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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Nuckolls County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2012, at 31.154%. Blaine County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.396% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.222%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.154Nuckolls County
Lowest0Blaine County
Median10.39693 counties
Nebraska10.222History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 7.663 %Antelope County: 8.858 %Arthur County: 11.2 %Banner County: 0 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 7.997 %Box Butte County: 7.002 %Boyd County: 8.995 %Brown County: 10.532 %Buffalo County: 6.41 %Burt County: 15.075 %Butler County: 7.369 %Cass County: 18.625 %Cedar County: 10.362 %Chase County: 14.556 %Cherry County: 11.39 %Cheyenne County: 14.439 %Clay County: 14.395 %Colfax County: 5.484 %Cuming County: 13.156 %Custer County: 7.504 %Dakota County: 5.19 %Dawes County: 13.051 %Dawson County: 7.992 %Deuel County: 29.075 %Dixon County: 8.629 %Dodge County: 8.033 %Douglas County: 11.348 %Dundy County: 20.397 %Fillmore County: 5.815 %Franklin County: 9.821 %Frontier County: 27.119 %Furnas County: 26.963 %Gage County: 9.491 %Garden County: 3.641 %Garfield County: 12.003 %Gosper County: 15.766 %Grant County: 14.815 %Greeley County: 21.734 %Hall County: 11.935 %Hamilton County: 14.528 %Harlan County: 19.228 %Hayes County: 13.592 %Hitchcock County: 15.184 %Holt County: 7.555 %Hooker County: 7.08 %Howard County: 7.446 %Jefferson County: 7.218 %Johnson County: 12.66 %Kearney County: 7.338 %Keith County: 12.935 %Keya Paha County: 25 %Kimball County: 7.295 %Knox County: 9.207 %Lancaster County: 9.996 %Lincoln County: 10.02 %Logan County: 20.942 %Loup County: 9.524 %McPherson County: 10 %Madison County: 8.128 %Merrick County: 10.593 %Morrill County: 13.95 %Nance County: 11.83 %Nemaha County: 11.776 %Nuckolls County: 31.154 %Otoe County: 9.547 %Pawnee County: 11.011 %Perkins County: 9.249 %Phelps County: 7.165 %Pierce County: 17.3 %Platte County: 7.152 %Polk County: 10.515 %Red Willow County: 10.621 %Richardson County: 14.778 %Rock County: 13.213 %Saline County: 12.888 %Sarpy County: 10.442 %Saunders County: 9.808 %Scotts Bluff County: 7.851 %Seward County: 9.597 %Sheridan County: 11.244 %Sherman County: 8.15 %Sioux County: 15.789 %Stanton County: 10.832 %Thayer County: 7.911 %Thomas County: 26.882 %Thurston County: 7.243 %Valley County: 10.396 %Washington County: 10.445 %Wayne County: 7.32 %Webster County: 8.115 %Wheeler County: 6.612 %York County: 8.451 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Nuckolls County: 31.154 %Nuckolls County31.154Deuel County: 29.075 %Deuel County29.075Frontier County: 27.119 %Frontier County27.119Furnas County: 26.963 %Furnas County26.963Thomas County: 26.882 %Thomas County26.882Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Greeley County: 21.734 %Greeley County21.734Logan County: 20.942 %Logan County20.942Dundy County: 20.397 %Dundy County20.397Harlan County: 19.228 %Harlan County19.228Cass County: 18.625 %Cass County18.625Pierce County: 17.3 %Pierce County17.3Sioux County: 15.789 %Sioux County15.789Gosper County: 15.766 %Gosper County15.766Hitchcock County: 15.184 %Hitchcock County15.184Burt County: 15.075 %Burt County15.075Grant County: 14.815 %Grant County14.815Richardson County: 14.778 %Richardson County14.778Chase County: 14.556 %Chase County14.556Hamilton County: 14.528 %Hamilton County14.528Cheyenne County: 14.439 %Cheyenne County14.439Clay County: 14.395 %Clay County14.395Morrill County: 13.95 %Morrill County13.95Hayes County: 13.592 %Hayes County13.592Rock County: 13.213 %Rock County13.213Cuming County: 13.156 %Cuming County13.156Dawes County: 13.051 %Dawes County13.051Keith County: 12.935 %Keith County12.935Saline County: 12.888 %Saline County12.888Johnson County: 12.66 %Johnson County12.66Garfield County: 12.003 %Garfield County12.003Hall County: 11.935 %Hall County11.935Nance County: 11.83 %Nance County11.83Nemaha County: 11.776 %Nemaha County11.776Cherry County: 11.39 %Cherry County11.39Douglas County: 11.348 %Douglas County11.348Sheridan County: 11.244 %Sheridan County11.244Arthur County: 11.2 %Arthur County11.2Pawnee County: 11.011 %Pawnee County11.011Stanton County: 10.832 %Stanton County10.832Nuckolls County: 31.154 %Nuckolls County31.154Deuel County: 29.075 %Deuel County29.075Frontier County: 27.119 %Frontier County27.119Furnas County: 26.963 %Furnas County26.963Thomas County: 26.882 %Thomas County26.882Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Greeley County: 21.734 %Greeley County21.734Logan County: 20.942 %Logan County20.942Dundy County: 20.397 %Dundy County20.397Harlan County: 19.228 %Harlan County19.228Cass County: 18.625 %Cass County18.625Pierce County: 17.3 %Pierce County17.3Sioux County: 15.789 %Sioux County15.789Gosper County: 15.766 %Gosper County15.766Hitchcock County: 15.184 %Hitchcock County15.184Burt County: 15.075 %Burt County15.075Grant County: 14.815 %Grant County14.815Richardson County: 14.778 %Richardson County14.778Chase County: 14.556 %Chase County14.556Hamilton County: 14.528 %Hamilton County14.528Cheyenne County: 14.439 %Cheyenne County14.439Clay County: 14.395 %Clay County14.395Morrill County: 13.95 %Morrill County13.95Hayes County: 13.592 %Hayes County13.592Rock County: 13.213 %Rock County13.213Cuming County: 13.156 %Cuming County13.156Dawes County: 13.051 %Dawes County13.051Keith County: 12.935 %Keith County12.935Saline County: 12.888 %Saline County12.888Johnson County: 12.66 %Johnson County12.66Garfield County: 12.003 %Garfield County12.003Hall County: 11.935 %Hall County11.935Nance County: 11.83 %Nance County11.83Nemaha County: 11.776 %Nemaha County11.776Cherry County: 11.39 %Cherry County11.39Douglas County: 11.348 %Douglas County11.348Sheridan County: 11.244 %Sheridan County11.244Arthur County: 11.2 %Arthur County11.2Pawnee County: 11.011 %Pawnee County11.011Stanton County: 10.832 %Stanton County10.832
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Nuckolls County31.154+24.01 pts
2Deuel County29.075-0.65 pts
3Frontier County27.119+8.05 pts
4Furnas County26.963+16.94 pts
5Thomas County26.882+17.77 pts
6Keya Paha County25+9.31 pts
7Greeley County21.734+14.98 pts
8Logan County20.942+15.2 pts
9Dundy County20.397+6.05 pts
10Harlan County19.228+8.85 pts
11Cass County18.625+7.43 pts
12Pierce County17.3+3.31 pts
13Sioux County15.789-7 pts
14Gosper County15.766+6.97 pts
15Hitchcock County15.184+2.44 pts
16Burt County15.075+5.39 pts
17Grant County14.815+10.32 pts
18Richardson County14.778+1.46 pts
19Chase County14.556-1.43 pts
20Hamilton County14.528+3.42 pts
21Cheyenne County14.439+1.61 pts
22Clay County14.395-3.88 pts
23Morrill County13.95+0.46 pts
24Hayes County13.592-26.41 pts
25Rock County13.213+5.7 pts
26Cuming County13.156+3.61 pts
27Dawes County13.051-5 pts
28Keith County12.935+1.27 pts
29Saline County12.888+5.59 pts
30Johnson County12.66-29.19 pts
31Garfield County12.003-0.31 pts
32Hall County11.935+3.63 pts
33Nance County11.83-0.52 pts
34Nemaha County11.776-10.19 pts
35Cherry County11.39+1.02 pts
36Douglas County11.348+1.44 pts
37Sheridan County11.244-1.08 pts
38Arthur County11.2+11.2 pts
39Pawnee County11.011+5.61 pts
40Stanton County10.832-8.36 pts
41Red Willow County10.621-0.82 pts
42Merrick County10.593-0.78 pts
43Brown County10.532-5.57 pts
44Polk County10.515-0.76 pts
45Washington County10.445-4.2 pts
46Sarpy County10.442-1.73 pts
47Valley County10.396-1.72 pts
48Cedar County10.362+1.93 pts
49Lincoln County10.02-1.35 pts
50McPherson County10-28.46 pts
51Lancaster County9.996-2.61 pts
52Franklin County9.821-12.73 pts
53Saunders County9.808-7.61 pts
54Seward County9.597+1.36 pts
55Otoe County9.547+0.38 pts
56Loup County9.524-2.01 pts
57Gage County9.491-7.86 pts
58Perkins County9.249-3.79 pts
59Knox County9.207-2.12 pts
60Boyd County8.995-2.22 pts
61Antelope County8.858-3.95 pts
62Dixon County8.629-3.3 pts
63York County8.451+1.24 pts
64Sherman County8.15-2.1 pts
65Madison County8.128-0.46 pts
66Webster County8.115-5.41 pts
67Dodge County8.033-1.79 pts
68Boone County7.997-0.13 pts
69Dawson County7.992-2.62 pts
70Thayer County7.911-0.54 pts
71Scotts Bluff County7.851-3.71 pts
72Adams County7.663-6.34 pts
73Holt County7.555-10.05 pts
74Custer County7.504-4.63 pts
75Howard County7.446+0.88 pts
76Butler County7.369+0.28 pts
77Kearney County7.338-11.61 pts
78Wayne County7.32-6.89 pts
79Kimball County7.295-0.18 pts
80Thurston County7.243-1.95 pts
81Jefferson County7.218+0.95 pts
82Phelps County7.165-11.02 pts
83Platte County7.152-2.03 pts
84Hooker County7.08-12.64 pts
85Box Butte County7.002-6.5 pts
86Wheeler County6.612-13.84 pts
87Buffalo County6.41-2.77 pts
88Fillmore County5.815-8.15 pts
89Colfax County5.484-1.18 pts
90Dakota County5.19+0.38 pts
91Garden County3.641-9.08 pts
92Banner County0-9.76 pts
92Blaine County0-54.55 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate, 2012) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate, 2012. 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-destruction-rate/nebraska-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate, 2012. 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-destruction-rate/nebraska-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate, 2012 [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-destruction-rate/nebraska-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Nuckolls County, with 31.154% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Blaine County, with 0% in 2012.

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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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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