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Counties in Nebraska by households, 2024

Douglas County had the highest households of 93 counties in 2024, at 238,430. Arthur County had the lowest, at 185. The median was 2,357 and the figure for Nebraska was 797,847. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest238,430Douglas County
Lowest185Arthur County
Median2,35793 counties
Nebraska797,847History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Douglas County: 238,430 countDouglas County238,430Lancaster County: 134,126 countLancaster County134,126Sarpy County: 74,097 countSarpy County74,097Hall County: 24,587 countHall County24,587Buffalo County: 19,984 countBuffalo County19,984Dodge County: 15,168 countDodge County15,168Scotts Bluff County: 15,078 countScotts Bluff County15,078Lincoln County: 14,890 countLincoln County14,890Madison County: 14,462 countMadison County14,462Platte County: 13,658 countPlatte County13,658Adams County: 13,076 countAdams County13,076Cass County: 10,832 countCass County10,832Gage County: 9,327 countGage County9,327Dawson County: 9,145 countDawson County9,145Saunders County: 8,899 countSaunders County8,899Washington County: 8,429 countWashington County8,429Dakota County: 7,459 countDakota County7,459Seward County: 6,788 countSeward County6,788Otoe County: 6,383 countOtoe County6,383York County: 5,712 countYork County5,712Saline County: 5,143 countSaline County5,143Box Butte County: 4,505 countBox Butte County4,505Red Willow County: 4,504 countRed Willow County4,504Custer County: 4,502 countCuster County4,502Cheyenne County: 4,464 countCheyenne County4,464Keith County: 4,051 countKeith County4,051Holt County: 4,050 countHolt County4,050Phelps County: 3,916 countPhelps County3,916Cuming County: 3,807 countCuming County3,807Wayne County: 3,753 countWayne County3,753Colfax County: 3,707 countColfax County3,707Hamilton County: 3,628 countHamilton County3,628Richardson County: 3,554 countRichardson County3,554Butler County: 3,524 countButler County3,524Dawes County: 3,453 countDawes County3,453Cedar County: 3,444 countCedar County3,444Knox County: 3,422 countKnox County3,422Merrick County: 3,205 countMerrick County3,205Jefferson County: 3,136 countJefferson County3,136Burt County: 2,929 countBurt County2,929
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Douglas County238,430+1.4%
2Lancaster County134,126+1.5%
3Sarpy County74,097+2%
4Hall County24,587+0.7%
5Buffalo County19,984+1.6%
6Dodge County15,168+2.1%
7Scotts Bluff County15,078-0.1%
8Lincoln County14,890+2.1%
9Madison County14,462+2.2%
10Platte County13,658+1.9%
11Adams County13,076+1.4%
12Cass County10,832+2.6%
13Gage County9,327+1.8%
14Dawson County9,145+1.8%
15Saunders County8,899+0.9%
16Washington County8,429+0.5%
17Dakota County7,459+2.2%
18Seward County6,788+2.2%
19Otoe County6,383-0.6%
20York County5,712+2.2%
21Saline County5,143-0.4%
22Box Butte County4,505-0.7%
23Red Willow County4,504+1.4%
24Custer County4,502+1%
25Cheyenne County4,464+2.6%
26Keith County4,051+2.7%
27Holt County4,050-0.3%
28Phelps County3,916+2.5%
29Cuming County3,807+0.7%
30Wayne County3,753-0.2%
31Colfax County3,707+1.9%
32Hamilton County3,628+3.7%
33Richardson County3,554-0.3%
34Butler County3,524-0.4%
35Dawes County3,453+2.1%
36Cedar County3,444+0.7%
37Knox County3,422+5.8%
38Merrick County3,205-0.2%
39Jefferson County3,136+0.7%
40Burt County2,929+2.2%
41Nemaha County2,847+1.2%
42Pierce County2,842-0.6%
43Kearney County2,814+3.1%
44Antelope County2,636-1.9%
45Howard County2,504+0.4%
46Clay County2,490+0.6%
47Fillmore County2,357-1%
48Stanton County2,313+1%
49Cherry County2,233+0.2%
50Boone County2,191-0.5%
51Dixon County2,188-2.2%
52Polk County2,114+2.7%
53Sheridan County2,108-0.7%
54Thayer County2,087+0.2%
55Furnas County2,010+0.2%
56Thurston County1,990+0.4%
57Nuckolls County1,919+5.5%
58Morrill County1,918+1.5%
59Valley County1,796-1.4%
60Johnson County1,708-2.4%
61Webster County1,493-0.7%
62Kimball County1,489-2.7%
63Chase County1,476+2.7%
64Nance County1,342-0.3%
65Sherman County1,325+2.4%
66Franklin County1,293+0.2%
67Brown County1,275+5.5%
68Harlan County1,197-0.3%
69Perkins County1,192+2.6%
70Hitchcock County1,111-1.2%
71Pawnee County1,090+1.2%
72Frontier County1,074+2%
73Greeley County958+1.8%
74Garden County858+3.7%
75Deuel County837+1.5%
76Gosper County836+7.6%
77Dundy County779-3.1%
78Boyd County744-5.1%
79Garfield County701-6.5%
80Rock County600+3.1%
81Sioux County490+7.2%
82Hayes County377+5.6%
83Wheeler County3590%
84Hooker County327+4.1%
85Banner County305+18.2%
86Thomas County304-4.4%
87Keya Paha County302-7.6%
88Logan County299-3.9%
89Grant County284-3.7%
90Loup County244-2%
91McPherson County212+8.2%
92Blaine County197+2.6%
93Arthur County185+0.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Nebraska by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Nebraska by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Nebraska by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Nebraska by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest households?

Douglas County, with 238,430 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Arthur County, with 185 in 2024.

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