Nebraska small businesses thrive in these counties

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- Total small business establishments: 16,323 (27.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 585,467

#50. Douglas County
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- Total small business establishments: 83 (28.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 95.4%
- 2021 population: 2,953

#49. Sherman County
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- Total small business establishments: 455 (28.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 16,008

#48. Otoe County
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- Total small business establishments: 689 (28.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 23,934

#47. Dawson County
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- Total small business establishments: 275 (28.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.9%
- 2021 population: 9,502

#46. Cheyenne County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,038 (29.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 35,828

#45. Scotts Bluff County
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- Total small business establishments: 241 (29.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 8,131

#44. Dawes County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,842 (29.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 62,092

#43. Hall County
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- Total small business establishments: 151 (29.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.7%
- 2021 population: 5,086

#42. Sheridan County
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- Total small business establishments: 181 (29.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.9%
- 2021 population: 6,047

#41. Clay County
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- Total small business establishments: 629 (30.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 20,993

#40. Washington County
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- Total small business establishments: 215 (30.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 7,160

#39. Jefferson County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,033 (30.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 34,282

#38. Platte County
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- Total small business establishments: 652 (30.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 21,611

#37. Gage County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,030 (30.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 34,078

#36. Lincoln County
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- Total small business establishments: 54 (30.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 94.7%
- 2021 population: 1,786

#35. Boyd County
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- Total small business establishments: 257 (30.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 8,436

#34. Knox County
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- Total small business establishments: 234 (30.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 7,670

#33. Merrick County
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- Total small business establishments: 95 (30.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.9%
- 2021 population: 3,097

#32. Harlan County
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- Total small business establishments: 965 (31.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 30,990

#31. Adams County
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- Total small business establishments: 244 (31.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.4%
- 2021 population: 7,783

#30. Richardson County
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- Total small business establishments: 233 (31.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 7,316

#29. Pierce County
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- Total small business establishments: 153 (33.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.7%
- 2021 population: 4,611

#28. Furnas County
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- Total small business establishments: 353 (33.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 10,476

#27. Custer County
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- Total small business establishments: 214 (34.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.6%
- 2021 population: 6,292

#26. Antelope County
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- Total small business establishments: 62 (34.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 1,819

#25. Gosper County
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- Total small business establishments: 75 (34.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.4%
- 2021 population: 2,184

#24. Greeley County
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- Total small business establishments: 323 (34.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 9,382

#23. Hamilton County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,230 (34.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 35,360

#22. Madison County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,753 (34.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 50,310

#21. Buffalo County
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- Total small business establishments: 119 (35.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 3,405

#20. Kimball County
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- Total small business establishments: 57 (35.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.3%
- 2021 population: 1,630

#19. Dundy County
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- Total small business establishments: 300 (36.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 8,325

#18. Cedar County
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- Total small business establishments: 46 (36.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.9%
- 2021 population: 1,271

#17. Rock County
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- Total small business establishments: 198 (36.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 5,400

#16. Boone County
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- Total small business establishments: 391 (36.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.0%
- 2021 population: 10,639

#15. Red Willow County
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- Total small business establishments: 524 (36.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 14,248

#14. York County
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- Total small business establishments: 208 (37.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 5,555

#13. Fillmore County
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- Total small business establishments: 336 (37.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 8,972

#12. Cuming County
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- Total small business establishments: 339 (38.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.1%
- 2021 population: 8,933

#11. Phelps County
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- Total small business establishments: 220 (40.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.7%
- 2021 population: 5,447

#10. Cherry County
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- Total small business establishments: 336 (40.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 8,298

#9. Keith County
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- Total small business establishments: 166 (40.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.2%
- 2021 population: 4,063

#8. Nuckolls County
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- Total small business establishments: 161 (42.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.8%
- 2021 population: 3,829

#7. Chase County
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- Total small business establishments: 207 (42.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.1%
- 2021 population: 4,906

#6. Thayer County
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- Total small business establishments: 426 (42.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 10,081

#5. Holt County
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- Total small business establishments: 124 (43.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 2,822

#4. Perkins County
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- Total small business establishments: 191 (46.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 4,074

#3. Valley County
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- Total small business establishments: 142 (48.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 2,912

#2. Brown County
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- Total small business establishments: 101 (55.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.1%
- 2021 population: 1,832

#1. Garfield County
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