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Most white-collar workforce, Nebraska counties · 2020

Nebraska counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2023 ACS). This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2000

01Banner County, NENE68663.7%–

02Arthur County, NENE39647.8%–

03Keya Paha County, NENE79247.3%–

04Garden County, NENE1,80446.8%–

05Wheeler County, NENE78945.7%–

06Loup County, NENE57045.5%–

07Hayes County, NENE82144.5%–

08Rock County, NENE1,25944.5%–

09Sarpy County, NENE208,30343.8%–

10Douglas County, NENE606,46043.2%–

11Blaine County, NENE45842.5%–

12Lancaster County, NENE334,04942.0%–

13Frontier County, NENE2,65542.0%–

14Hamilton County, NENE9,67841.9%–

15Thomas County, NENE63941.8%–

16McPherson County, NENE36941.6%–

17Logan County, NENE66941.6%–

18Dundy County, NENE1,56841.5%–

19Gosper County, NENE1,80341.3%–

20Valley County, NENE4,09440.8%–

21Holt County, NENE10,06740.3%–

22Washington County, NENE21,30240.2%–

23Brown County, NENE2,82639.5%–

24Nuckolls County, NENE4,10038.8%–

25Sioux County, NENE1,18838.7%–

26Deuel County, NENE1,86238.5%–

27Cass County, NENE27,65738.5%–

28Pierce County, NENE7,37838.5%–

29Webster County, NENE3,33637.8%–

30Thurston County, NENE6,75237.7%–

31Saunders County, NENE23,70237.6%–

32Sherman County, NENE2,92437.4%–

33Dawes County, NENE7,85837.2%–

34Furnas County, NENE4,52437.1%–

35Merrick County, NENE7,90537.1%–

36Perkins County, NENE2,84937.0%–

37Thayer County, NENE4,84237.0%–

38Knox County, NENE8,33536.9%–

39Seward County, NENE18,03236.9%–

40Otoe County, NENE16,53136.8%–

41Cheyenne County, NENE9,52836.5%–

42Garfield County, NENE1,71036.5%–

43Hitchcock County, NENE2,46736.5%–

44York County, NENE14,56436.5%–

45Johnson County, NENE5,21836.3%–

46Morrill County, NENE4,40436.2%–

47Custer County, NENE10,50036.1%–

48Cedar County, NENE8,37335.9%–

49Phelps County, NENE8,99435.8%–

50Clay County, NENE6,17035.7%–

51Jefferson County, NENE7,07035.6%–

52Antelope County, NENE6,35235.6%–

53Harlan County, NENE3,00035.4%–

54Kearney County, NENE6,79035.4%–

55Boyd County, NENE1,67435.3%–

56Nance County, NENE3,29035.2%–

57Howard County, NENE6,53835.1%–

58Richardson County, NENE7,53035.1%–

59Cherry County, NENE5,56134.6%–

60Grant County, NENE56134.4%–

61Box Butte County, NENE10,49434.3%–

62Polk County, NENE5,27034.2%–

63Wayne County, NENE10,02034.1%–

64Chase County, NENE3,71834.1%–

65Nemaha County, NENE7,10234.1%–

66Buffalo County, NENE51,17234.1%–

67Greeley County, NENE2,15433.8%–

68Fillmore County, NENE5,45833.7%–

69Franklin County, NENE2,79533.7%–

70Butler County, NENE8,50733.6%–

71Cuming County, NENE8,82332.5%–

72Adams County, NENE31,07132.4%–

73Gage County, NENE21,71132.4%–

74Platte County, NENE35,64932.3%–

75Sheridan County, NENE4,80932.2%–

76Lincoln County, NENE33,30332.1%–

77Burt County, NENE6,67831.8%–

78Dodge County, NENE38,05731.7%–

79Stanton County, NENE5,74431.3%–

80Red Willow County, NENE10,30731.1%–

81Boone County, NENE5,35530.7%–

82Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58630.4%–

83Madison County, NENE36,10630.1%–

84Hooker County, NENE68630.0%–

85Pawnee County, NENE2,51029.5%–

86Hall County, NENE63,63328.3%–

87Dixon County, NENE5,60228.2%–

88Saline County, NENE14,99628.1%–

89Keith County, NENE8,10028.1%–

90Dawson County, NENE24,45226.4%–

91Colfax County, NENE10,93425.8%–

92Dakota County, NENE21,68723.7%–

93Kimball County, NENE3,39122.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES