5.864-1.86 pts
87Boyd County5.767-0.41 pts
88Colfax County5.403-9.78 pts
89Rock County4.878-6.83 pts
90Keya Paha County4.706-7.06 pts
91Saline County3.796-1.11 pts
92Thomas County1.656-15.46 pts
93McPherson County0-9.76 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Thurston County, with 42.21% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2020.

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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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