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Nebraska: county data, all 93 of them.

1,978,707 residents across 93 county-equivalents, 55,962 business establishments, and 2,895 SBA approvals worth $1.54 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 93 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Nebraska?

  • Population1,978,707
  • Households797,847
  • Average household size2.48
  • County-equivalents93
  • People per square mile26

Nebraska has 1,978,707 residents in 797,847 households across 93 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Nebraska economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$189.24 bn
  • County product per resident$95,640
  • Covered employment976,821
  • Average annual pay$59,489

The average annual pay of $59,489 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Nebraska?

  • Business establishments55,962
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents28.3
  • Employment at those establishments862,469
  • Annual payroll$48.85 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Nebraska

  • Housing units permitted10,479
  • Permitted construction value$2.11 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households13.1

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Nebraska (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded2,118
  • 7(a) approval dollars$958.5 m
  • Average 7(a) approval$452,565
  • 504 approvals recorded777
  • 504 approval dollars$586.0 m
  • Average 504 approval$754,120
  • Counties with a 7(a) record73 of 93

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Nebraska

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans3.30 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate510
  • 7(a) loans charged off17
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans2.40 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate211
  • 504 loans charged off5

Of the 510 Nebraska 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 3.30 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Nebraska?

  • Land area76,820 sq mi
  • County-equivalents93
  • People per square mile26

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Nebraska.

Nebraska county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Douglas County590,736$80,39116,710$73.77 bn970
Lancaster County326,696$74,7938,999$28.82 bn668
Sarpy County197,389$103,3214,106$13.67 bn280
Hall County62,536$69,2511,857$5.29 bn70
Buffalo County50,579$75,9111,777$4.46 bn77
Dodge County37,351$74,329992$3.06 bn50
Scotts Bluff County35,843$63,6141,017$2.38 bn42
Madison County35,532$63,1281,232$3.23 bn41
Platte County34,716$71,5521,033$3.86 bn52
Lincoln County33,802$65,1481,018$3.31 bn78

Counties

All 93 Nebraska county-equivalents.

Nebraska counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Adams County31,052$68,365989$2.66 bn8563
Antelope County6,305$66,105218$776.6 m5857
Arthur County484$76,25012$33.2 mNone recorded715
Banner County742$78,8396$48.7 m1746
Blaine County422$69,58313$50.8 mNone recorded711
Boone County5,356$74,947199$575.7 m5687
Box Butte County10,714$68,892291$724.9 m71,075
Boyd County1,688$67,04563$139.8 m1540
Brown County2,869$54,676145$265.6 mNone recorded1,221
Buffalo County50,579$75,9111,777$4.46 bn77968
Burt County6,740$63,685192$437.5 m6492
Butler County8,424$79,268221$584.0 m11585
Cass County27,161$91,836615$1.15 bn36557
Cedar County8,315$73,578288$562.2 m8740
Chase County3,671$68,173157$433.6 m13894
Cherry County5,498$66,270214$484.9 m65,960
Cheyenne County9,533$60,348281$686.7 m91,196
Clay County6,095$78,986183$469.1 m3572
Colfax County10,641$82,530254$1.02 bn6412
Cuming County8,975$71,104332$1.07 bn9571
Custer County10,518$67,906370$882.3 m112,576
Dakota County21,354$70,329427$2.42 bn13264
Dawes County8,140$56,280249$394.8 m11,396
Dawson County24,202$69,880672$2.22 bn211,013
Deuel County1,847$70,09654$87.6 m3440
Dixon County5,545$72,454107$480.2 m1476
Dodge County37,351$74,329992$3.06 bn50529
Douglas County590,736$80,39116,710$73.77 bn970328
Dundy County1,736$58,92257$240.8 m2920
Fillmore County5,541$76,295206$559.5 m7575
Franklin County2,846$60,19582$125.3 m1576
Frontier County2,569$70,13270$104.2 m10975
Furnas County4,568$61,048148$300.4 m5719
Gage County21,629$67,247637$1.58 bn50851
Garden County1,761$41,88246$106.6 m11,704
Garfield County1,718$62,804102$114.3 mNone recorded570
Gosper County2,040$77,50062$122.9 mNone recorded458
Grant County626$70,14727$48.2 mNone recorded776
Greeley County2,202$63,92979$192.4 m1570
Hall County62,536$69,2511,857$5.29 bn70546
Hamilton County9,464$83,994327$926.7 m7543
Harlan County2,847$70,62587$267.4 m1553
Hayes County843$69,25017$94.6 mNone recorded713
Hitchcock County2,569$51,56772$182.2 m8710
Holt County10,102$68,513429$913.3 m172,412
Hooker County647$49,46425$38.8 m1721
Howard County6,534$76,767176$288.3 m3569
Jefferson County7,161$59,044217$556.9 m4570
Johnson County5,261$57,632102$252.7 m2376
Kearney County6,713$78,631180$618.2 m5516
Keith County8,219$60,645340$526.3 m211,062
Keya Paha County822$64,00019$52.9 mNone recorded773
Kimball County3,248$56,712113$263.4 mNone recorded952
Knox County8,363$64,636249$873.9 m41,108
Lancaster County326,696$74,7938,999$28.82 bn668838
Lincoln County33,802$65,1481,018$3.31 bn782,564
Logan County773$74,27119$40.2 mNone recorded571
Loup County578$71,66715$59.8 mNone recorded568
Madison County35,532$63,1281,232$3.23 bn41573
McPherson County475$58,6846$33.3 mNone recorded859
Merrick County7,724$68,354249$554.2 m7485
Morrill County4,534$58,500122$472.9 m51,424
Nance County3,324$65,17985$216.4 m3442
Nemaha County7,046$60,924178$1.06 bn2407
Nuckolls County4,087$73,976156$383.7 m2575
Otoe County16,241$82,188470$1.79 bn20616
Pawnee County2,530$62,18869$140.9 m7431
Perkins County2,821$72,778126$407.2 m4883
Phelps County9,009$68,919353$1.03 bn3540
Pierce County7,325$72,357238$737.8 m11573
Platte County34,716$71,5521,033$3.86 bn52674
Polk County5,225$69,768134$467.1 m3438
Red Willow County10,557$63,697400$736.8 m16717
Richardson County7,751$60,108250$499.3 m3552
Rock County1,319$58,12547$133.5 mNone recorded1,008
Saline County14,650$79,910321$1.29 bn12574
Sarpy County197,389$103,3214,106$13.67 bn280239
Saunders County23,048$94,066604$1.09 bn34750
Scotts Bluff County35,843$63,6141,017$2.38 bn42739
Seward County17,641$82,444485$1.09 bn16571
Sheridan County5,014$60,121153$436.7 m62,441
Sherman County2,967$63,57888$157.7 mNone recorded566
Sioux County1,171$53,92916$128.8 mNone recorded2,067
Stanton County5,796$80,687104$424.9 m7428
Thayer County4,901$66,213213$535.5 m1574
Thomas County564$65,00023$50.1 m1713
Thurston County6,627$69,177125$605.3 m4394
Valley County4,066$61,852181$385.3 m3568
Washington County21,106$94,396666$1.90 bn21390
Wayne County9,844$66,215252$804.4 m11443
Webster County3,360$64,34793$364.1 mNone recorded575
Wheeler County847$70,25021$96.9 mNone recorded575
York County14,286$77,757538$1.25 bn31573

The register

Every source behind these 93 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Nebraska statutory guide is in preparation.

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