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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Keya Paha County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2018, at 32.653%. Saline County had the lowest, at 4.696%. The median was 10.761% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.477%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.653Keya Paha County
Lowest4.696Saline County
Median10.76193 counties
Nebraska10.477History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 10.088 %Antelope County: 15.05 %Arthur County: 8.403 %Banner County: 5.714 %Blaine County: 10.345 %Boone County: 9.903 %Box Butte County: 10.761 %Boyd County: 6.068 %Brown County: 10.3 %Buffalo County: 12.634 %Burt County: 17.612 %Butler County: 9.361 %Cass County: 10.324 %Cedar County: 13.381 %Chase County: 14.785 %Cherry County: 9.161 %Cheyenne County: 6.979 %Clay County: 14.891 %Colfax County: 5.963 %Cuming County: 9.651 %Custer County: 11.587 %Dakota County: 5.471 %Dawes County: 13.414 %Dawson County: 11.088 %Deuel County: 17.915 %Dixon County: 5.88 %Dodge County: 8.808 %Douglas County: 11.349 %Dundy County: 9.722 %Fillmore County: 6.843 %Franklin County: 26.225 %Frontier County: 11.574 %Furnas County: 9.539 %Gage County: 10.261 %Garden County: 27.547 %Garfield County: 10.948 %Gosper County: 14.595 %Grant County: 19.149 %Greeley County: 8.48 %Hall County: 9.889 %Hamilton County: 8.377 %Harlan County: 16.169 %Hayes County: 8.421 %Hitchcock County: 8.511 %Holt County: 12.752 %Hooker County: 5.195 %Howard County: 9.849 %Jefferson County: 9.636 %Johnson County: 10.891 %Kearney County: 6.423 %Keith County: 16.727 %Keya Paha County: 32.653 %Kimball County: 11.475 %Knox County: 16.416 %Lancaster County: 10.544 %Lincoln County: 12.211 %Logan County: 9.272 %Loup County: 18.75 %McPherson County: 9.091 %Madison County: 10.11 %Merrick County: 20.075 %Morrill County: 8.124 %Nance County: 24.98 %Nemaha County: 13.097 %Nuckolls County: 10.149 %Otoe County: 11.135 %Pawnee County: 12.903 %Perkins County: 6.441 %Phelps County: 7.811 %Pierce County: 12.151 %Platte County: 6.277 %Polk County: 11.435 %Red Willow County: 11.318 %Richardson County: 10.794 %Rock County: 9.302 %Saline County: 4.696 %Sarpy County: 10.287 %Saunders County: 9.839 %Scotts Bluff County: 12.691 %Seward County: 9.502 %Sheridan County: 14.301 %Sherman County: 12.027 %Sioux County: 12.5 %Stanton County: 16.894 %Thayer County: 7.632 %Thomas County: 22.495 %Thurston County: 5.011 %Valley County: 11.098 %Washington County: 15.606 %Wayne County: 13.17 %Webster County: 14.567 %Wheeler County: 21.311 %York County: 7 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Keya Paha County: 32.653 %Keya Paha County32.653Garden County: 27.547 %Garden County27.547Franklin County: 26.225 %Franklin County26.225Nance County: 24.98 %Nance County24.98Thomas County: 22.495 %Thomas County22.495Wheeler County: 21.311 %Wheeler County21.311Merrick County: 20.075 %Merrick County20.075Grant County: 19.149 %Grant County19.149Loup County: 18.75 %Loup County18.75Deuel County: 17.915 %Deuel County17.915Burt County: 17.612 %Burt County17.612Stanton County: 16.894 %Stanton County16.894Keith County: 16.727 %Keith County16.727Knox County: 16.416 %Knox County16.416Harlan County: 16.169 %Harlan County16.169Washington County: 15.606 %Washington County15.606Antelope County: 15.05 %Antelope County15.05Clay County: 14.891 %Clay County14.891Chase County: 14.785 %Chase County14.785Gosper County: 14.595 %Gosper County14.595Webster County: 14.567 %Webster County14.567Sheridan County: 14.301 %Sheridan County14.301Dawes County: 13.414 %Dawes County13.414Cedar County: 13.381 %Cedar County13.381Wayne County: 13.17 %Wayne County13.17Nemaha County: 13.097 %Nemaha County13.097Pawnee County: 12.903 %Pawnee County12.903Holt County: 12.752 %Holt County12.752Scotts Bluff County: 12.691 %Scotts Bluff County12.691Buffalo County: 12.634 %Buffalo County12.634Sioux County: 12.5 %Sioux County12.5Lincoln County: 12.211 %Lincoln County12.211Pierce County: 12.151 %Pierce County12.151Sherman County: 12.027 %Sherman County12.027Custer County: 11.587 %Custer County11.587Frontier County: 11.574 %Frontier County11.574Kimball County: 11.475 %Kimball County11.475Polk County: 11.435 %Polk County11.435Douglas County: 11.349 %Douglas County11.349Red Willow County: 11.318 %Red Willow County11.318Keya Paha County: 32.653 %Keya Paha County32.653Garden County: 27.547 %Garden County27.547Franklin County: 26.225 %Franklin County26.225Nance County: 24.98 %Nance County24.98Thomas County: 22.495 %Thomas County22.495Wheeler County: 21.311 %Wheeler County21.311Merrick County: 20.075 %Merrick County20.075Grant County: 19.149 %Grant County19.149Loup County: 18.75 %Loup County18.75Deuel County: 17.915 %Deuel County17.915Burt County: 17.612 %Burt County17.612Stanton County: 16.894 %Stanton County16.894Keith County: 16.727 %Keith County16.727Knox County: 16.416 %Knox County16.416Harlan County: 16.169 %Harlan County16.169Washington County: 15.606 %Washington County15.606Antelope County: 15.05 %Antelope County15.05Clay County: 14.891 %Clay County14.891Chase County: 14.785 %Chase County14.785Gosper County: 14.595 %Gosper County14.595Webster County: 14.567 %Webster County14.567Sheridan County: 14.301 %Sheridan County14.301Dawes County: 13.414 %Dawes County13.414Cedar County: 13.381 %Cedar County13.381Wayne County: 13.17 %Wayne County13.17Nemaha County: 13.097 %Nemaha County13.097Pawnee County: 12.903 %Pawnee County12.903Holt County: 12.752 %Holt County12.752Scotts Bluff County: 12.691 %Scotts Bluff County12.691Buffalo County: 12.634 %Buffalo County12.634Sioux County: 12.5 %Sioux County12.5Lincoln County: 12.211 %Lincoln County12.211Pierce County: 12.151 %Pierce County12.151Sherman County: 12.027 %Sherman County12.027Custer County: 11.587 %Custer County11.587Frontier County: 11.574 %Frontier County11.574Kimball County: 11.475 %Kimball County11.475Polk County: 11.435 %Polk County11.435Douglas County: 11.349 %Douglas County11.349Red Willow County: 11.318 %Red Willow County11.318
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Keya Paha County32.653+25.38 pts
2Garden County27.547+19.83 pts
3Franklin County26.225+3.3 pts
4Nance County24.98+1.02 pts
5Thomas County22.495-6.02 pts
6Wheeler County21.311-28.69 pts
7Merrick County20.075+7.15 pts
8Grant County19.149+2.96 pts
9Loup County18.75+16.28 pts
10Deuel County17.915+5.75 pts
11Burt County17.612+7.44 pts
12Stanton County16.894-2.54 pts
13Keith County16.727+6.66 pts
14Knox County16.416+7.62 pts
15Harlan County16.169+6.57 pts
16Washington County15.606+3.84 pts
17Antelope County15.05-0.48 pts
18Clay County14.891+5.82 pts
19Chase County14.785+5.69 pts
20Gosper County14.595+4.89 pts
21Webster County14.567+4.54 pts
22Sheridan County14.301+2.99 pts
23Dawes County13.414-0.98 pts
24Cedar County13.381-2.66 pts
25Wayne County13.17+5.73 pts
26Nemaha County13.097+3.35 pts
27Pawnee County12.903-2.85 pts
28Holt County12.752-0.58 pts
29Scotts Bluff County12.691+0.42 pts
30Buffalo County12.634+2.04 pts
31Sioux County12.5+2.37 pts
32Lincoln County12.211+2.87 pts
33Pierce County12.151+3.57 pts
34Sherman County12.027+2.39 pts
35Custer County11.587-2.01 pts
36Frontier County11.574-0.12 pts
37Kimball County11.475+3.64 pts
38Polk County11.435+1.74 pts
39Douglas County11.349+0.79 pts
40Red Willow County11.318+1.02 pts
41Otoe County11.135-1 pts
42Valley County11.098+0.34 pts
43Dawson County11.088+0.64 pts
44Garfield County10.948-1.26 pts
45Johnson County10.891+2.37 pts
46Richardson County10.794-1.82 pts
47Box Butte County10.761-12.71 pts
48Lancaster County10.544-0.92 pts
49Blaine County10.345+2.65 pts
50Cass County10.324-1.53 pts
51Brown County10.3+3.47 pts
52Sarpy County10.287-1.67 pts
53Gage County10.261-0.52 pts
54Nuckolls County10.149+1.65 pts
55Madison County10.11-3.39 pts
56Adams County10.088+0.17 pts
57Boone County9.903-0.16 pts
58Hall County9.889+0.05 pts
59Howard County9.849-4.04 pts
60Saunders County9.839-1.72 pts
61Dundy County9.722-6 pts
62Cuming County9.651+1.11 pts
63Jefferson County9.636-3.05 pts
64Furnas County9.539-5.22 pts
65Seward County9.502+1.1 pts
66Butler County9.361-0.35 pts
67Rock County9.302-4.37 pts
68Logan County9.272-25.26 pts
69Cherry County9.161-1.09 pts
70McPherson County9.091+4.55 pts
71Dodge County8.808-0.68 pts
72Hitchcock County8.511-7.96 pts
73Greeley County8.48-2.77 pts
74Hayes County8.421-26.27 pts
75Arthur County8.403-2.98 pts
76Hamilton County8.377-4.02 pts
77Morrill County8.124-2.79 pts
78Phelps County7.811-1.05 pts
79Thayer County7.632-3.46 pts
80York County7-5.09 pts
81Cheyenne County6.979-4.81 pts
82Fillmore County6.843-10.82 pts
83Perkins County6.441-1.35 pts
84Kearney County6.423-4.09 pts
85Platte County6.277-1.1 pts
86Boyd County6.068-6.42 pts
87Colfax County5.963-0.61 pts
88Dixon County5.88-4.76 pts
89Banner County5.714-0.79 pts
90Dakota County5.471+1.11 pts
91Hooker County5.195-12.2 pts
92Thurston County5.011+2.64 pts
93Saline County4.696-0.93 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Keya Paha County, with 32.653% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Saline County, with 4.696% in 2018.

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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