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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Wheeler County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2017, at 50%. Thurston County had the lowest, at 2.37%. The median was 10.759% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.951%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50Wheeler County
Lowest2.37Thurston County
Median10.75993 counties
Nebraska10.951History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 9.917 %Antelope County: 15.533 %Arthur County: 11.382 %Banner County: 6.504 %Blaine County: 7.692 %Boone County: 10.065 %Box Butte County: 23.467 %Boyd County: 12.483 %Brown County: 6.832 %Buffalo County: 10.594 %Burt County: 10.172 %Butler County: 9.709 %Cass County: 11.856 %Cedar County: 16.043 %Chase County: 9.099 %Cherry County: 10.253 %Cheyenne County: 11.79 %Clay County: 9.072 %Colfax County: 6.577 %Cuming County: 8.541 %Custer County: 13.593 %Dakota County: 4.364 %Dawes County: 14.392 %Dawson County: 10.449 %Deuel County: 12.16 %Dixon County: 10.639 %Dodge County: 9.484 %Douglas County: 10.555 %Dundy County: 15.721 %Fillmore County: 17.663 %Franklin County: 22.93 %Frontier County: 11.693 %Furnas County: 14.762 %Gage County: 10.785 %Garden County: 7.721 %Garfield County: 12.207 %Gosper County: 9.704 %Grant County: 16.19 %Greeley County: 11.246 %Hall County: 9.834 %Hamilton County: 12.399 %Harlan County: 9.601 %Hayes County: 34.694 %Hitchcock County: 16.476 %Holt County: 13.335 %Hooker County: 17.391 %Howard County: 13.885 %Jefferson County: 12.687 %Johnson County: 8.518 %Kearney County: 10.509 %Keith County: 10.07 %Keya Paha County: 7.273 %Kimball County: 7.835 %Knox County: 8.795 %Lancaster County: 11.463 %Lincoln County: 9.343 %Logan County: 34.532 %Loup County: 2.469 %McPherson County: 4.545 %Madison County: 13.504 %Merrick County: 12.929 %Morrill County: 10.918 %Nance County: 23.956 %Nemaha County: 9.742 %Nuckolls County: 8.498 %Otoe County: 12.131 %Pawnee County: 15.751 %Perkins County: 7.789 %Phelps County: 8.861 %Pierce County: 8.583 %Platte County: 7.38 %Polk County: 9.693 %Red Willow County: 10.295 %Richardson County: 12.616 %Rock County: 13.672 %Saline County: 5.627 %Sarpy County: 11.96 %Saunders County: 11.557 %Scotts Bluff County: 12.272 %Seward County: 8.399 %Sheridan County: 11.307 %Sherman County: 9.636 %Sioux County: 10.127 %Stanton County: 19.43 %Thayer County: 11.097 %Thomas County: 28.512 %Thurston County: 2.37 %Valley County: 10.759 %Washington County: 11.769 %Wayne County: 7.438 %Webster County: 10.031 %Wheeler County: 50 %York County: 12.087 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Wheeler County: 50 %Wheeler County50Hayes County: 34.694 %Hayes County34.694Logan County: 34.532 %Logan County34.532Thomas County: 28.512 %Thomas County28.512Nance County: 23.956 %Nance County23.956Box Butte County: 23.467 %Box Butte County23.467Franklin County: 22.93 %Franklin County22.93Stanton County: 19.43 %Stanton County19.43Fillmore County: 17.663 %Fillmore County17.663Hooker County: 17.391 %Hooker County17.391Hitchcock County: 16.476 %Hitchcock County16.476Grant County: 16.19 %Grant County16.19Cedar County: 16.043 %Cedar County16.043Pawnee County: 15.751 %Pawnee County15.751Dundy County: 15.721 %Dundy County15.721Antelope County: 15.533 %Antelope County15.533Furnas County: 14.762 %Furnas County14.762Dawes County: 14.392 %Dawes County14.392Howard County: 13.885 %Howard County13.885Rock County: 13.672 %Rock County13.672Custer County: 13.593 %Custer County13.593Madison County: 13.504 %Madison County13.504Holt County: 13.335 %Holt County13.335Merrick County: 12.929 %Merrick County12.929Jefferson County: 12.687 %Jefferson County12.687Richardson County: 12.616 %Richardson County12.616Boyd County: 12.483 %Boyd County12.483Hamilton County: 12.399 %Hamilton County12.399Scotts Bluff County: 12.272 %Scotts Bluff County12.272Garfield County: 12.207 %Garfield County12.207Deuel County: 12.16 %Deuel County12.16Otoe County: 12.131 %Otoe County12.131York County: 12.087 %York County12.087Sarpy County: 11.96 %Sarpy County11.96Cass County: 11.856 %Cass County11.856Cheyenne County: 11.79 %Cheyenne County11.79Washington County: 11.769 %Washington County11.769Frontier County: 11.693 %Frontier County11.693Saunders County: 11.557 %Saunders County11.557Lancaster County: 11.463 %Lancaster County11.463Wheeler County: 50 %Wheeler County50Hayes County: 34.694 %Hayes County34.694Logan County: 34.532 %Logan County34.532Thomas County: 28.512 %Thomas County28.512Nance County: 23.956 %Nance County23.956Box Butte County: 23.467 %Box Butte County23.467Franklin County: 22.93 %Franklin County22.93Stanton County: 19.43 %Stanton County19.43Fillmore County: 17.663 %Fillmore County17.663Hooker County: 17.391 %Hooker County17.391Hitchcock County: 16.476 %Hitchcock County16.476Grant County: 16.19 %Grant County16.19Cedar County: 16.043 %Cedar County16.043Pawnee County: 15.751 %Pawnee County15.751Dundy County: 15.721 %Dundy County15.721Antelope County: 15.533 %Antelope County15.533Furnas County: 14.762 %Furnas County14.762Dawes County: 14.392 %Dawes County14.392Howard County: 13.885 %Howard County13.885Rock County: 13.672 %Rock County13.672Custer County: 13.593 %Custer County13.593Madison County: 13.504 %Madison County13.504Holt County: 13.335 %Holt County13.335Merrick County: 12.929 %Merrick County12.929Jefferson County: 12.687 %Jefferson County12.687Richardson County: 12.616 %Richardson County12.616Boyd County: 12.483 %Boyd County12.483Hamilton County: 12.399 %Hamilton County12.399Scotts Bluff County: 12.272 %Scotts Bluff County12.272Garfield County: 12.207 %Garfield County12.207Deuel County: 12.16 %Deuel County12.16Otoe County: 12.131 %Otoe County12.131York County: 12.087 %York County12.087Sarpy County: 11.96 %Sarpy County11.96Cass County: 11.856 %Cass County11.856Cheyenne County: 11.79 %Cheyenne County11.79Washington County: 11.769 %Washington County11.769Frontier County: 11.693 %Frontier County11.693Saunders County: 11.557 %Saunders County11.557Lancaster County: 11.463 %Lancaster County11.463
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Wheeler County50+42.48 pts
2Hayes County34.694+26 pts
3Logan County34.532+0.21 pts
4Thomas County28.512+26.29 pts
5Nance County23.956+10.79 pts
6Box Butte County23.467+14.14 pts
7Franklin County22.93+14.87 pts
8Stanton County19.43+4.14 pts
9Fillmore County17.663+7.04 pts
10Hooker County17.391+1.23 pts
11Hitchcock County16.476+5.43 pts
12Grant County16.19+7.78 pts
13Cedar County16.043+3.28 pts
14Pawnee County15.751+2.58 pts
15Dundy County15.721+3.09 pts
16Antelope County15.533+6.76 pts
17Furnas County14.762+3.3 pts
18Dawes County14.392+5.34 pts
19Howard County13.885+5.8 pts
20Rock County13.672-0.18 pts
21Custer County13.593+5.49 pts
22Madison County13.504+5.78 pts
23Holt County13.335+1.18 pts
24Merrick County12.929-3.12 pts
25Jefferson County12.687+6.91 pts
26Richardson County12.616+5.3 pts
27Boyd County12.483+1.52 pts
28Hamilton County12.399+1.81 pts
29Scotts Bluff County12.272+1.68 pts
30Garfield County12.207-0.35 pts
31Deuel County12.16-4.01 pts
32Otoe County12.131+4.73 pts
33York County12.087+3.97 pts
34Sarpy County11.96+2.43 pts
35Cass County11.856+3.63 pts
36Cheyenne County11.79+1.03 pts
37Washington County11.769+3.27 pts
38Frontier County11.693-2.18 pts
39Saunders County11.557+4.15 pts
40Lancaster County11.463+2.71 pts
41Arthur County11.382+3.44 pts
42Sheridan County11.307-2.76 pts
43Greeley County11.246+5.04 pts
44Thayer County11.097-1.77 pts
45Morrill County10.918-0.76 pts
46Gage County10.785+3.69 pts
47Valley County10.759+1.02 pts
48Dixon County10.639-10.68 pts
49Buffalo County10.594+1.35 pts
50Douglas County10.555+0.55 pts
51Kearney County10.509-2.74 pts
52Dawson County10.449+3.14 pts
53Red Willow County10.295+1.94 pts
54Cherry County10.253-2.71 pts
55Burt County10.172-0.09 pts
56Sioux County10.127-29.38 pts
57Keith County10.07-0.69 pts
58Boone County10.065+1.05 pts
59Webster County10.031+0.73 pts
60Adams County9.917+2.13 pts
61Hall County9.834+1.27 pts
62Nemaha County9.742-3.98 pts
63Butler County9.709-1.39 pts
64Gosper County9.704-14.54 pts
65Polk County9.693-8.56 pts
66Sherman County9.636-5.41 pts
67Harlan County9.601-2.66 pts
68Dodge County9.484+1.3 pts
69Lincoln County9.343+0.3 pts
70Chase County9.099-1.46 pts
71Clay County9.072-4.75 pts
72Phelps County8.861+1.45 pts
73Knox County8.795-9.29 pts
74Pierce County8.583-1.46 pts
75Cuming County8.541-3.3 pts
76Johnson County8.518-0.86 pts
77Nuckolls County8.498-0.26 pts
78Seward County8.399+0.94 pts
79Kimball County7.835-16.88 pts
80Perkins County7.789-2.45 pts
81Garden County7.721-17.59 pts
82Blaine County7.692+7.69 pts
83Wayne County7.438+0.93 pts
84Platte County7.38-1.24 pts
85Keya Paha County7.273-17.73 pts
86Brown County6.832-8.41 pts
87Colfax County6.577+2.75 pts
88Banner County6.504-10.97 pts
89Saline County5.627+1.33 pts
90McPherson County4.545-17.68 pts
91Dakota County4.364+0.1 pts
92Loup County2.469-23.85 pts
93Thurston County2.37-5.2 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.

How to cite

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wheeler County, with 50% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Thurston County, with 2.37% in 2017.

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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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