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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Sioux County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2016, at 39.506%. Blaine County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.237% and the figure for Nebraska was 9.158%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.506Sioux County
Lowest0Blaine County
Median10.23793 counties
Nebraska9.158History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 7.788 %Antelope County: 8.774 %Arthur County: 7.937 %Banner County: 17.476 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 9.016 %Box Butte County: 9.323 %Boyd County: 10.959 %Brown County: 15.247 %Buffalo County: 9.241 %Burt County: 10.265 %Butler County: 11.103 %Cass County: 8.223 %Cedar County: 12.765 %Chase County: 10.559 %Cherry County: 12.965 %Cheyenne County: 10.756 %Clay County: 13.824 %Colfax County: 3.827 %Cuming County: 11.841 %Custer County: 8.098 %Dakota County: 4.267 %Dawes County: 9.051 %Dawson County: 7.307 %Deuel County: 16.168 %Dixon County: 21.319 %Dodge County: 8.188 %Douglas County: 10.006 %Dundy County: 12.632 %Fillmore County: 10.627 %Franklin County: 8.059 %Frontier County: 13.871 %Furnas County: 11.465 %Gage County: 7.093 %Garden County: 25.308 %Garfield County: 12.557 %Gosper County: 24.242 %Grant County: 8.411 %Greeley County: 6.202 %Hall County: 8.564 %Hamilton County: 10.593 %Harlan County: 12.263 %Hayes County: 8.696 %Hitchcock County: 11.048 %Holt County: 12.16 %Hooker County: 16.162 %Howard County: 8.081 %Jefferson County: 5.778 %Johnson County: 9.382 %Kearney County: 13.252 %Keith County: 10.758 %Keya Paha County: 25 %Kimball County: 24.714 %Knox County: 18.083 %Lancaster County: 8.751 %Lincoln County: 9.041 %Logan County: 34.32 %Loup County: 26.316 %McPherson County: 22.222 %Madison County: 7.723 %Merrick County: 16.05 %Morrill County: 11.68 %Nance County: 13.164 %Nemaha County: 13.718 %Nuckolls County: 8.758 %Otoe County: 7.399 %Pawnee County: 13.166 %Perkins County: 10.237 %Phelps County: 7.416 %Pierce County: 10.044 %Platte County: 8.619 %Polk County: 18.248 %Red Willow County: 8.359 %Richardson County: 7.32 %Rock County: 13.849 %Saline County: 4.302 %Sarpy County: 9.528 %Saunders County: 7.41 %Scotts Bluff County: 10.592 %Seward County: 7.463 %Sheridan County: 14.069 %Sherman County: 15.05 %Sioux County: 39.506 %Stanton County: 15.287 %Thayer County: 12.865 %Thomas County: 2.227 %Thurston County: 7.573 %Valley County: 9.742 %Washington County: 8.502 %Wayne County: 6.509 %Webster County: 9.306 %Wheeler County: 7.519 %York County: 8.113 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Sioux County: 39.506 %Sioux County39.506Logan County: 34.32 %Logan County34.32Loup County: 26.316 %Loup County26.316Garden County: 25.308 %Garden County25.308Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Kimball County: 24.714 %Kimball County24.714Gosper County: 24.242 %Gosper County24.242McPherson County: 22.222 %McPherson County22.222Dixon County: 21.319 %Dixon County21.319Polk County: 18.248 %Polk County18.248Knox County: 18.083 %Knox County18.083Banner County: 17.476 %Banner County17.476Deuel County: 16.168 %Deuel County16.168Hooker County: 16.162 %Hooker County16.162Merrick County: 16.05 %Merrick County16.05Stanton County: 15.287 %Stanton County15.287Brown County: 15.247 %Brown County15.247Sherman County: 15.05 %Sherman County15.05Sheridan County: 14.069 %Sheridan County14.069Frontier County: 13.871 %Frontier County13.871Rock County: 13.849 %Rock County13.849Clay County: 13.824 %Clay County13.824Nemaha County: 13.718 %Nemaha County13.718Kearney County: 13.252 %Kearney County13.252Pawnee County: 13.166 %Pawnee County13.166Nance County: 13.164 %Nance County13.164Cherry County: 12.965 %Cherry County12.965Thayer County: 12.865 %Thayer County12.865Cedar County: 12.765 %Cedar County12.765Dundy County: 12.632 %Dundy County12.632Garfield County: 12.557 %Garfield County12.557Harlan County: 12.263 %Harlan County12.263Holt County: 12.16 %Holt County12.16Cuming County: 11.841 %Cuming County11.841Morrill County: 11.68 %Morrill County11.68Furnas County: 11.465 %Furnas County11.465Butler County: 11.103 %Butler County11.103Hitchcock County: 11.048 %Hitchcock County11.048Boyd County: 10.959 %Boyd County10.959Keith County: 10.758 %Keith County10.758Sioux County: 39.506 %Sioux County39.506Logan County: 34.32 %Logan County34.32Loup County: 26.316 %Loup County26.316Garden County: 25.308 %Garden County25.308Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Kimball County: 24.714 %Kimball County24.714Gosper County: 24.242 %Gosper County24.242McPherson County: 22.222 %McPherson County22.222Dixon County: 21.319 %Dixon County21.319Polk County: 18.248 %Polk County18.248Knox County: 18.083 %Knox County18.083Banner County: 17.476 %Banner County17.476Deuel County: 16.168 %Deuel County16.168Hooker County: 16.162 %Hooker County16.162Merrick County: 16.05 %Merrick County16.05Stanton County: 15.287 %Stanton County15.287Brown County: 15.247 %Brown County15.247Sherman County: 15.05 %Sherman County15.05Sheridan County: 14.069 %Sheridan County14.069Frontier County: 13.871 %Frontier County13.871Rock County: 13.849 %Rock County13.849Clay County: 13.824 %Clay County13.824Nemaha County: 13.718 %Nemaha County13.718Kearney County: 13.252 %Kearney County13.252Pawnee County: 13.166 %Pawnee County13.166Nance County: 13.164 %Nance County13.164Cherry County: 12.965 %Cherry County12.965Thayer County: 12.865 %Thayer County12.865Cedar County: 12.765 %Cedar County12.765Dundy County: 12.632 %Dundy County12.632Garfield County: 12.557 %Garfield County12.557Harlan County: 12.263 %Harlan County12.263Holt County: 12.16 %Holt County12.16Cuming County: 11.841 %Cuming County11.841Morrill County: 11.68 %Morrill County11.68Furnas County: 11.465 %Furnas County11.465Butler County: 11.103 %Butler County11.103Hitchcock County: 11.048 %Hitchcock County11.048Boyd County: 10.959 %Boyd County10.959Keith County: 10.758 %Keith County10.758
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Sioux County39.506+19.75 pts
2Logan County34.32+18.08 pts
3Loup County26.316+11.5 pts
4Garden County25.308-19.99 pts
5Keya Paha County25+6.2 pts
6Kimball County24.714+14.52 pts
7Gosper County24.242+12.01 pts
8McPherson County22.222+17.57 pts
9Dixon County21.319+8.42 pts
10Polk County18.248+10.09 pts
11Knox County18.083+8.98 pts
12Banner County17.476+0.17 pts
13Deuel County16.168-2.76 pts
14Hooker County16.162+1.81 pts
15Merrick County16.05+5.17 pts
16Stanton County15.287-2.71 pts
17Brown County15.247+7.95 pts
18Sherman County15.05+9.74 pts
19Sheridan County14.069+5.4 pts
20Frontier County13.871+4.76 pts
21Rock County13.849+5.89 pts
22Clay County13.824+6.97 pts
23Nemaha County13.718+7.95 pts
24Kearney County13.252+2.09 pts
25Pawnee County13.166-2.86 pts
26Nance County13.164+3.9 pts
27Cherry County12.965-2.02 pts
28Thayer County12.865+7.63 pts
29Cedar County12.765-0.13 pts
30Dundy County12.632+0.62 pts
31Garfield County12.557+2.02 pts
32Harlan County12.263+3.26 pts
33Holt County12.16+3.53 pts
34Cuming County11.841+3.75 pts
35Morrill County11.68-7.25 pts
36Furnas County11.465+3.08 pts
37Butler County11.103+5.11 pts
38Hitchcock County11.048-1.22 pts
39Boyd County10.959-3.62 pts
40Keith County10.758-0.82 pts
41Cheyenne County10.756+2.56 pts
42Fillmore County10.627+1.81 pts
43Hamilton County10.593+1.89 pts
44Scotts Bluff County10.592-2.38 pts
45Chase County10.559+0.78 pts
46Burt County10.265-29.3 pts
47Perkins County10.237-0.44 pts
48Pierce County10.044-1.97 pts
49Douglas County10.006+0.28 pts
50Valley County9.742+0.27 pts
51Sarpy County9.528-0.47 pts
52Johnson County9.382+1.79 pts
53Box Butte County9.323-2.35 pts
54Webster County9.306+2.3 pts
55Buffalo County9.241+0.21 pts
56Dawes County9.051-6.17 pts
57Lincoln County9.041-0.21 pts
58Boone County9.016-1.24 pts
59Antelope County8.774-0.15 pts
60Nuckolls County8.758+1.33 pts
61Lancaster County8.751-0.64 pts
62Hayes County8.696-10.13 pts
63Platte County8.619-0.71 pts
64Hall County8.564+0.2 pts
65Washington County8.502+2.25 pts
66Grant County8.411-1.97 pts
67Red Willow County8.359-3.74 pts
68Cass County8.223-2.13 pts
69Dodge County8.188-0.81 pts
70York County8.113-0.69 pts
71Custer County8.098-0.49 pts
72Howard County8.081+1.68 pts
73Franklin County8.059+0.89 pts
74Arthur County7.937+1.43 pts
75Adams County7.788-1.98 pts
76Madison County7.723-0.84 pts
77Thurston County7.573-16.58 pts
78Wheeler County7.519-2.19 pts
79Seward County7.463-1.34 pts
80Phelps County7.416-2.33 pts
81Saunders County7.41-1.33 pts
82Otoe County7.399-1.34 pts
83Richardson County7.32-0.74 pts
84Dawson County7.307-2.22 pts
85Gage County7.093-2.89 pts
86Wayne County6.509-5.01 pts
87Greeley County6.202-22.29 pts
88Jefferson County5.778-1.04 pts
89Saline County4.302-1.75 pts
90Dakota County4.267+0.51 pts
91Colfax County3.827-0.46 pts
92Thomas County2.227-2.52 pts
93Blaine County0-18.75 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sioux County, with 39.506% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Blaine County, with 0% in 2016.

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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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