Nebraska Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Nebraska ranks 37th nationally with 309,601 companies — 0.5% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• Omaha is the state’s largest business hub, with 94,501 companies — 30.5% of every company in Nebraska.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: Omaha and Lincoln together hold 44.4% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 75,236 companies (24.3%), across 7 tracked sectors.

How Nebraska ranks nationally

Nebraska and its closest neighbours by total company count. Select a state to open its own study.

Top Nebraska cities by number of companies

These 2 cities account for 44.4% of all companies in Nebraska. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Nebraska companies by industry

Every company is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Select a sector to see those Nebraska companies.

What the numbers show

Nebraska’s 309,601 companies place it 37th nationally, 0.5% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Omaha and Lincoln alone account for 44.4% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 24.3%. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers and manufacturers sit in a handful of cities and one or two sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.

Methodology

Figures reflect companies listed in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of 2026, classified by headquarters city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. “Companies” includes manufacturers, suppliers, and B2B businesses of all sizes; counts are directory totals, not official census figures, and percentages are computed against the Nebraska directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.