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Counties in Nebraska by job creation rate

Boone County had the highest job creation rate of 93 counties in 2022, at 34.065%. Banner County had the lowest, at 2.721%. The median was 11.538% and the figure for Nebraska was 15.603%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.065Boone County
Lowest2.721Banner County
Median11.53893 counties
Nebraska15.603History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 10.797 %Antelope County: 12.224 %Arthur County: 17.391 %Banner County: 2.721 %Blaine County: 11.538 %Boone County: 34.065 %Box Butte County: 12.225 %Boyd County: 10.986 %Brown County: 9.921 %Buffalo County: 12.137 %Burt County: 9.911 %Butler County: 9.383 %Cass County: 12.063 %Cedar County: 12.041 %Chase County: 13.734 %Cherry County: 14.3 %Cheyenne County: 16.976 %Clay County: 12.822 %Colfax County: 18.944 %Cuming County: 10.078 %Custer County: 8.826 %Dakota County: 9.789 %Dawes County: 17.184 %Dawson County: 7.951 %Deuel County: 10.413 %Dixon County: 6.79 %Dodge County: 10.88 %Douglas County: 15.116 %Dundy County: 10.97 %Fillmore County: 9.518 %Franklin County: 20.377 %Frontier County: 11.609 %Furnas County: 11.198 %Gage County: 8.699 %Garden County: 20.438 %Garfield County: 12.061 %Gosper County: 32.603 %Grant County: 5.096 %Greeley County: 7.724 %Hall County: 12.852 %Hamilton County: 8.903 %Harlan County: 11.982 %Hayes County: 18.75 %Hitchcock County: 8.105 %Holt County: 9.831 %Hooker County: 10.526 %Howard County: 9.555 %Jefferson County: 10.785 %Johnson County: 6.806 %Kearney County: 13.608 %Keith County: 12.575 %Keya Paha County: 21.687 %Kimball County: 13.574 %Knox County: 8.019 %Lancaster County: 17.219 %Lincoln County: 11.215 %Logan County: 14.865 %Loup County: 7.317 %McPherson County: 10.256 %Madison County: 12.423 %Merrick County: 10.005 %Morrill County: 17.918 %Nance County: 16.893 %Nemaha County: 9.916 %Nuckolls County: 10.091 %Otoe County: 12.121 %Pawnee County: 19.121 %Perkins County: 8.355 %Phelps County: 6.503 %Pierce County: 11.749 %Platte County: 8.246 %Polk County: 8.818 %Red Willow County: 14.034 %Richardson County: 11.886 %Rock County: 15.63 %Saline County: 6.035 %Sarpy County: 13.404 %Saunders County: 17.059 %Scotts Bluff County: 13.531 %Seward County: 8.898 %Sheridan County: 29.818 %Sherman County: 15.9 %Sioux County: 4.938 %Stanton County: 23.591 %Thayer County: 8.772 %Thomas County: 15.347 %Thurston County: 9.446 %Valley County: 10.047 %Washington County: 13.132 %Wayne County: 9.388 %Webster County: 15.359 %Wheeler County: 4.938 %York County: 8.866 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Boone County: 34.065 %Boone County34.065Gosper County: 32.603 %Gosper County32.603Sheridan County: 29.818 %Sheridan County29.818Stanton County: 23.591 %Stanton County23.591Keya Paha County: 21.687 %Keya Paha County21.687Garden County: 20.438 %Garden County20.438Franklin County: 20.377 %Franklin County20.377Pawnee County: 19.121 %Pawnee County19.121Colfax County: 18.944 %Colfax County18.944Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Morrill County: 17.918 %Morrill County17.918Arthur County: 17.391 %Arthur County17.391Lancaster County: 17.219 %Lancaster County17.219Dawes County: 17.184 %Dawes County17.184Saunders County: 17.059 %Saunders County17.059Cheyenne County: 16.976 %Cheyenne County16.976Nance County: 16.893 %Nance County16.893Sherman County: 15.9 %Sherman County15.9Rock County: 15.63 %Rock County15.63Webster County: 15.359 %Webster County15.359Thomas County: 15.347 %Thomas County15.347Douglas County: 15.116 %Douglas County15.116Logan County: 14.865 %Logan County14.865Cherry County: 14.3 %Cherry County14.3Red Willow County: 14.034 %Red Willow County14.034Chase County: 13.734 %Chase County13.734Kearney County: 13.608 %Kearney County13.608Kimball County: 13.574 %Kimball County13.574Scotts Bluff County: 13.531 %Scotts Bluff County13.531Sarpy County: 13.404 %Sarpy County13.404Washington County: 13.132 %Washington County13.132Hall County: 12.852 %Hall County12.852Clay County: 12.822 %Clay County12.822Keith County: 12.575 %Keith County12.575Madison County: 12.423 %Madison County12.423Box Butte County: 12.225 %Box Butte County12.225Antelope County: 12.224 %Antelope County12.224Buffalo County: 12.137 %Buffalo County12.137Otoe County: 12.121 %Otoe County12.121Cass County: 12.063 %Cass County12.063Boone County: 34.065 %Boone County34.065Gosper County: 32.603 %Gosper County32.603Sheridan County: 29.818 %Sheridan County29.818Stanton County: 23.591 %Stanton County23.591Keya Paha County: 21.687 %Keya Paha County21.687Garden County: 20.438 %Garden County20.438Franklin County: 20.377 %Franklin County20.377Pawnee County: 19.121 %Pawnee County19.121Colfax County: 18.944 %Colfax County18.944Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Morrill County: 17.918 %Morrill County17.918Arthur County: 17.391 %Arthur County17.391Lancaster County: 17.219 %Lancaster County17.219Dawes County: 17.184 %Dawes County17.184Saunders County: 17.059 %Saunders County17.059Cheyenne County: 16.976 %Cheyenne County16.976Nance County: 16.893 %Nance County16.893Sherman County: 15.9 %Sherman County15.9Rock County: 15.63 %Rock County15.63Webster County: 15.359 %Webster County15.359Thomas County: 15.347 %Thomas County15.347Douglas County: 15.116 %Douglas County15.116Logan County: 14.865 %Logan County14.865Cherry County: 14.3 %Cherry County14.3Red Willow County: 14.034 %Red Willow County14.034Chase County: 13.734 %Chase County13.734Kearney County: 13.608 %Kearney County13.608Kimball County: 13.574 %Kimball County13.574Scotts Bluff County: 13.531 %Scotts Bluff County13.531Sarpy County: 13.404 %Sarpy County13.404Washington County: 13.132 %Washington County13.132Hall County: 12.852 %Hall County12.852Clay County: 12.822 %Clay County12.822Keith County: 12.575 %Keith County12.575Madison County: 12.423 %Madison County12.423Box Butte County: 12.225 %Box Butte County12.225Antelope County: 12.224 %Antelope County12.224Buffalo County: 12.137 %Buffalo County12.137Otoe County: 12.121 %Otoe County12.121Cass County: 12.063 %Cass County12.063
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Boone County34.065+19.06 pts
2Gosper County32.603+9.28 pts
3Sheridan County29.818+19.09 pts
4Stanton County23.591+10.4 pts
5Keya Paha County21.687-4.2 pts
6Garden County20.438+3.32 pts
7Franklin County20.377+11.12 pts
8Pawnee County19.121+7.8 pts
9Colfax County18.944+12.39 pts
10Hayes County18.75+14.67 pts
11Morrill County17.918+8.63 pts
12Arthur County17.391+8.09 pts
13Lancaster County17.219+7.12 pts
14Dawes County17.184+7.21 pts
15Saunders County17.059+1.11 pts
16Cheyenne County16.976+0.84 pts
17Nance County16.893+8.49 pts
18Sherman County15.9+4.49 pts
19Rock County15.63+5.7 pts
20Webster County15.359+1.36 pts
21Thomas County15.347+8.06 pts
22Douglas County15.116+3.78 pts
23Logan County14.865+6.87 pts
24Cherry County14.3-0.09 pts
25Red Willow County14.034+3.23 pts
26Chase County13.734-1.16 pts
27Kearney County13.608+4.87 pts
28Kimball County13.574+3.9 pts
29Scotts Bluff County13.531+4.52 pts
30Sarpy County13.404+3.15 pts
31Washington County13.132+1.37 pts
32Hall County12.852+4.48 pts
33Clay County12.822+4.52 pts
34Keith County12.575+1.1 pts
35Madison County12.423+3.9 pts
36Box Butte County12.225+3.19 pts
37Antelope County12.224+3.39 pts
38Buffalo County12.137+1.69 pts
39Otoe County12.121-0.17 pts
40Cass County12.063-3.83 pts
41Garfield County12.061-0.96 pts
42Cedar County12.041+0.27 pts
43Harlan County11.982+2.71 pts
44Richardson County11.886+0.91 pts
45Pierce County11.749+4.09 pts
46Frontier County11.609-2.6 pts
47Blaine County11.538+4.27 pts
48Lincoln County11.215+1.25 pts
49Furnas County11.198-0.57 pts
50Boyd County10.986+4.37 pts
51Dundy County10.97+1.98 pts
52Dodge County10.88+2.89 pts
53Adams County10.797+1.52 pts
54Jefferson County10.785+4.46 pts
55Hooker County10.526-15.68 pts
56Deuel County10.413-3.18 pts
57McPherson County10.256-11.97 pts
58Nuckolls County10.091-1.6 pts
59Cuming County10.078-3.39 pts
60Valley County10.047+2.8 pts
61Merrick County10.005-5.55 pts
62Brown County9.921-4.37 pts
63Nemaha County9.916-0.2 pts
64Burt County9.911+0.34 pts
65Holt County9.831-1.21 pts
66Dakota County9.789+4.87 pts
67Howard County9.555-2.28 pts
68Fillmore County9.518-0.04 pts
69Thurston County9.446-19.06 pts
70Wayne County9.388+0.09 pts
71Butler County9.383-0.18 pts
72Hamilton County8.903-0.61 pts
73Seward County8.898+0.77 pts
74York County8.866+1.15 pts
75Custer County8.826+0.79 pts
76Polk County8.818-0.1 pts
77Thayer County8.772+1.26 pts
78Gage County8.699-1.23 pts
79Perkins County8.355-1.91 pts
80Platte County8.246-2.71 pts
81Hitchcock County8.105+2.5 pts
82Knox County8.019-0.55 pts
83Dawson County7.951+0.44 pts
84Greeley County7.724-13.4 pts
85Loup County7.317-5.59 pts
86Johnson County6.806-2.03 pts
87Dixon County6.79-4.55 pts
88Phelps County6.503-4.89 pts
89Saline County6.035-4.77 pts
90Grant County5.096-19.29 pts
91Sioux County4.938-17.28 pts
91Wheeler County4.938-3.06 pts
93Banner County2.721-12.24 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Boone County, with 34.065% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Banner County, with 2.721% in 2022.

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