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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Cheyenne County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2020, at 52.737%. Morrill County had the lowest, at 4.394%. The median was 11.038% and the figure for Nebraska was 9.906%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.737Cheyenne County
Lowest4.394Morrill County
Median11.03893 counties
Nebraska9.906History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.926 %Antelope County: 8.677 %Arthur County: 11.024 %Banner County: 5.882 %Blaine County: 10.909 %Boone County: 11.481 %Box Butte County: 14.135 %Boyd County: 11.073 %Brown County: 9.477 %Buffalo County: 10.38 %Burt County: 14.962 %Butler County: 4.842 %Cass County: 13.347 %Cedar County: 13.17 %Chase County: 7.71 %Cherry County: 22.401 %Cheyenne County: 52.737 %Clay County: 13.454 %Colfax County: 17.193 %Cuming County: 11.038 %Custer County: 9.629 %Dakota County: 7.66 %Dawes County: 13.452 %Dawson County: 6.568 %Deuel County: 9.174 %Dixon County: 9.45 %Dodge County: 9.865 %Douglas County: 9.434 %Dundy County: 7.967 %Fillmore County: 10.224 %Franklin County: 23.238 %Frontier County: 16.686 %Furnas County: 12.69 %Gage County: 9.42 %Garden County: 32.809 %Garfield County: 6.703 %Gosper County: 17.125 %Grant County: 8.861 %Greeley County: 12.374 %Hall County: 8.179 %Hamilton County: 9.686 %Harlan County: 11.612 %Hayes County: 12.245 %Hitchcock County: 7.143 %Holt County: 11.044 %Hooker County: 14.747 %Howard County: 17.746 %Jefferson County: 9.267 %Johnson County: 8.835 %Kearney County: 6.207 %Keith County: 12.783 %Keya Paha County: 9.412 %Kimball County: 7.363 %Knox County: 21.647 %Lancaster County: 9.706 %Lincoln County: 10.571 %Logan County: 11.392 %Loup County: 16.327 %McPherson County: 16.216 %Madison County: 10.352 %Merrick County: 11.365 %Morrill County: 4.394 %Nance County: 23.269 %Nemaha County: 18.388 %Nuckolls County: 8.08 %Otoe County: 11.109 %Pawnee County: 8.353 %Perkins County: 6.716 %Phelps County: 13.312 %Pierce County: 10.789 %Platte County: 11.193 %Polk County: 10.532 %Red Willow County: 11.827 %Richardson County: 12.128 %Rock County: 18.862 %Saline County: 5.261 %Sarpy County: 11.276 %Saunders County: 10.955 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.773 %Seward County: 10.15 %Sheridan County: 10.419 %Sherman County: 27.379 %Sioux County: 15 %Stanton County: 13.48 %Thayer County: 11.268 %Thomas County: 28.157 %Thurston County: 28.34 %Valley County: 9.505 %Washington County: 11.681 %Wayne County: 7.62 %Webster County: 13.403 %Wheeler County: 21.138 %York County: 7.168 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Cheyenne County: 52.737 %Cheyenne County52.737Garden County: 32.809 %Garden County32.809Thurston County: 28.34 %Thurston County28.34Thomas County: 28.157 %Thomas County28.157Sherman County: 27.379 %Sherman County27.379Nance County: 23.269 %Nance County23.269Franklin County: 23.238 %Franklin County23.238Cherry County: 22.401 %Cherry County22.401Knox County: 21.647 %Knox County21.647Wheeler County: 21.138 %Wheeler County21.138Rock County: 18.862 %Rock County18.862Nemaha County: 18.388 %Nemaha County18.388Howard County: 17.746 %Howard County17.746Colfax County: 17.193 %Colfax County17.193Gosper County: 17.125 %Gosper County17.125Frontier County: 16.686 %Frontier County16.686Loup County: 16.327 %Loup County16.327McPherson County: 16.216 %McPherson County16.216Sioux County: 15 %Sioux County15Burt County: 14.962 %Burt County14.962Hooker County: 14.747 %Hooker County14.747Box Butte County: 14.135 %Box Butte County14.135Stanton County: 13.48 %Stanton County13.48Clay County: 13.454 %Clay County13.454Dawes County: 13.452 %Dawes County13.452Webster County: 13.403 %Webster County13.403Cass County: 13.347 %Cass County13.347Phelps County: 13.312 %Phelps County13.312Cedar County: 13.17 %Cedar County13.17Keith County: 12.783 %Keith County12.783Furnas County: 12.69 %Furnas County12.69Greeley County: 12.374 %Greeley County12.374Hayes County: 12.245 %Hayes County12.245Richardson County: 12.128 %Richardson County12.128Red Willow County: 11.827 %Red Willow County11.827Washington County: 11.681 %Washington County11.681Harlan County: 11.612 %Harlan County11.612Boone County: 11.481 %Boone County11.481Logan County: 11.392 %Logan County11.392Merrick County: 11.365 %Merrick County11.365Cheyenne County: 52.737 %Cheyenne County52.737Garden County: 32.809 %Garden County32.809Thurston County: 28.34 %Thurston County28.34Thomas County: 28.157 %Thomas County28.157Sherman County: 27.379 %Sherman County27.379Nance County: 23.269 %Nance County23.269Franklin County: 23.238 %Franklin County23.238Cherry County: 22.401 %Cherry County22.401Knox County: 21.647 %Knox County21.647Wheeler County: 21.138 %Wheeler County21.138Rock County: 18.862 %Rock County18.862Nemaha County: 18.388 %Nemaha County18.388Howard County: 17.746 %Howard County17.746Colfax County: 17.193 %Colfax County17.193Gosper County: 17.125 %Gosper County17.125Frontier County: 16.686 %Frontier County16.686Loup County: 16.327 %Loup County16.327McPherson County: 16.216 %McPherson County16.216Sioux County: 15 %Sioux County15Burt County: 14.962 %Burt County14.962Hooker County: 14.747 %Hooker County14.747Box Butte County: 14.135 %Box Butte County14.135Stanton County: 13.48 %Stanton County13.48Clay County: 13.454 %Clay County13.454Dawes County: 13.452 %Dawes County13.452Webster County: 13.403 %Webster County13.403Cass County: 13.347 %Cass County13.347Phelps County: 13.312 %Phelps County13.312Cedar County: 13.17 %Cedar County13.17Keith County: 12.783 %Keith County12.783Furnas County: 12.69 %Furnas County12.69Greeley County: 12.374 %Greeley County12.374Hayes County: 12.245 %Hayes County12.245Richardson County: 12.128 %Richardson County12.128Red Willow County: 11.827 %Red Willow County11.827Washington County: 11.681 %Washington County11.681Harlan County: 11.612 %Harlan County11.612Boone County: 11.481 %Boone County11.481Logan County: 11.392 %Logan County11.392Merrick County: 11.365 %Merrick County11.365
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Cheyenne County52.737+39.59 pts
2Garden County32.809+19.78 pts
3Thurston County28.34+9.72 pts
4Thomas County28.157+24.66 pts
5Sherman County27.379+14.81 pts
6Nance County23.269+8.31 pts
7Franklin County23.238+12.66 pts
8Cherry County22.401+9.64 pts
9Knox County21.647+11.84 pts
10Wheeler County21.138+7.29 pts
11Rock County18.862+10.23 pts
12Nemaha County18.388+2.62 pts
13Howard County17.746+9.44 pts
14Colfax County17.193+13.67 pts
15Gosper County17.125-3.5 pts
16Frontier County16.686-1.97 pts
17Loup County16.327+10.27 pts
18McPherson County16.216+1.58 pts
19Sioux County15+5.12 pts
20Burt County14.962+6.13 pts
21Hooker County14.747-2.87 pts
22Box Butte County14.135-2.62 pts
23Stanton County13.48+1.54 pts
24Clay County13.454+3.18 pts
25Dawes County13.452-4.35 pts
26Webster County13.403+3.51 pts
27Cass County13.347+0.09 pts
28Phelps County13.312+1.54 pts
29Cedar County13.17+3.38 pts
30Keith County12.783-6.11 pts
31Furnas County12.69+2.24 pts
32Greeley County12.374+3.14 pts
33Hayes County12.245-12.5 pts
34Richardson County12.128-0.13 pts
35Red Willow County11.827+2.5 pts
36Washington County11.681+3.08 pts
37Harlan County11.612-5.52 pts
38Boone County11.481+2.46 pts
39Logan County11.392-4.08 pts
40Merrick County11.365+2.97 pts
41Sarpy County11.276+0.91 pts
42Thayer County11.268+2.56 pts
43Platte County11.193+2 pts
44Otoe County11.109+1.4 pts
45Boyd County11.073+1.58 pts
46Holt County11.044-2.01 pts
47Cuming County11.038+0.19 pts
48Arthur County11.024+6.22 pts
49Saunders County10.955-0.87 pts
50Blaine County10.909-3.13 pts
51Pierce County10.789+2.67 pts
52Lincoln County10.571-1.6 pts
53Polk County10.532+0.07 pts
54Sheridan County10.419-0.2 pts
55Buffalo County10.38-0.02 pts
56Madison County10.352+3.82 pts
57Fillmore County10.224+1.94 pts
58Seward County10.15+1.8 pts
59Dodge County9.865+1.75 pts
60Lancaster County9.706+0.14 pts
61Hamilton County9.686-7.7 pts
62Custer County9.629+1.33 pts
63Valley County9.505+0.27 pts
64Brown County9.477-6.71 pts
65Dixon County9.45-3.09 pts
66Douglas County9.434-0.12 pts
67Gage County9.42+0.12 pts
68Keya Paha County9.4120 pts
69Jefferson County9.267+2.73 pts
70Deuel County9.174-9.66 pts
71Grant County8.861-6.71 pts
72Johnson County8.835-8.15 pts
73Scotts Bluff County8.773-4.45 pts
74Antelope County8.677+0.07 pts
75Pawnee County8.353+2.26 pts
76Hall County8.179+0.95 pts
77Nuckolls County8.08-2.56 pts
78Dundy County7.967-2.65 pts
79Adams County7.926-2.85 pts
80Chase County7.71-9.17 pts
81Dakota County7.66+2.27 pts
82Wayne County7.62-4.78 pts
83Kimball County7.363-5.43 pts
84York County7.168-2.56 pts
85Hitchcock County7.143-2.18 pts
86Perkins County6.716+0.92 pts
87Garfield County6.703-9.6 pts
88Dawson County6.568+0.68 pts
89Kearney County6.207-0.23 pts
90Banner County5.882-4.26 pts
91Saline County5.261+1.7 pts
92Butler County4.842-9.55 pts
93Morrill County4.394-2.13 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cheyenne County, with 52.737% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Morrill County, with 4.394% in 2020.

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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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