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Counties in Nebraska by job destruction rate

Loup County had the highest job destruction rate of 93 counties in 2022, at 31.707%. Pawnee County had the lowest, at 4.466%. The median was 11.126% and the figure for Nebraska was 10.75%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.707Loup County
Lowest4.466Pawnee County
Median11.12693 counties
Nebraska10.75History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.178 %Antelope County: 6.023 %Arthur County: 8.696 %Banner County: 13.605 %Blaine County: 15.385 %Boone County: 19.104 %Box Butte County: 7.597 %Boyd County: 6.991 %Brown County: 18.575 %Buffalo County: 12.084 %Burt County: 9.464 %Butler County: 15.915 %Cass County: 12.173 %Cedar County: 10.529 %Chase County: 12.876 %Cherry County: 13.69 %Cheyenne County: 12.116 %Clay County: 12.124 %Colfax County: 7.284 %Cuming County: 10.676 %Custer County: 8.661 %Dakota County: 7.213 %Dawes County: 8.592 %Dawson County: 8.089 %Deuel County: 15.44 %Dixon County: 8.885 %Dodge County: 9.556 %Douglas County: 11.644 %Dundy County: 9.001 %Fillmore County: 8.081 %Franklin County: 5.283 %Frontier County: 13.456 %Furnas County: 10.256 %Gage County: 11.677 %Garden County: 12.652 %Garfield County: 20 %Gosper County: 12.165 %Grant County: 25.478 %Greeley County: 16.276 %Hall County: 11.75 %Hamilton County: 8.868 %Harlan County: 7.066 %Hayes County: 16.667 %Hitchcock County: 8.105 %Holt County: 11.517 %Hooker County: 16.667 %Howard County: 7.307 %Jefferson County: 7.019 %Johnson County: 11.126 %Kearney County: 16.163 %Keith County: 13.935 %Keya Paha County: 31.325 %Kimball County: 5.126 %Knox County: 11.36 %Lancaster County: 12.135 %Lincoln County: 10.716 %Logan County: 18.919 %Loup County: 31.707 %McPherson County: 10.256 %Madison County: 8.823 %Merrick County: 11.81 %Morrill County: 14.132 %Nance County: 5.243 %Nemaha County: 9.916 %Nuckolls County: 6.296 %Otoe County: 7.455 %Pawnee County: 4.466 %Perkins County: 12.115 %Phelps County: 9.208 %Pierce County: 11.212 %Platte County: 10.628 %Polk County: 7.348 %Red Willow County: 6.045 %Richardson County: 13.247 %Rock County: 7.337 %Saline County: 13.173 %Sarpy County: 9.547 %Saunders County: 14.113 %Scotts Bluff County: 10.564 %Seward County: 10.548 %Sheridan County: 8.917 %Sherman County: 11.297 %Sioux County: 17.284 %Stanton County: 13.893 %Thayer County: 6.395 %Thomas County: 15.347 %Thurston County: 14.073 %Valley County: 10.473 %Washington County: 11.204 %Wayne County: 13.714 %Webster County: 13.212 %Wheeler County: 4.938 %York County: 9.705 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Loup County: 31.707 %Loup County31.707Keya Paha County: 31.325 %Keya Paha County31.325Grant County: 25.478 %Grant County25.478Garfield County: 20 %Garfield County20Boone County: 19.104 %Boone County19.104Logan County: 18.919 %Logan County18.919Brown County: 18.575 %Brown County18.575Sioux County: 17.284 %Sioux County17.284Hayes County: 16.667 %Hayes County16.667Hooker County: 16.667 %Hooker County16.667Greeley County: 16.276 %Greeley County16.276Kearney County: 16.163 %Kearney County16.163Butler County: 15.915 %Butler County15.915Deuel County: 15.44 %Deuel County15.44Blaine County: 15.385 %Blaine County15.385Thomas County: 15.347 %Thomas County15.347Morrill County: 14.132 %Morrill County14.132Saunders County: 14.113 %Saunders County14.113Thurston County: 14.073 %Thurston County14.073Keith County: 13.935 %Keith County13.935Stanton County: 13.893 %Stanton County13.893Wayne County: 13.714 %Wayne County13.714Cherry County: 13.69 %Cherry County13.69Banner County: 13.605 %Banner County13.605Frontier County: 13.456 %Frontier County13.456Richardson County: 13.247 %Richardson County13.247Webster County: 13.212 %Webster County13.212Saline County: 13.173 %Saline County13.173Chase County: 12.876 %Chase County12.876Garden County: 12.652 %Garden County12.652Cass County: 12.173 %Cass County12.173Gosper County: 12.165 %Gosper County12.165Lancaster County: 12.135 %Lancaster County12.135Clay County: 12.124 %Clay County12.124Cheyenne County: 12.116 %Cheyenne County12.116Perkins County: 12.115 %Perkins County12.115Buffalo County: 12.084 %Buffalo County12.084Merrick County: 11.81 %Merrick County11.81Hall County: 11.75 %Hall County11.75Gage County: 11.677 %Gage County11.677Loup County: 31.707 %Loup County31.707Keya Paha County: 31.325 %Keya Paha County31.325Grant County: 25.478 %Grant County25.478Garfield County: 20 %Garfield County20Boone County: 19.104 %Boone County19.104Logan County: 18.919 %Logan County18.919Brown County: 18.575 %Brown County18.575Sioux County: 17.284 %Sioux County17.284Hayes County: 16.667 %Hayes County16.667Hooker County: 16.667 %Hooker County16.667Greeley County: 16.276 %Greeley County16.276Kearney County: 16.163 %Kearney County16.163Butler County: 15.915 %Butler County15.915Deuel County: 15.44 %Deuel County15.44Blaine County: 15.385 %Blaine County15.385Thomas County: 15.347 %Thomas County15.347Morrill County: 14.132 %Morrill County14.132Saunders County: 14.113 %Saunders County14.113Thurston County: 14.073 %Thurston County14.073Keith County: 13.935 %Keith County13.935Stanton County: 13.893 %Stanton County13.893Wayne County: 13.714 %Wayne County13.714Cherry County: 13.69 %Cherry County13.69Banner County: 13.605 %Banner County13.605Frontier County: 13.456 %Frontier County13.456Richardson County: 13.247 %Richardson County13.247Webster County: 13.212 %Webster County13.212Saline County: 13.173 %Saline County13.173Chase County: 12.876 %Chase County12.876Garden County: 12.652 %Garden County12.652Cass County: 12.173 %Cass County12.173Gosper County: 12.165 %Gosper County12.165Lancaster County: 12.135 %Lancaster County12.135Clay County: 12.124 %Clay County12.124Cheyenne County: 12.116 %Cheyenne County12.116Perkins County: 12.115 %Perkins County12.115Buffalo County: 12.084 %Buffalo County12.084Merrick County: 11.81 %Merrick County11.81Hall County: 11.75 %Hall County11.75Gage County: 11.677 %Gage County11.677
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Loup County31.707+8.05 pts
2Keya Paha County31.325+12.5 pts
3Grant County25.478+14.5 pts
4Garfield County20+8.31 pts
5Boone County19.104+10.18 pts
6Logan County18.919+9.59 pts
7Brown County18.575+10.02 pts
8Sioux County17.284+9.88 pts
9Hayes County16.667+0.34 pts
9Hooker County16.667-2.55 pts
11Greeley County16.276+4.75 pts
12Kearney County16.163+2.42 pts
13Butler County15.915+9.3 pts
14Deuel County15.44+7.57 pts
15Blaine County15.385+4.48 pts
16Thomas County15.347+4.67 pts
17Morrill County14.132-10.31 pts
18Saunders County14.113+2.92 pts
19Thurston County14.073+0.88 pts
20Keith County13.935+1.73 pts
21Stanton County13.893+0.71 pts
22Wayne County13.714+1.07 pts
23Cherry County13.69+5.23 pts
24Banner County13.605+13.61 pts
25Frontier County13.456-5.33 pts
26Richardson County13.247+0.36 pts
27Webster County13.212+5.61 pts
28Saline County13.173-1.15 pts
29Chase County12.876-5.89 pts
30Garden County12.652-13.27 pts
31Cass County12.173+2.45 pts
32Gosper County12.165+5.75 pts
33Lancaster County12.135-0.8 pts
34Clay County12.124+0.23 pts
35Cheyenne County12.116-5.88 pts
36Perkins County12.115+5.62 pts
37Buffalo County12.084+1.43 pts
38Merrick County11.81+2.83 pts
39Hall County11.75+1.92 pts
40Gage County11.677+1.66 pts
41Douglas County11.644-3.54 pts
42Holt County11.517+0.57 pts
43Knox County11.36+0.78 pts
44Sherman County11.297+2.26 pts
45Pierce County11.212+1.82 pts
46Washington County11.204+2.05 pts
47Johnson County11.126-7.51 pts
48Lincoln County10.716+0.27 pts
49Cuming County10.676+0.09 pts
50Platte County10.628+2.76 pts
51Scotts Bluff County10.564+0.48 pts
52Seward County10.548-3.57 pts
53Cedar County10.529+1.3 pts
54Valley County10.473-5.56 pts
55Furnas County10.256+2.7 pts
55McPherson County10.256-0.86 pts
57Nemaha County9.916+1.8 pts
58York County9.705-0.96 pts
59Dodge County9.556+0.47 pts
60Sarpy County9.547-1.6 pts
61Burt County9.464+0.16 pts
62Phelps County9.208+1.42 pts
63Adams County9.178-2.66 pts
64Dundy County9.001-1.39 pts
65Sheridan County8.917+1.2 pts
66Dixon County8.885-0.94 pts
67Hamilton County8.868+0.15 pts
68Madison County8.823-1.45 pts
69Arthur County8.696+5.59 pts
70Custer County8.661-0.22 pts
71Dawes County8.592+1.56 pts
72Hitchcock County8.105-1.47 pts
73Dawson County8.089+1.31 pts
74Fillmore County8.081+0.54 pts
75Box Butte County7.597-5.12 pts
76Otoe County7.455-2.12 pts
77Polk County7.348-9.77 pts
78Rock County7.337+3.23 pts
79Howard County7.307-2.9 pts
80Colfax County7.284+0.73 pts
81Dakota County7.213-3.7 pts
82Harlan County7.066-2.98 pts
83Jefferson County7.019-8.16 pts
84Boyd County6.991-6.73 pts
85Thayer County6.395-1.4 pts
86Nuckolls County6.296-1.38 pts
87Red Willow County6.045-1.68 pts
88Antelope County6.023-5.61 pts
89Franklin County5.283-6.42 pts
90Nance County5.243-8.76 pts
91Kimball County5.126-17.71 pts
92Wheeler County4.938-47.06 pts
93Pawnee County4.466-3.18 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Loup County, with 31.707% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Pawnee County, with 4.466% in 2022.

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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