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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Blaine County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2014, at 38.889%. Dakota County had the lowest, at 3.015%. The median was 8.966% and the figure for Nebraska was 9.057%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.889Blaine County
Lowest3.015Dakota County
Median8.96693 counties
Nebraska9.057History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 6.944 %Antelope County: 10.793 %Arthur County: 7.207 %Banner County: 11.009 %Blaine County: 38.889 %Boone County: 9.381 %Box Butte County: 9.888 %Boyd County: 8.707 %Brown County: 7.019 %Buffalo County: 8.518 %Burt County: 6.549 %Butler County: 7.574 %Cass County: 10.781 %Cedar County: 5.839 %Chase County: 7.432 %Cherry County: 12.1 %Cheyenne County: 8.344 %Clay County: 7.407 %Colfax County: 5.288 %Cuming County: 9.587 %Custer County: 7.556 %Dakota County: 3.015 %Dawes County: 10.588 %Dawson County: 7.554 %Deuel County: 9.538 %Dixon County: 25.663 %Dodge County: 7.522 %Douglas County: 9.02 %Dundy County: 14.514 %Fillmore County: 8.052 %Franklin County: 11.189 %Frontier County: 19.385 %Furnas County: 14.219 %Gage County: 7.525 %Garden County: 10.723 %Garfield County: 11.897 %Gosper County: 16.895 %Grant County: 4.145 %Greeley County: 5.85 %Hall County: 9.934 %Hamilton County: 6.403 %Harlan County: 11.424 %Hayes County: 34.615 %Hitchcock County: 16.743 %Holt County: 7.844 %Hooker County: 32.068 %Howard County: 7.179 %Jefferson County: 10.656 %Johnson County: 17.149 %Kearney County: 10.956 %Keith County: 16.647 %Keya Paha County: 6.122 %Kimball County: 7.383 %Knox County: 8.466 %Lancaster County: 9.954 %Lincoln County: 7.615 %Logan County: 6.349 %Loup County: 5.195 %McPherson County: 8 %Madison County: 6.169 %Merrick County: 11.961 %Morrill County: 8.096 %Nance County: 17.971 %Nemaha County: 8.966 %Nuckolls County: 10.643 %Otoe County: 9.622 %Pawnee County: 9.046 %Perkins County: 7.923 %Phelps County: 7.23 %Pierce County: 10.237 %Platte County: 6.885 %Polk County: 10.599 %Red Willow County: 6.701 %Richardson County: 11.785 %Rock County: 7.463 %Saline County: 19.151 %Sarpy County: 12.359 %Saunders County: 10.794 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.156 %Seward County: 5.919 %Sheridan County: 9.923 %Sherman County: 19.526 %Sioux County: 16.438 %Stanton County: 18.648 %Thayer County: 5.476 %Thomas County: 10.759 %Thurston County: 7.863 %Valley County: 8.073 %Washington County: 8.406 %Wayne County: 11.181 %Webster County: 7.686 %Wheeler County: 4.444 %York County: 8.874 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Blaine County: 38.889 %Blaine County38.889Hayes County: 34.615 %Hayes County34.615Hooker County: 32.068 %Hooker County32.068Dixon County: 25.663 %Dixon County25.663Sherman County: 19.526 %Sherman County19.526Frontier County: 19.385 %Frontier County19.385Saline County: 19.151 %Saline County19.151Stanton County: 18.648 %Stanton County18.648Nance County: 17.971 %Nance County17.971Johnson County: 17.149 %Johnson County17.149Gosper County: 16.895 %Gosper County16.895Hitchcock County: 16.743 %Hitchcock County16.743Keith County: 16.647 %Keith County16.647Sioux County: 16.438 %Sioux County16.438Dundy County: 14.514 %Dundy County14.514Furnas County: 14.219 %Furnas County14.219Sarpy County: 12.359 %Sarpy County12.359Cherry County: 12.1 %Cherry County12.1Merrick County: 11.961 %Merrick County11.961Garfield County: 11.897 %Garfield County11.897Richardson County: 11.785 %Richardson County11.785Harlan County: 11.424 %Harlan County11.424Franklin County: 11.189 %Franklin County11.189Wayne County: 11.181 %Wayne County11.181Banner County: 11.009 %Banner County11.009Kearney County: 10.956 %Kearney County10.956Saunders County: 10.794 %Saunders County10.794Antelope County: 10.793 %Antelope County10.793Cass County: 10.781 %Cass County10.781Thomas County: 10.759 %Thomas County10.759Garden County: 10.723 %Garden County10.723Jefferson County: 10.656 %Jefferson County10.656Nuckolls County: 10.643 %Nuckolls County10.643Polk County: 10.599 %Polk County10.599Dawes County: 10.588 %Dawes County10.588Pierce County: 10.237 %Pierce County10.237Lancaster County: 9.954 %Lancaster County9.954Hall County: 9.934 %Hall County9.934Sheridan County: 9.923 %Sheridan County9.923Box Butte County: 9.888 %Box Butte County9.888Blaine County: 38.889 %Blaine County38.889Hayes County: 34.615 %Hayes County34.615Hooker County: 32.068 %Hooker County32.068Dixon County: 25.663 %Dixon County25.663Sherman County: 19.526 %Sherman County19.526Frontier County: 19.385 %Frontier County19.385Saline County: 19.151 %Saline County19.151Stanton County: 18.648 %Stanton County18.648Nance County: 17.971 %Nance County17.971Johnson County: 17.149 %Johnson County17.149Gosper County: 16.895 %Gosper County16.895Hitchcock County: 16.743 %Hitchcock County16.743Keith County: 16.647 %Keith County16.647Sioux County: 16.438 %Sioux County16.438Dundy County: 14.514 %Dundy County14.514Furnas County: 14.219 %Furnas County14.219Sarpy County: 12.359 %Sarpy County12.359Cherry County: 12.1 %Cherry County12.1Merrick County: 11.961 %Merrick County11.961Garfield County: 11.897 %Garfield County11.897Richardson County: 11.785 %Richardson County11.785Harlan County: 11.424 %Harlan County11.424Franklin County: 11.189 %Franklin County11.189Wayne County: 11.181 %Wayne County11.181Banner County: 11.009 %Banner County11.009Kearney County: 10.956 %Kearney County10.956Saunders County: 10.794 %Saunders County10.794Antelope County: 10.793 %Antelope County10.793Cass County: 10.781 %Cass County10.781Thomas County: 10.759 %Thomas County10.759Garden County: 10.723 %Garden County10.723Jefferson County: 10.656 %Jefferson County10.656Nuckolls County: 10.643 %Nuckolls County10.643Polk County: 10.599 %Polk County10.599Dawes County: 10.588 %Dawes County10.588Pierce County: 10.237 %Pierce County10.237Lancaster County: 9.954 %Lancaster County9.954Hall County: 9.934 %Hall County9.934Sheridan County: 9.923 %Sheridan County9.923Box Butte County: 9.888 %Box Butte County9.888
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Blaine County38.889+16.03 pts
2Hayes County34.615+13.56 pts
3Hooker County32.068+19.22 pts
4Dixon County25.663+20.7 pts
5Sherman County19.526+5.15 pts
6Frontier County19.385+8.04 pts
7Saline County19.151+14.51 pts
8Stanton County18.648+10.69 pts
9Nance County17.971+13.07 pts
10Johnson County17.149+3.97 pts
11Gosper County16.895+4.31 pts
12Hitchcock County16.743+5.14 pts
13Keith County16.647-0.51 pts
14Sioux County16.438-2.23 pts
15Dundy County14.514+5.99 pts
16Furnas County14.219+3.86 pts
17Sarpy County12.359+1.7 pts
18Cherry County12.1+1.09 pts
19Merrick County11.961-8.37 pts
20Garfield County11.897+4.13 pts
21Richardson County11.785-3.93 pts
22Harlan County11.424-1.87 pts
23Franklin County11.189-0.51 pts
24Wayne County11.181+4.69 pts
25Banner County11.009+0.2 pts
26Kearney County10.956+3.45 pts
27Saunders County10.794-0.02 pts
28Antelope County10.793-3.58 pts
29Cass County10.781+0.38 pts
30Thomas County10.759-1.36 pts
31Garden County10.723+3.72 pts
32Jefferson County10.656+0.84 pts
33Nuckolls County10.643+3.09 pts
34Polk County10.599+3.31 pts
35Dawes County10.588-2.45 pts
36Pierce County10.237-7.77 pts
37Lancaster County9.954-2.65 pts
38Hall County9.934+1.77 pts
39Sheridan County9.923-2.79 pts
40Box Butte County9.888+1.43 pts
41Otoe County9.622-1.34 pts
42Cuming County9.587-3.28 pts
43Deuel County9.538-6.93 pts
44Boone County9.381-2.07 pts
45Pawnee County9.046-0.48 pts
46Douglas County9.02-2.23 pts
47Nemaha County8.966-0.57 pts
48York County8.874-2.33 pts
49Boyd County8.707-7.39 pts
50Buffalo County8.518-2.95 pts
51Knox County8.466-5.31 pts
52Washington County8.406-5.22 pts
53Cheyenne County8.344-15.05 pts
54Scotts Bluff County8.156-1.14 pts
55Morrill County8.096-20.79 pts
56Valley County8.073-0.99 pts
57Fillmore County8.052-1.2 pts
58McPherson County8+8 pts
59Perkins County7.923-3.07 pts
60Thurston County7.863-8.28 pts
61Holt County7.844-1.68 pts
62Webster County7.686-1.45 pts
63Lincoln County7.615-2.17 pts
64Butler County7.574-1.11 pts
65Custer County7.556-1.4 pts
66Dawson County7.554-3.49 pts
67Gage County7.525-2.62 pts
68Dodge County7.522-1.37 pts
69Rock County7.463-1.59 pts
70Chase County7.432-2.06 pts
71Clay County7.407-3.53 pts
72Kimball County7.383-11.42 pts
73Phelps County7.23+1.36 pts
74Arthur County7.207-9.16 pts
75Howard County7.179-3.19 pts
76Brown County7.019-5.62 pts
77Adams County6.944-2.77 pts
78Platte County6.885-2.25 pts
79Red Willow County6.701-2.78 pts
80Burt County6.549-5.99 pts
81Hamilton County6.403-5.23 pts
82Logan County6.349-21.61 pts
83Madison County6.169-3.02 pts
84Keya Paha County6.122-14.1 pts
85Seward County5.919-4.13 pts
86Greeley County5.85-5.8 pts
87Cedar County5.839-4.92 pts
88Thayer County5.476+0.09 pts
89Colfax County5.288-0.71 pts
90Loup County5.195+2.53 pts
91Wheeler County4.444-51.02 pts
92Grant County4.145-18.68 pts
93Dakota County3.015-10.06 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Blaine County, with 38.889% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Dakota County, with 3.015% in 2014.

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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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