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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Wheeler County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2021, at 52%. Banner County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.447% and the figure for Nebraska was 12.314%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52Wheeler County
Lowest0Banner County
Median10.44793 counties
Nebraska12.314History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 11.838 %Antelope County: 11.632 %Arthur County: 3.101 %Banner County: 0 %Blaine County: 10.909 %Boone County: 8.921 %Box Butte County: 12.713 %Boyd County: 13.725 %Brown County: 8.555 %Buffalo County: 10.65 %Burt County: 9.302 %Butler County: 6.614 %Cass County: 9.719 %Cedar County: 9.232 %Chase County: 18.765 %Cherry County: 8.463 %Cheyenne County: 17.994 %Clay County: 11.896 %Colfax County: 6.554 %Cuming County: 10.59 %Custer County: 8.885 %Dakota County: 10.912 %Dawes County: 7.036 %Dawson County: 6.776 %Deuel County: 7.871 %Dixon County: 9.828 %Dodge County: 9.083 %Douglas County: 15.18 %Dundy County: 10.393 %Fillmore County: 7.545 %Franklin County: 11.701 %Frontier County: 18.782 %Furnas County: 7.559 %Gage County: 10.015 %Garden County: 25.917 %Garfield County: 11.686 %Gosper County: 6.414 %Grant County: 10.976 %Greeley County: 11.523 %Hall County: 9.832 %Hamilton County: 8.721 %Harlan County: 10.046 %Hayes County: 16.327 %Hitchcock County: 9.579 %Holt County: 10.945 %Hooker County: 19.214 %Howard County: 10.21 %Jefferson County: 15.181 %Johnson County: 18.633 %Kearney County: 13.74 %Keith County: 12.208 %Keya Paha County: 18.824 %Kimball County: 22.836 %Knox County: 10.584 %Lancaster County: 12.935 %Lincoln County: 10.447 %Logan County: 9.333 %Loup County: 23.656 %McPherson County: 11.111 %Madison County: 10.271 %Merrick County: 8.984 %Morrill County: 24.442 %Nance County: 14 %Nemaha County: 8.118 %Nuckolls County: 7.675 %Otoe County: 9.576 %Pawnee County: 7.651 %Perkins County: 6.496 %Phelps County: 7.786 %Pierce County: 9.387 %Platte County: 7.872 %Polk County: 17.122 %Red Willow County: 7.723 %Richardson County: 12.888 %Rock County: 4.11 %Saline County: 14.325 %Sarpy County: 11.152 %Saunders County: 11.191 %Scotts Bluff County: 10.085 %Seward County: 14.114 %Sheridan County: 7.721 %Sherman County: 9.042 %Sioux County: 7.407 %Stanton County: 13.187 %Thayer County: 7.797 %Thomas County: 10.68 %Thurston County: 13.189 %Valley County: 16.036 %Washington County: 9.155 %Wayne County: 12.645 %Webster County: 7.606 %Wheeler County: 52 %York County: 10.666 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Wheeler County: 52 %Wheeler County52Garden County: 25.917 %Garden County25.917Morrill County: 24.442 %Morrill County24.442Loup County: 23.656 %Loup County23.656Kimball County: 22.836 %Kimball County22.836Hooker County: 19.214 %Hooker County19.214Keya Paha County: 18.824 %Keya Paha County18.824Frontier County: 18.782 %Frontier County18.782Chase County: 18.765 %Chase County18.765Johnson County: 18.633 %Johnson County18.633Cheyenne County: 17.994 %Cheyenne County17.994Polk County: 17.122 %Polk County17.122Hayes County: 16.327 %Hayes County16.327Valley County: 16.036 %Valley County16.036Jefferson County: 15.181 %Jefferson County15.181Douglas County: 15.18 %Douglas County15.18Saline County: 14.325 %Saline County14.325Seward County: 14.114 %Seward County14.114Nance County: 14 %Nance County14Kearney County: 13.74 %Kearney County13.74Boyd County: 13.725 %Boyd County13.725Thurston County: 13.189 %Thurston County13.189Stanton County: 13.187 %Stanton County13.187Lancaster County: 12.935 %Lancaster County12.935Richardson County: 12.888 %Richardson County12.888Box Butte County: 12.713 %Box Butte County12.713Wayne County: 12.645 %Wayne County12.645Keith County: 12.208 %Keith County12.208Clay County: 11.896 %Clay County11.896Adams County: 11.838 %Adams County11.838Franklin County: 11.701 %Franklin County11.701Garfield County: 11.686 %Garfield County11.686Antelope County: 11.632 %Antelope County11.632Greeley County: 11.523 %Greeley County11.523Saunders County: 11.191 %Saunders County11.191Sarpy County: 11.152 %Sarpy County11.152McPherson County: 11.111 %McPherson County11.111Grant County: 10.976 %Grant County10.976Holt County: 10.945 %Holt County10.945Dakota County: 10.912 %Dakota County10.912Wheeler County: 52 %Wheeler County52Garden County: 25.917 %Garden County25.917Morrill County: 24.442 %Morrill County24.442Loup County: 23.656 %Loup County23.656Kimball County: 22.836 %Kimball County22.836Hooker County: 19.214 %Hooker County19.214Keya Paha County: 18.824 %Keya Paha County18.824Frontier County: 18.782 %Frontier County18.782Chase County: 18.765 %Chase County18.765Johnson County: 18.633 %Johnson County18.633Cheyenne County: 17.994 %Cheyenne County17.994Polk County: 17.122 %Polk County17.122Hayes County: 16.327 %Hayes County16.327Valley County: 16.036 %Valley County16.036Jefferson County: 15.181 %Jefferson County15.181Douglas County: 15.18 %Douglas County15.18Saline County: 14.325 %Saline County14.325Seward County: 14.114 %Seward County14.114Nance County: 14 %Nance County14Kearney County: 13.74 %Kearney County13.74Boyd County: 13.725 %Boyd County13.725Thurston County: 13.189 %Thurston County13.189Stanton County: 13.187 %Stanton County13.187Lancaster County: 12.935 %Lancaster County12.935Richardson County: 12.888 %Richardson County12.888Box Butte County: 12.713 %Box Butte County12.713Wayne County: 12.645 %Wayne County12.645Keith County: 12.208 %Keith County12.208Clay County: 11.896 %Clay County11.896Adams County: 11.838 %Adams County11.838Franklin County: 11.701 %Franklin County11.701Garfield County: 11.686 %Garfield County11.686Antelope County: 11.632 %Antelope County11.632Greeley County: 11.523 %Greeley County11.523Saunders County: 11.191 %Saunders County11.191Sarpy County: 11.152 %Sarpy County11.152McPherson County: 11.111 %McPherson County11.111Grant County: 10.976 %Grant County10.976Holt County: 10.945 %Holt County10.945Dakota County: 10.912 %Dakota County10.912
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wheeler County52+30.86 pts
2Garden County25.917-6.89 pts
3Morrill County24.442+20.05 pts
4Loup County23.656+7.33 pts
5Kimball County22.836+15.47 pts
6Hooker County19.214+4.47 pts
7Keya Paha County18.824+9.41 pts
8Frontier County18.782+2.1 pts
9Chase County18.765+11.05 pts
10Johnson County18.633+9.8 pts
11Cheyenne County17.994-34.74 pts
12Polk County17.122+6.59 pts
13Hayes County16.327+4.08 pts
14Valley County16.036+6.53 pts
15Jefferson County15.181+5.91 pts
16Douglas County15.18+5.75 pts
17Saline County14.325+9.06 pts
18Seward County14.114+3.96 pts
19Nance County14-9.27 pts
20Kearney County13.74+7.53 pts
21Boyd County13.725+2.65 pts
22Thurston County13.189-15.15 pts
23Stanton County13.187-0.29 pts
24Lancaster County12.935+3.23 pts
25Richardson County12.888+0.76 pts
26Box Butte County12.713-1.42 pts
27Wayne County12.645+5.02 pts
28Keith County12.208-0.57 pts
29Clay County11.896-1.56 pts
30Adams County11.838+3.91 pts
31Franklin County11.701-11.54 pts
32Garfield County11.686+4.98 pts
33Antelope County11.632+2.96 pts
34Greeley County11.523-0.85 pts
35Saunders County11.191+0.24 pts
36Sarpy County11.152-0.12 pts
37McPherson County11.111-5.11 pts
38Grant County10.976+2.12 pts
39Holt County10.945-0.1 pts
40Dakota County10.912+3.25 pts
41Blaine County10.9090 pts
42Thomas County10.68-17.48 pts
43York County10.666+3.5 pts
44Buffalo County10.65+0.27 pts
45Cuming County10.59-0.45 pts
46Knox County10.584-11.06 pts
47Lincoln County10.447-0.12 pts
48Dundy County10.393+2.43 pts
49Madison County10.271-0.08 pts
50Howard County10.21-7.54 pts
51Scotts Bluff County10.085+1.31 pts
52Harlan County10.046-1.57 pts
53Gage County10.015+0.6 pts
54Hall County9.832+1.65 pts
55Dixon County9.828+0.38 pts
56Cass County9.719-3.63 pts
57Hitchcock County9.579+2.44 pts
58Otoe County9.576-1.53 pts
59Pierce County9.387-1.4 pts
60Logan County9.333-2.06 pts
61Burt County9.302-5.66 pts
62Cedar County9.232-3.94 pts
63Washington County9.155-2.53 pts
64Dodge County9.083-0.78 pts
65Sherman County9.042-18.34 pts
66Merrick County8.984-2.38 pts
67Boone County8.921-2.56 pts
68Custer County8.885-0.74 pts
69Hamilton County8.721-0.96 pts
70Brown County8.555-0.92 pts
71Cherry County8.463-13.94 pts
72Nemaha County8.118-10.27 pts
73Platte County7.872-3.32 pts
74Deuel County7.871-1.3 pts
75Thayer County7.797-3.47 pts
76Phelps County7.786-5.53 pts
77Red Willow County7.723-4.1 pts
78Sheridan County7.721-2.7 pts
79Nuckolls County7.675-0.41 pts
80Pawnee County7.651-0.7 pts
81Webster County7.606-5.8 pts
82Furnas County7.559-5.13 pts
83Fillmore County7.545-2.68 pts
84Sioux County7.407-7.59 pts
85Dawes County7.036-6.42 pts
86Dawson County6.776+0.21 pts
87Butler County6.614+1.77 pts
88Colfax County6.554-10.64 pts
89Perkins County6.496-0.22 pts
90Gosper County6.414-10.71 pts
91Rock County4.11-14.75 pts
92Arthur County3.101-7.92 pts
93Banner County0-5.88 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wheeler County, with 52% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Banner County, with 0% in 2021.

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