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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Hayes County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2019, at 24.742%. Thomas County had the lowest, at 3.502%. The median was 10.401% and the figure for Nebraska was 9.556%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.742Hayes County
Lowest3.502Thomas County
Median10.40193 counties
Nebraska9.556History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 10.777 %Antelope County: 8.609 %Arthur County: 4.8 %Banner County: 10.145 %Blaine County: 14.035 %Boone County: 9.025 %Box Butte County: 16.753 %Boyd County: 9.492 %Brown County: 16.187 %Buffalo County: 10.401 %Burt County: 8.836 %Butler County: 14.396 %Cass County: 13.258 %Cedar County: 9.789 %Chase County: 16.879 %Cherry County: 12.759 %Cheyenne County: 13.152 %Clay County: 10.271 %Colfax County: 3.527 %Cuming County: 10.851 %Custer County: 8.302 %Dakota County: 5.392 %Dawes County: 17.802 %Dawson County: 5.888 %Deuel County: 18.836 %Dixon County: 12.537 %Dodge County: 8.12 %Douglas County: 9.558 %Dundy County: 10.612 %Fillmore County: 8.286 %Franklin County: 10.579 %Frontier County: 18.652 %Furnas County: 10.453 %Gage County: 9.302 %Garden County: 13.025 %Garfield County: 16.301 %Gosper County: 20.63 %Grant County: 15.569 %Greeley County: 9.235 %Hall County: 7.231 %Hamilton County: 17.39 %Harlan County: 17.13 %Hayes County: 24.742 %Hitchcock County: 9.32 %Holt County: 13.059 %Hooker County: 17.621 %Howard County: 8.308 %Jefferson County: 6.533 %Johnson County: 16.985 %Kearney County: 6.438 %Keith County: 18.892 %Keya Paha County: 9.412 %Kimball County: 12.79 %Knox County: 9.807 %Lancaster County: 9.566 %Lincoln County: 12.174 %Logan County: 15.476 %Loup County: 6.061 %McPherson County: 14.634 %Madison County: 6.53 %Merrick County: 8.39 %Morrill County: 6.526 %Nance County: 14.959 %Nemaha County: 15.772 %Nuckolls County: 10.645 %Otoe County: 9.709 %Pawnee County: 6.089 %Perkins County: 5.794 %Phelps County: 11.776 %Pierce County: 8.123 %Platte County: 9.196 %Polk County: 10.457 %Red Willow County: 9.328 %Richardson County: 12.256 %Rock County: 8.629 %Saline County: 3.561 %Sarpy County: 10.366 %Saunders County: 11.827 %Scotts Bluff County: 13.225 %Seward County: 8.354 %Sheridan County: 10.621 %Sherman County: 12.574 %Sioux County: 9.877 %Stanton County: 11.944 %Thayer County: 8.707 %Thomas County: 3.502 %Thurston County: 18.623 %Valley County: 9.236 %Washington County: 8.601 %Wayne County: 12.402 %Webster County: 9.896 %Wheeler County: 13.846 %York County: 9.724 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Hayes County: 24.742 %Hayes County24.742Gosper County: 20.63 %Gosper County20.63Keith County: 18.892 %Keith County18.892Deuel County: 18.836 %Deuel County18.836Frontier County: 18.652 %Frontier County18.652Thurston County: 18.623 %Thurston County18.623Dawes County: 17.802 %Dawes County17.802Hooker County: 17.621 %Hooker County17.621Hamilton County: 17.39 %Hamilton County17.39Harlan County: 17.13 %Harlan County17.13Johnson County: 16.985 %Johnson County16.985Chase County: 16.879 %Chase County16.879Box Butte County: 16.753 %Box Butte County16.753Garfield County: 16.301 %Garfield County16.301Brown County: 16.187 %Brown County16.187Nemaha County: 15.772 %Nemaha County15.772Grant County: 15.569 %Grant County15.569Logan County: 15.476 %Logan County15.476Nance County: 14.959 %Nance County14.959McPherson County: 14.634 %McPherson County14.634Butler County: 14.396 %Butler County14.396Blaine County: 14.035 %Blaine County14.035Wheeler County: 13.846 %Wheeler County13.846Cass County: 13.258 %Cass County13.258Scotts Bluff County: 13.225 %Scotts Bluff County13.225Cheyenne County: 13.152 %Cheyenne County13.152Holt County: 13.059 %Holt County13.059Garden County: 13.025 %Garden County13.025Kimball County: 12.79 %Kimball County12.79Cherry County: 12.759 %Cherry County12.759Sherman County: 12.574 %Sherman County12.574Dixon County: 12.537 %Dixon County12.537Wayne County: 12.402 %Wayne County12.402Richardson County: 12.256 %Richardson County12.256Lincoln County: 12.174 %Lincoln County12.174Stanton County: 11.944 %Stanton County11.944Saunders County: 11.827 %Saunders County11.827Phelps County: 11.776 %Phelps County11.776Cuming County: 10.851 %Cuming County10.851Adams County: 10.777 %Adams County10.777Hayes County: 24.742 %Hayes County24.742Gosper County: 20.63 %Gosper County20.63Keith County: 18.892 %Keith County18.892Deuel County: 18.836 %Deuel County18.836Frontier County: 18.652 %Frontier County18.652Thurston County: 18.623 %Thurston County18.623Dawes County: 17.802 %Dawes County17.802Hooker County: 17.621 %Hooker County17.621Hamilton County: 17.39 %Hamilton County17.39Harlan County: 17.13 %Harlan County17.13Johnson County: 16.985 %Johnson County16.985Chase County: 16.879 %Chase County16.879Box Butte County: 16.753 %Box Butte County16.753Garfield County: 16.301 %Garfield County16.301Brown County: 16.187 %Brown County16.187Nemaha County: 15.772 %Nemaha County15.772Grant County: 15.569 %Grant County15.569Logan County: 15.476 %Logan County15.476Nance County: 14.959 %Nance County14.959McPherson County: 14.634 %McPherson County14.634Butler County: 14.396 %Butler County14.396Blaine County: 14.035 %Blaine County14.035Wheeler County: 13.846 %Wheeler County13.846Cass County: 13.258 %Cass County13.258Scotts Bluff County: 13.225 %Scotts Bluff County13.225Cheyenne County: 13.152 %Cheyenne County13.152Holt County: 13.059 %Holt County13.059Garden County: 13.025 %Garden County13.025Kimball County: 12.79 %Kimball County12.79Cherry County: 12.759 %Cherry County12.759Sherman County: 12.574 %Sherman County12.574Dixon County: 12.537 %Dixon County12.537Wayne County: 12.402 %Wayne County12.402Richardson County: 12.256 %Richardson County12.256Lincoln County: 12.174 %Lincoln County12.174Stanton County: 11.944 %Stanton County11.944Saunders County: 11.827 %Saunders County11.827Phelps County: 11.776 %Phelps County11.776Cuming County: 10.851 %Cuming County10.851Adams County: 10.777 %Adams County10.777
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hayes County24.742+16.32 pts
2Gosper County20.63+6.03 pts
3Keith County18.892+2.16 pts
4Deuel County18.836+0.92 pts
5Frontier County18.652+7.08 pts
6Thurston County18.623+13.61 pts
7Dawes County17.802+4.39 pts
8Hooker County17.621+12.43 pts
9Hamilton County17.39+9.01 pts
10Harlan County17.13+0.96 pts
11Johnson County16.985+6.09 pts
12Chase County16.879+2.09 pts
13Box Butte County16.753+5.99 pts
14Garfield County16.301+5.35 pts
15Brown County16.187+5.89 pts
16Nemaha County15.772+2.68 pts
17Grant County15.569-3.58 pts
18Logan County15.476+6.2 pts
19Nance County14.959-10.02 pts
20McPherson County14.634+5.54 pts
21Butler County14.396+5.04 pts
22Blaine County14.035+3.69 pts
23Wheeler County13.846-7.46 pts
24Cass County13.258+2.93 pts
25Scotts Bluff County13.225+0.53 pts
26Cheyenne County13.152+6.17 pts
27Holt County13.059+0.31 pts
28Garden County13.025-14.52 pts
29Kimball County12.79+1.31 pts
30Cherry County12.759+3.6 pts
31Sherman County12.574+0.55 pts
32Dixon County12.537+6.66 pts
33Wayne County12.402-0.77 pts
34Richardson County12.256+1.46 pts
35Lincoln County12.174-0.04 pts
36Stanton County11.944-4.95 pts
37Saunders County11.827+1.99 pts
38Phelps County11.776+3.96 pts
39Cuming County10.851+1.2 pts
40Adams County10.777+0.69 pts
41Nuckolls County10.645+0.5 pts
42Sheridan County10.621-3.68 pts
43Dundy County10.612+0.89 pts
44Franklin County10.579-15.65 pts
45Polk County10.457-0.98 pts
46Furnas County10.453+0.91 pts
47Buffalo County10.401-2.23 pts
48Sarpy County10.366+0.08 pts
49Clay County10.271-4.62 pts
50Banner County10.145+4.43 pts
51Webster County9.896-4.67 pts
52Sioux County9.877-2.62 pts
53Knox County9.807-6.61 pts
54Cedar County9.789-3.59 pts
55York County9.724+2.72 pts
56Otoe County9.709-1.43 pts
57Lancaster County9.566-0.98 pts
58Douglas County9.558-1.79 pts
59Boyd County9.492+3.42 pts
60Keya Paha County9.412-23.24 pts
61Red Willow County9.328-1.99 pts
62Hitchcock County9.32+0.81 pts
63Gage County9.302-0.96 pts
64Valley County9.236-1.86 pts
65Greeley County9.235+0.75 pts
66Platte County9.196+2.92 pts
67Boone County9.025-0.88 pts
68Burt County8.836-8.78 pts
69Thayer County8.707+1.08 pts
70Rock County8.629-0.67 pts
71Antelope County8.609-6.44 pts
72Washington County8.601-7 pts
73Merrick County8.39-11.68 pts
74Seward County8.354-1.15 pts
75Howard County8.308-1.54 pts
76Custer County8.302-3.29 pts
77Fillmore County8.286+1.44 pts
78Pierce County8.123-4.03 pts
79Dodge County8.12-0.69 pts
80Hall County7.231-2.66 pts
81Jefferson County6.533-3.1 pts
82Madison County6.53-3.58 pts
83Morrill County6.526-1.6 pts
84Kearney County6.438+0.01 pts
85Pawnee County6.089-6.81 pts
86Loup County6.061-12.69 pts
87Dawson County5.888-5.2 pts
88Perkins County5.794-0.65 pts
89Dakota County5.392-0.08 pts
90Arthur County4.8-3.6 pts
91Saline County3.561-1.13 pts
92Colfax County3.527-2.44 pts
93Thomas County3.502-18.99 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hayes County, with 24.742% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Thomas County, with 3.502% in 2019.

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