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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Garden County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2015, at 45.299%. Dakota County had the lowest, at 3.761%. The median was 9.47% and the figure for Nebraska was 9.496%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.299Garden County
Lowest3.761Dakota County
Median9.4793 counties
Nebraska9.496History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 9.766 %Antelope County: 8.924 %Arthur County: 6.504 %Banner County: 17.308 %Blaine County: 18.75 %Boone County: 10.256 %Box Butte County: 11.677 %Boyd County: 14.58 %Brown County: 7.295 %Buffalo County: 9.032 %Burt County: 39.569 %Butler County: 5.995 %Cass County: 10.355 %Cedar County: 12.897 %Chase County: 9.78 %Cherry County: 14.986 %Cheyenne County: 8.197 %Clay County: 6.852 %Colfax County: 4.292 %Cuming County: 8.087 %Custer County: 8.591 %Dakota County: 3.761 %Dawes County: 15.225 %Dawson County: 9.531 %Deuel County: 18.93 %Dixon County: 12.895 %Dodge County: 9.001 %Douglas County: 9.723 %Dundy County: 12.012 %Fillmore County: 8.822 %Franklin County: 7.168 %Frontier County: 9.114 %Furnas County: 8.38 %Gage County: 9.986 %Garden County: 45.299 %Garfield County: 10.535 %Gosper County: 12.235 %Grant County: 10.377 %Greeley County: 28.49 %Hall County: 8.36 %Hamilton County: 8.701 %Harlan County: 9.002 %Hayes County: 18.824 %Hitchcock County: 12.264 %Holt County: 8.628 %Hooker County: 14.354 %Howard County: 6.399 %Jefferson County: 6.818 %Johnson County: 7.596 %Kearney County: 11.162 %Keith County: 11.578 %Keya Paha County: 18.803 %Kimball County: 10.192 %Knox County: 9.107 %Lancaster County: 9.389 %Lincoln County: 9.254 %Logan County: 16.244 %Loup County: 14.815 %McPherson County: 4.651 %Madison County: 8.568 %Merrick County: 10.878 %Morrill County: 18.925 %Nance County: 9.261 %Nemaha County: 5.773 %Nuckolls County: 7.427 %Otoe County: 8.737 %Pawnee County: 16.025 %Perkins County: 10.677 %Phelps County: 9.742 %Pierce County: 12.012 %Platte County: 9.334 %Polk County: 8.159 %Red Willow County: 12.097 %Richardson County: 8.06 %Rock County: 7.963 %Saline County: 6.052 %Sarpy County: 9.995 %Saunders County: 8.745 %Scotts Bluff County: 12.975 %Seward County: 8.799 %Sheridan County: 8.668 %Sherman County: 5.311 %Sioux County: 19.753 %Stanton County: 18 %Thayer County: 5.23 %Thomas County: 4.749 %Thurston County: 24.155 %Valley County: 9.47 %Washington County: 6.248 %Wayne County: 11.518 %Webster County: 7.007 %Wheeler County: 9.709 %York County: 8.803 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Garden County: 45.299 %Garden County45.299Burt County: 39.569 %Burt County39.569Greeley County: 28.49 %Greeley County28.49Thurston County: 24.155 %Thurston County24.155Sioux County: 19.753 %Sioux County19.753Deuel County: 18.93 %Deuel County18.93Morrill County: 18.925 %Morrill County18.925Hayes County: 18.824 %Hayes County18.824Keya Paha County: 18.803 %Keya Paha County18.803Blaine County: 18.75 %Blaine County18.75Stanton County: 18 %Stanton County18Banner County: 17.308 %Banner County17.308Logan County: 16.244 %Logan County16.244Pawnee County: 16.025 %Pawnee County16.025Dawes County: 15.225 %Dawes County15.225Cherry County: 14.986 %Cherry County14.986Loup County: 14.815 %Loup County14.815Boyd County: 14.58 %Boyd County14.58Hooker County: 14.354 %Hooker County14.354Scotts Bluff County: 12.975 %Scotts Bluff County12.975Cedar County: 12.897 %Cedar County12.897Dixon County: 12.895 %Dixon County12.895Hitchcock County: 12.264 %Hitchcock County12.264Gosper County: 12.235 %Gosper County12.235Red Willow County: 12.097 %Red Willow County12.097Dundy County: 12.012 %Dundy County12.012Pierce County: 12.012 %Pierce County12.012Box Butte County: 11.677 %Box Butte County11.677Keith County: 11.578 %Keith County11.578Wayne County: 11.518 %Wayne County11.518Kearney County: 11.162 %Kearney County11.162Merrick County: 10.878 %Merrick County10.878Perkins County: 10.677 %Perkins County10.677Garfield County: 10.535 %Garfield County10.535Grant County: 10.377 %Grant County10.377Cass County: 10.355 %Cass County10.355Boone County: 10.256 %Boone County10.256Kimball County: 10.192 %Kimball County10.192Sarpy County: 9.995 %Sarpy County9.995Gage County: 9.986 %Gage County9.986Garden County: 45.299 %Garden County45.299Burt County: 39.569 %Burt County39.569Greeley County: 28.49 %Greeley County28.49Thurston County: 24.155 %Thurston County24.155Sioux County: 19.753 %Sioux County19.753Deuel County: 18.93 %Deuel County18.93Morrill County: 18.925 %Morrill County18.925Hayes County: 18.824 %Hayes County18.824Keya Paha County: 18.803 %Keya Paha County18.803Blaine County: 18.75 %Blaine County18.75Stanton County: 18 %Stanton County18Banner County: 17.308 %Banner County17.308Logan County: 16.244 %Logan County16.244Pawnee County: 16.025 %Pawnee County16.025Dawes County: 15.225 %Dawes County15.225Cherry County: 14.986 %Cherry County14.986Loup County: 14.815 %Loup County14.815Boyd County: 14.58 %Boyd County14.58Hooker County: 14.354 %Hooker County14.354Scotts Bluff County: 12.975 %Scotts Bluff County12.975Cedar County: 12.897 %Cedar County12.897Dixon County: 12.895 %Dixon County12.895Hitchcock County: 12.264 %Hitchcock County12.264Gosper County: 12.235 %Gosper County12.235Red Willow County: 12.097 %Red Willow County12.097Dundy County: 12.012 %Dundy County12.012Pierce County: 12.012 %Pierce County12.012Box Butte County: 11.677 %Box Butte County11.677Keith County: 11.578 %Keith County11.578Wayne County: 11.518 %Wayne County11.518Kearney County: 11.162 %Kearney County11.162Merrick County: 10.878 %Merrick County10.878Perkins County: 10.677 %Perkins County10.677Garfield County: 10.535 %Garfield County10.535Grant County: 10.377 %Grant County10.377Cass County: 10.355 %Cass County10.355Boone County: 10.256 %Boone County10.256Kimball County: 10.192 %Kimball County10.192Sarpy County: 9.995 %Sarpy County9.995Gage County: 9.986 %Gage County9.986
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Garden County45.299+34.58 pts
2Burt County39.569+33.02 pts
3Greeley County28.49+22.64 pts
4Thurston County24.155+16.29 pts
5Sioux County19.753+3.32 pts
6Deuel County18.93+9.39 pts
7Morrill County18.925+10.83 pts
8Hayes County18.824-15.79 pts
9Keya Paha County18.803+12.68 pts
10Blaine County18.75-20.14 pts
11Stanton County18-0.65 pts
12Banner County17.308+6.3 pts
13Logan County16.244+9.89 pts
14Pawnee County16.025+6.98 pts
15Dawes County15.225+4.64 pts
16Cherry County14.986+2.89 pts
17Loup County14.815+9.62 pts
18Boyd County14.58+5.87 pts
19Hooker County14.354-17.71 pts
20Scotts Bluff County12.975+4.82 pts
21Cedar County12.897+7.06 pts
22Dixon County12.895-12.77 pts
23Hitchcock County12.264-4.48 pts
24Gosper County12.235-4.66 pts
25Red Willow County12.097+5.4 pts
26Dundy County12.012-2.5 pts
26Pierce County12.012+1.78 pts
28Box Butte County11.677+1.79 pts
29Keith County11.578-5.07 pts
30Wayne County11.518+0.34 pts
31Kearney County11.162+0.21 pts
32Merrick County10.878-1.08 pts
33Perkins County10.677+2.75 pts
34Garfield County10.535-1.36 pts
35Grant County10.377+6.23 pts
36Cass County10.355-0.43 pts
37Boone County10.256+0.88 pts
38Kimball County10.192+2.81 pts
39Sarpy County9.995-2.36 pts
40Gage County9.986+2.46 pts
41Chase County9.78+2.35 pts
42Adams County9.766+2.82 pts
43Phelps County9.742+2.51 pts
44Douglas County9.723+0.7 pts
45Wheeler County9.709+5.26 pts
46Dawson County9.531+1.98 pts
47Valley County9.47+1.4 pts
48Lancaster County9.389-0.57 pts
49Platte County9.334+2.45 pts
50Nance County9.261-8.71 pts
51Lincoln County9.254+1.64 pts
52Frontier County9.114-10.27 pts
53Knox County9.107+0.64 pts
54Buffalo County9.032+0.51 pts
55Harlan County9.002-2.42 pts
56Dodge County9.001+1.48 pts
57Antelope County8.924-1.87 pts
58Fillmore County8.822+0.77 pts
59York County8.803-0.07 pts
60Seward County8.799+2.88 pts
61Saunders County8.745-2.05 pts
62Otoe County8.737-0.88 pts
63Hamilton County8.701+2.3 pts
64Sheridan County8.668-1.26 pts
65Holt County8.628+0.78 pts
66Custer County8.591+1.03 pts
67Madison County8.568+2.4 pts
68Furnas County8.38-5.84 pts
69Hall County8.36-1.57 pts
70Cheyenne County8.197-0.15 pts
71Polk County8.159-2.44 pts
72Cuming County8.087-1.5 pts
73Richardson County8.06-3.72 pts
74Rock County7.963+0.5 pts
75Johnson County7.596-9.55 pts
76Nuckolls County7.427-3.22 pts
77Brown County7.295+0.28 pts
78Franklin County7.168-4.02 pts
79Webster County7.007-0.68 pts
80Clay County6.852-0.55 pts
81Jefferson County6.818-3.84 pts
82Arthur County6.504-0.7 pts
83Howard County6.399-0.78 pts
84Washington County6.248-2.16 pts
85Saline County6.052-13.1 pts
86Butler County5.995-1.58 pts
87Nemaha County5.773-3.19 pts
88Sherman County5.311-14.21 pts
89Thayer County5.23-0.25 pts
90Thomas County4.749-6.01 pts
91McPherson County4.651-3.35 pts
92Colfax County4.292-1 pts
93Dakota County3.761+0.75 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Garden County, with 45.299% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Dakota County, with 3.761% in 2015.

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