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Saline County, Nebraska

The county economy from official statistics, with source and year on every table.

In short: Saline County: 14,650 residents, GDP $1,293 million, 6,653 jobs, average pay $54,910, unemployment 2.5%.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

14,650residents (ACS 2020–2024)
$1,293 millionGDP 2024 (BEA)
6,653jobs (QCEW 2024)
$54,910average annual pay
2.5%unemployment (2026M09)
$79,910median household income
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Overview

COUNTY Official statistics Source: BEA GDP by county 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · OMB metropolitan delineations (July 2023) · Data: BEA 2024; QCEW 2024; BLS 2026M09; ACS 2020–2024; OMB 2023

Saline County is a county of Nebraska with 14,650 residents. Its economy produced $1,293 million in 2024 (ranked #17 of 93 counties) and had 6,653 jobs with an average annual pay of $54,910 (#14 for pay). The unemployment rate was 2.5% in 2026M09.

Output and size

Saline County produced about $1,293 million of goods and services in 2024, which is 0.7% of the combined output of the 93 counties of Nebraska that BEA reports (about 0.7% of the state's population lives here), and ranks it 17th of 93 on that measure. Per resident that is $88,293, 8% below the state average; the average for all counties of the state taken together is $95,640. In current dollars output grew 1.7% from 2023 to 2024, before adjusting for inflation. The gap between its output rank (17th) and its output-per-resident rank (40th) shows that population is large relative to the value of what is produced here.

Jobs and pay

BLS counts 6,653 jobs located in Saline County on average in 2024, spread over 386 employer sites (about 17 jobs per site). That is 0.45 jobs for every resident, above the 0.38 of the typical county in Nebraska, which tells you whether the county is a place people mostly commute to for work or a place they commute from. The average annual pay per job was $54,910, 8% below the average of all counties in the state ($54,910 against $59,490). Average pay is total wages divided by jobs, so it is pulled up by high earners and counts part-time jobs as whole jobs; it is not the pay of a typical worker. The number of jobs rose 0.3% from 2023 to 2024.

What people work in

The three largest private industries are manufacturing (58.6% of private jobs, $68,912 a year on average), retail trade (12.5% of private jobs, $35,971 a year on average), accommodation and food services (6.6% of private jobs, $17,325 a year on average). Together they hold 77.6% of private-sector jobs. Among industries with at least 3% of jobs, the best paying is wholesale trade at $91,713 a year, followed by manufacturing ($68,912). The county is specialised in an industry: manufacturing (4.7 times the US share, 2,545 jobs). A location quotient above 1 means an industry employs a larger share of workers here than in the whole country, so these are the industries where local employers compete hardest for skills. Several of the biggest employers pay well below the county average: retail trade ($35,971), accommodation and food services ($17,325). Jobs there are plentiful but the pay is lower than the headline average suggests.

The labour market right now

In 2026M09 the unemployment rate in Saline County was 2.5%, about the same as the average of the state's counties (2.5% against 2.5%). The labour force (people working or looking for work) numbered 7,111. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 2.5% (2026M09) to 4.5% (2026M02); the latest month is preliminary and BLS revises it. These county rates are not seasonally adjusted, so compare the same month across years.

Living here

The median household income was $79,910 (ACS 2020–2024), 4% above the state median ($79,910 against $76,475). The guide covers 1 city with this as the main county: Crete. Open any of them for rent, home values, commuting and climate.

Counties of similar economic size

Counties close to Saline County in output are Otoe County, Gage County, York County, Cass County. Compare their jobs, pay and unemployment on their own pages.

Sort:
Measure ⇅Value ⇅Rank among the 93 counties of Nebraska ⇅
Population14,65020 of 93
GDP 2024$1,293 million17 of 93
GDP per resident$88,29340 of 93
Jobs (QCEW 2024)6,65317 of 93
Average annual pay$54,91014 of 93
Job change vs 2023+0.3%52 of 93
Unemployment rate (lower is better)2.5%62 of 93
Median household income$79,91011 of 93

How to read these numbers

GDP by county
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates the value of goods and services produced inside the county in a year, in current dollars. It measures where output happens, not where workers live.
Jobs (QCEW)
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages counts jobs covered by state unemployment insurance, which is about 95% of wage and salary jobs. It leaves out the self-employed, unpaid family workers and most railroad and some agricultural work.
Average annual pay
Total wages paid by employers in the county divided by the number of jobs. It is pay per job, not per person, and it includes bonuses and stock-based pay that is taxed as wages.
Unemployment rate
BLS estimates the share of the labour force without a job that actively looked for one. County rates are modelled from several sources and are not seasonally adjusted.
Location quotient
An industry's share of local jobs divided by its share nationally. Above 1 means the county is more specialised in it than the country is.

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Official links for Saline County

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Cities

CITY Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Cities of this guide whose main county is Saline County.

Sort:
City ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅Median home value ⇅Bachelor's+ ⇅
Crete7,527$77,209$936$223,50018.4%

Industries

COUNTY Official statistic Source: BLS QCEW 2024 · Data: QCEW 2024 annual averages

Private-sector jobs by industry

Sort:
Industry ⇅Jobs ⇅Share of private jobs ⇅Average annual pay ⇅Concentration vs US (location quotient) ⇅
Manufacturing2,54558.6%$68,9124.66
Retail trade54312.5%$35,9710.82
Accommodation and food services2856.6%$17,3250.47
Transportation and warehousing1824.2%$53,1440.65
Administrative and waste services1754.0%$50,5840.45
Wholesale trade1583.6%$91,7130.60
Finance and insurance1543.5%$61,0790.57
Construction1423.3%$48,7350.41
Agriculture, forestry, fishing942.2%$45,6231.75
Arts, entertainment, recreation491.1%$14,9490.44
Real estate and rental180.4%$56,8850.17

A location quotient above 1 means the industry is more concentrated here than in the US. BLS withholds sectors with too few employers.

Labour force

COUNTY Official statistic (latest month is preliminary) Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics · Data: latest month 2026M09

Sort:
Measure ⇅Value ⇅
Labour force7,111
Employed residents6,935
Unemployed residents176
Unemployment rate2.5%
Jobs located in the county (QCEW)6,653
Employer sites386

Unemployment rate, last 12 months (not seasonally adjusted)

2025M092.8%
2025M113.4%
2025M123.9%
2026M014.3%
2026M024.5%
2026M034.0%
2026M042.9%
2026M053.1%
2026M063.4%
2026M073.2%
2026M083.1%
2026M092.5%

Residents employed and jobs located here differ: many residents commute to other counties.

All counties

COUNTY (all 93) Official statistics Source: BEA · BLS QCEW · BLS LAUS · Census ACS · Data: BEA 2024; QCEW 2024; LAUS 2026M09

Sort:
County ⇅Population ⇅GDP 2024 ⇅GDP per resident ⇅Jobs ⇅Average annual pay ⇅Unemployment ⇅
Douglas County590,736$73,771 million$124,879340,716$67,8682.6%
Lancaster County326,696$28,815 million$88,202175,346$59,3322.3%
Sarpy County197,389$13,671 million$69,26180,883$58,6612.3%
Hall County62,536$5,285 million$84,51335,986$54,3053.6%
Buffalo County50,579$4,461 million$88,19328,148$51,9932.2%
Dodge County37,351$3,064 million$82,03518,578$54,3012.1%
Scotts Bluff County35,843$2,384 million$66,49915,975$51,7132.8%
Madison County35,532$3,228 million$90,85922,011$55,2672.1%
Platte County34,716$3,864 million$111,30020,010$55,3172.0%
Lincoln County33,802$3,307 million$97,82214,738$52,1502.1%
Adams County31,052$2,661 million$85,69515,862$51,9672.5%
Cass County27,161$1,148 million$42,2656,142$51,4812.5%
Dawson County24,202$2,217 million$91,60711,864$50,63913.0%
Saunders County23,048$1,090 million$47,3045,914$49,9052.0%
Gage County21,629$1,583 million$73,2108,677$48,9172.2%
Dakota County21,354$2,419 million$113,30113,726$59,4902.5%
Washington County21,106$1,898 million$89,9348,544$61,7492.2%
Seward County17,641$1,090 million$61,7815,990$51,7192.1%
Otoe County16,241$1,791 million$110,2876,224$53,0272.3%
Saline County14,650$1,293 million$88,2936,653$54,9102.5%
York County14,286$1,248 million$87,3557,644$53,7212.0%
Box Butte County10,714$725 million$67,6553,720$46,2532.7%
Colfax County10,641$1,023 million$96,1115,155$53,7412.1%
Red Willow County10,557$737 million$69,7884,964$47,5272.1%
Custer County10,518$882 million$83,8814,537$49,9592.1%
Holt County10,102$913 million$90,4094,403$47,8771.8%
Wayne County9,844$804 million$81,7174,188$45,2342.2%
Cheyenne County9,533$687 million$72,0323,940$47,9702.3%
Hamilton County9,464$927 million$97,9213,982$55,2512.1%
Phelps County9,009$1,031 million$114,4034,827$57,7182.0%
Cuming County8,975$1,074 million$119,6323,779$51,9421.7%
Butler County8,424$584 million$69,3232,629$54,3261.8%
Knox County8,363$874 million$104,4912,895$42,9512.2%
Cedar County8,315$562 million$67,6142,789$44,5631.8%
Keith County8,219$526 million$64,0403,344$46,6342.1%
Dawes County8,140$395 million$48,4983,156$41,5352.4%
Richardson County7,751$499 million$64,4192,345$43,2012.1%
Merrick County7,724$554 million$71,7522,451$57,4552.6%
Pierce County7,325$738 million$100,7281,967$47,7791.6%
Jefferson County7,161$557 million$77,7743,371$48,1252.3%
Nemaha County7,046$1,065 million$151,1152,968$67,4302.6%
Burt County6,740$438 million$64,9171,780$44,2752.7%
Kearney County6,713$618 million$92,0851,999$48,8222.1%
Thurston County6,627$605 million$91,3433,471$57,4942.6%
Howard County6,534$288 million$44,1241,570$43,2893.0%
Antelope County6,305$777 million$123,1682,194$47,7262.0%
Clay County6,095$469 million$76,9672,077$51,7712.1%
Stanton County5,796$425 million$73,3181,264$82,3982.0%
Dixon County5,545$480 million$86,6021,859$52,7642.0%
Fillmore County5,541$560 million$100,9832,374$53,1211.9%
Cherry County5,498$485 million$88,1942,323$41,3501.7%
Boone County5,356$576 million$107,4852,452$50,7531.7%
Johnson County5,261$253 million$48,0241,394$54,2392.8%
Polk County5,225$467 million$89,3931,438$47,5302.4%
Sheridan County5,014$437 million$87,1041,721$41,2672.2%
Thayer County4,901$536 million$109,2662,190$51,0872.0%
Furnas County4,568$300 million$65,7671,748$47,9492.0%
Morrill County4,534$473 million$104,2951,550$48,3312.8%
Nuckolls County4,087$384 million$93,8881,560$42,4231.9%
Valley County4,066$385 million$94,7671,754$45,9001.9%
Chase County3,671$434 million$118,1131,779$51,6562.4%
Webster County3,360$364 million$108,3521,058$42,7892.0%
Nance County3,324$216 million$65,094929$44,0772.3%
Kimball County3,248$263 million$81,1081,497$50,2262.1%
Sherman County2,967$158 million$53,152724$38,9212.5%
Brown County2,869$266 million$92,5761,388$46,4971.8%
Harlan County2,847$267 million$93,913853$45,1651.7%
Franklin County2,846$125 million$44,023782$40,9441.9%
Perkins County2,821$407 million$144,3561,123$54,1562.0%
Hitchcock County2,569$182 million$70,940640$51,1352.9%
Frontier County2,569$104 million$40,542814$41,9523.0%
Pawnee County2,530$141 million$55,702707$46,5482.2%
Greeley County2,202$192 million$87,379613$43,1183.0%
Gosper County2,040$123 million$60,230452$50,9322.9%
Deuel County1,847$88 million$47,445560$39,5922.4%
Garden County1,761$107 million$60,521496$43,7612.7%
Dundy County1,736$241 million$138,694590$50,4381.8%
Garfield County1,718$114 million$66,556772$42,1792.5%
Boyd County1,688$140 million$82,811560$36,9582.3%
Rock County1,319$133 million$101,177461$44,8712.1%
Sioux County1,171$129 million$110,026179$40,7312.2%
Wheeler County847$97 million$114,410304$41,7122.2%
Hayes County843$95 million$112,241190$38,2842.7%
Keya Paha County822$53 million$64,316140$33,6223.3%
Logan County773$40 million$51,942164$41,3513.4%
Banner County742$49 million$65,690124$43,6333.6%
Hooker County647$39 million$59,975264$33,7094.4%
Grant County626$48 million$76,944283$39,0722.3%
Loup County578$60 million$103,450112$35,5953.3%
Thomas County564$50 million$88,904236$41,2353.6%
Arthur County484$33 million$68,55889$33,1692.9%
McPherson County475$33 million$70,16852$43,5703.9%
Blaine County422$51 million$120,280127$44,7361.6%

FAQ

What is the population of Saline County?

14,650 (Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024).

What is the GDP of Saline County?

$1,293 million in 2024 (BEA, current dollars).

What is the unemployment rate in Saline County?

2.5% in 2026M09 (BLS, not seasonally adjusted; the latest month may be revised).

How many jobs are there in Saline County?

6,653 jobs on average in 2024 with an average annual pay of $54,910 (BLS QCEW).

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