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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Wheeler County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2013, at 55.462%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.96% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.918%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.462Wheeler County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median10.9693 counties
Nebraska10.918History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 9.715 %Antelope County: 14.372 %Arthur County: 16.364 %Banner County: 10.811 %Blaine County: 22.857 %Boone County: 11.447 %Box Butte County: 8.457 %Boyd County: 16.095 %Brown County: 12.635 %Buffalo County: 11.472 %Burt County: 12.541 %Butler County: 8.687 %Cass County: 10.404 %Cedar County: 10.76 %Chase County: 9.495 %Cherry County: 11.008 %Cheyenne County: 23.398 %Clay County: 10.94 %Colfax County: 6.002 %Cuming County: 12.864 %Custer County: 8.954 %Dakota County: 13.073 %Dawes County: 13.039 %Dawson County: 11.049 %Deuel County: 16.467 %Dixon County: 4.965 %Dodge County: 8.893 %Douglas County: 11.247 %Dundy County: 8.523 %Fillmore County: 9.252 %Franklin County: 11.699 %Frontier County: 11.343 %Furnas County: 10.359 %Gage County: 10.148 %Garden County: 7 %Garfield County: 7.767 %Gosper County: 12.584 %Grant County: 22.826 %Greeley County: 11.648 %Hall County: 8.161 %Hamilton County: 11.628 %Harlan County: 13.294 %Hayes County: 21.053 %Hitchcock County: 11.598 %Holt County: 9.521 %Hooker County: 12.851 %Howard County: 10.37 %Jefferson County: 9.82 %Johnson County: 13.182 %Kearney County: 7.502 %Keith County: 17.158 %Keya Paha County: 20.225 %Kimball County: 18.806 %Knox County: 13.774 %Lancaster County: 12.607 %Lincoln County: 9.789 %Logan County: 27.957 %Loup County: 2.667 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 9.189 %Merrick County: 20.327 %Morrill County: 28.884 %Nance County: 4.899 %Nemaha County: 9.536 %Nuckolls County: 7.549 %Otoe County: 10.96 %Pawnee County: 9.524 %Perkins County: 10.989 %Phelps County: 5.866 %Pierce County: 18.01 %Platte County: 9.138 %Polk County: 7.287 %Red Willow County: 9.477 %Richardson County: 15.71 %Rock County: 9.05 %Saline County: 4.641 %Sarpy County: 10.664 %Saunders County: 10.813 %Scotts Bluff County: 9.301 %Seward County: 10.047 %Sheridan County: 12.713 %Sherman County: 14.371 %Sioux County: 18.667 %Stanton County: 7.961 %Thayer County: 5.384 %Thomas County: 12.121 %Thurston County: 16.145 %Valley County: 9.061 %Washington County: 13.624 %Wayne County: 6.486 %Webster County: 9.139 %Wheeler County: 55.462 %York County: 11.202 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Wheeler County: 55.462 %Wheeler County55.462Morrill County: 28.884 %Morrill County28.884Logan County: 27.957 %Logan County27.957Cheyenne County: 23.398 %Cheyenne County23.398Blaine County: 22.857 %Blaine County22.857Grant County: 22.826 %Grant County22.826Hayes County: 21.053 %Hayes County21.053Merrick County: 20.327 %Merrick County20.327Keya Paha County: 20.225 %Keya Paha County20.225Kimball County: 18.806 %Kimball County18.806Sioux County: 18.667 %Sioux County18.667Pierce County: 18.01 %Pierce County18.01Keith County: 17.158 %Keith County17.158Deuel County: 16.467 %Deuel County16.467Arthur County: 16.364 %Arthur County16.364Thurston County: 16.145 %Thurston County16.145Boyd County: 16.095 %Boyd County16.095Richardson County: 15.71 %Richardson County15.71Antelope County: 14.372 %Antelope County14.372Sherman County: 14.371 %Sherman County14.371Knox County: 13.774 %Knox County13.774Washington County: 13.624 %Washington County13.624Harlan County: 13.294 %Harlan County13.294Johnson County: 13.182 %Johnson County13.182Dakota County: 13.073 %Dakota County13.073Dawes County: 13.039 %Dawes County13.039Cuming County: 12.864 %Cuming County12.864Hooker County: 12.851 %Hooker County12.851Sheridan County: 12.713 %Sheridan County12.713Brown County: 12.635 %Brown County12.635Lancaster County: 12.607 %Lancaster County12.607Gosper County: 12.584 %Gosper County12.584Burt County: 12.541 %Burt County12.541Thomas County: 12.121 %Thomas County12.121Franklin County: 11.699 %Franklin County11.699Greeley County: 11.648 %Greeley County11.648Hamilton County: 11.628 %Hamilton County11.628Hitchcock County: 11.598 %Hitchcock County11.598Buffalo County: 11.472 %Buffalo County11.472Boone County: 11.447 %Boone County11.447Wheeler County: 55.462 %Wheeler County55.462Morrill County: 28.884 %Morrill County28.884Logan County: 27.957 %Logan County27.957Cheyenne County: 23.398 %Cheyenne County23.398Blaine County: 22.857 %Blaine County22.857Grant County: 22.826 %Grant County22.826Hayes County: 21.053 %Hayes County21.053Merrick County: 20.327 %Merrick County20.327Keya Paha County: 20.225 %Keya Paha County20.225Kimball County: 18.806 %Kimball County18.806Sioux County: 18.667 %Sioux County18.667Pierce County: 18.01 %Pierce County18.01Keith County: 17.158 %Keith County17.158Deuel County: 16.467 %Deuel County16.467Arthur County: 16.364 %Arthur County16.364Thurston County: 16.145 %Thurston County16.145Boyd County: 16.095 %Boyd County16.095Richardson County: 15.71 %Richardson County15.71Antelope County: 14.372 %Antelope County14.372Sherman County: 14.371 %Sherman County14.371Knox County: 13.774 %Knox County13.774Washington County: 13.624 %Washington County13.624Harlan County: 13.294 %Harlan County13.294Johnson County: 13.182 %Johnson County13.182Dakota County: 13.073 %Dakota County13.073Dawes County: 13.039 %Dawes County13.039Cuming County: 12.864 %Cuming County12.864Hooker County: 12.851 %Hooker County12.851Sheridan County: 12.713 %Sheridan County12.713Brown County: 12.635 %Brown County12.635Lancaster County: 12.607 %Lancaster County12.607Gosper County: 12.584 %Gosper County12.584Burt County: 12.541 %Burt County12.541Thomas County: 12.121 %Thomas County12.121Franklin County: 11.699 %Franklin County11.699Greeley County: 11.648 %Greeley County11.648Hamilton County: 11.628 %Hamilton County11.628Hitchcock County: 11.598 %Hitchcock County11.598Buffalo County: 11.472 %Buffalo County11.472Boone County: 11.447 %Boone County11.447
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Wheeler County55.462+48.85 pts
2Morrill County28.884+14.93 pts
3Logan County27.957+7.02 pts
4Cheyenne County23.398+8.96 pts
5Blaine County22.857+22.86 pts
6Grant County22.826+8.01 pts
7Hayes County21.053+7.46 pts
8Merrick County20.327+9.73 pts
9Keya Paha County20.225-4.77 pts
10Kimball County18.806+11.51 pts
11Sioux County18.667+2.88 pts
12Pierce County18.01+0.71 pts
13Keith County17.158+4.22 pts
14Deuel County16.467-12.61 pts
15Arthur County16.364+5.16 pts
16Thurston County16.145+8.9 pts
17Boyd County16.095+7.1 pts
18Richardson County15.71+0.93 pts
19Antelope County14.372+5.51 pts
20Sherman County14.371+6.22 pts
21Knox County13.774+4.57 pts
22Washington County13.624+3.18 pts
23Harlan County13.294-5.93 pts
24Johnson County13.182+0.52 pts
25Dakota County13.073+7.88 pts
26Dawes County13.039-0.01 pts
27Cuming County12.864-0.29 pts
28Hooker County12.851+5.77 pts
29Sheridan County12.713+1.47 pts
30Brown County12.635+2.1 pts
31Lancaster County12.607+2.61 pts
32Gosper County12.584-3.18 pts
33Burt County12.541-2.53 pts
34Thomas County12.121-14.76 pts
35Franklin County11.699+1.88 pts
36Greeley County11.648-10.09 pts
37Hamilton County11.628-2.9 pts
38Hitchcock County11.598-3.59 pts
39Buffalo County11.472+5.06 pts
40Boone County11.447+3.45 pts
41Frontier County11.343-15.78 pts
42Douglas County11.247-0.1 pts
43York County11.202+2.75 pts
44Dawson County11.049+3.06 pts
45Cherry County11.008-0.38 pts
46Perkins County10.989+1.74 pts
47Otoe County10.96+1.41 pts
48Clay County10.94-3.46 pts
49Saunders County10.813+1.01 pts
50Banner County10.811+10.81 pts
51Cedar County10.76+0.4 pts
52Sarpy County10.664+0.22 pts
53Cass County10.404-8.22 pts
54Howard County10.37+2.92 pts
55Furnas County10.359-16.6 pts
56Gage County10.148+0.66 pts
57Seward County10.047+0.45 pts
58Jefferson County9.82+2.6 pts
59Lincoln County9.789-0.23 pts
60Adams County9.715+2.05 pts
61Nemaha County9.536-2.24 pts
62Pawnee County9.524-1.49 pts
63Holt County9.521+1.97 pts
64Chase County9.495-5.06 pts
65Red Willow County9.477-1.14 pts
66Scotts Bluff County9.301+1.45 pts
67Fillmore County9.252+3.44 pts
68Madison County9.189+1.06 pts
69Webster County9.139+1.02 pts
70Platte County9.138+1.99 pts
71Valley County9.061-1.34 pts
72Rock County9.05-4.16 pts
73Custer County8.954+1.45 pts
74Dodge County8.893+0.86 pts
75Butler County8.687+1.32 pts
76Dundy County8.523-11.87 pts
77Box Butte County8.457+1.46 pts
78Hall County8.161-3.77 pts
79Stanton County7.961-2.87 pts
80Garfield County7.767-4.24 pts
81Nuckolls County7.549-23.61 pts
82Kearney County7.502+0.16 pts
83Polk County7.287-3.23 pts
84Garden County7+3.36 pts
85Wayne County6.486-0.83 pts
86Colfax County6.002+0.52 pts
87Phelps County5.866-1.3 pts
88Thayer County5.384-2.53 pts
89Dixon County4.965-3.66 pts
90Nance County4.899-6.93 pts
91Saline County4.641-8.25 pts
92Loup County2.667-6.86 pts
93McPherson County0-10 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wheeler County, with 55.462% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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