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Counties in Nebraska by households

Douglas County had the highest households of 93 counties in 2021, at 227,978. Arthur County had the lowest, at 180. The median was 2,358 and the figure for Nebraska was 766,887. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest227,978Douglas County
Lowest180Arthur County
Median2,35893 counties
Nebraska766,887History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 12,662 countAntelope County: 2,607 countArthur County: 180 countBanner County: 235 countBlaine County: 181 countBoone County: 2,215 countBox Butte County: 4,576 countBoyd County: 807 countBrown County: 1,160 countBuffalo County: 19,236 countBurt County: 2,790 countButler County: 3,417 countCass County: 10,073 countCedar County: 3,301 countChase County: 1,514 countCherry County: 2,149 countCheyenne County: 4,283 countClay County: 2,429 countColfax County: 3,582 countCuming County: 3,704 countCuster County: 4,508 countDakota County: 7,221 countDawes County: 3,384 countDawson County: 8,799 countDeuel County: 773 countDixon County: 2,233 countDodge County: 14,639 countDouglas County: 227,978 countDundy County: 826 countFillmore County: 2,358 countFranklin County: 1,210 countFrontier County: 1,010 countFurnas County: 1,990 countGage County: 9,064 countGarden County: 866 countGarfield County: 797 countGosper County: 759 countGrant County: 305 countGreeley County: 914 countHall County: 23,724 countHamilton County: 3,567 countHarlan County: 1,220 countHayes County: 354 countHitchcock County: 1,094 countHolt County: 4,040 countHooker County: 304 countHoward County: 2,538 countJefferson County: 3,131 countJohnson County: 1,746 countKearney County: 2,721 countKeith County: 3,749 countKeya Paha County: 330 countKimball County: 1,479 countKnox County: 3,323 countLancaster County: 127,779 countLincoln County: 14,439 countLogan County: 320 countLoup County: 264 countMcPherson County: 201 countMadison County: 13,979 countMerrick County: 3,136 countMorrill County: 1,855 countNance County: 1,300 countNemaha County: 2,794 countNuckolls County: 1,720 countOtoe County: 6,312 countPawnee County: 1,069 countPerkins County: 1,137 countPhelps County: 3,785 countPierce County: 2,861 countPlatte County: 13,306 countPolk County: 1,958 countRed Willow County: 4,328 countRichardson County: 3,634 countRock County: 559 countSaline County: 5,114 countSarpy County: 69,388 countSaunders County: 8,664 countScotts Bluff County: 14,832 countSeward County: 6,555 countSheridan County: 2,086 countSherman County: 1,322 countSioux County: 459 countStanton County: 2,214 countThayer County: 2,056 countThomas County: 283 countThurston County: 2,026 countValley County: 1,725 countWashington County: 8,290 countWayne County: 3,714 countWebster County: 1,434 countWheeler County: 337 countYork County: 5,597 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Douglas County: 227,978 countDouglas County227,978Lancaster County: 127,779 countLancaster County127,779Sarpy County: 69,388 countSarpy County69,388Hall County: 23,724 countHall County23,724Buffalo County: 19,236 countBuffalo County19,236Scotts Bluff County: 14,832 countScotts Bluff County14,832Dodge County: 14,639 countDodge County14,639Lincoln County: 14,439 countLincoln County14,439Madison County: 13,979 countMadison County13,979Platte County: 13,306 countPlatte County13,306Adams County: 12,662 countAdams County12,662Cass County: 10,073 countCass County10,073Gage County: 9,064 countGage County9,064Dawson County: 8,799 countDawson County8,799Saunders County: 8,664 countSaunders County8,664Washington County: 8,290 countWashington County8,290Dakota County: 7,221 countDakota County7,221Seward County: 6,555 countSeward County6,555Otoe County: 6,312 countOtoe County6,312York County: 5,597 countYork County5,597Saline County: 5,114 countSaline County5,114Box Butte County: 4,576 countBox Butte County4,576Custer County: 4,508 countCuster County4,508Red Willow County: 4,328 countRed Willow County4,328Cheyenne County: 4,283 countCheyenne County4,283Holt County: 4,040 countHolt County4,040Phelps County: 3,785 countPhelps County3,785Keith County: 3,749 countKeith County3,749Wayne County: 3,714 countWayne County3,714Cuming County: 3,704 countCuming County3,704Richardson County: 3,634 countRichardson County3,634Colfax County: 3,582 countColfax County3,582Hamilton County: 3,567 countHamilton County3,567Butler County: 3,417 countButler County3,417Dawes County: 3,384 countDawes County3,384Knox County: 3,323 countKnox County3,323Cedar County: 3,301 countCedar County3,301Merrick County: 3,136 countMerrick County3,136Jefferson County: 3,131 countJefferson County3,131Pierce County: 2,861 countPierce County2,861Douglas County: 227,978 countDouglas County227,978Lancaster County: 127,779 countLancaster County127,779Sarpy County: 69,388 countSarpy County69,388Hall County: 23,724 countHall County23,724Buffalo County: 19,236 countBuffalo County19,236Scotts Bluff County: 14,832 countScotts Bluff County14,832Dodge County: 14,639 countDodge County14,639Lincoln County: 14,439 countLincoln County14,439Madison County: 13,979 countMadison County13,979Platte County: 13,306 countPlatte County13,306Adams County: 12,662 countAdams County12,662Cass County: 10,073 countCass County10,073Gage County: 9,064 countGage County9,064Dawson County: 8,799 countDawson County8,799Saunders County: 8,664 countSaunders County8,664Washington County: 8,290 countWashington County8,290Dakota County: 7,221 countDakota County7,221Seward County: 6,555 countSeward County6,555Otoe County: 6,312 countOtoe County6,312York County: 5,597 countYork County5,597Saline County: 5,114 countSaline County5,114Box Butte County: 4,576 countBox Butte County4,576Custer County: 4,508 countCuster County4,508Red Willow County: 4,328 countRed Willow County4,328Cheyenne County: 4,283 countCheyenne County4,283Holt County: 4,040 countHolt County4,040Phelps County: 3,785 countPhelps County3,785Keith County: 3,749 countKeith County3,749Wayne County: 3,714 countWayne County3,714Cuming County: 3,704 countCuming County3,704Richardson County: 3,634 countRichardson County3,634Colfax County: 3,582 countColfax County3,582Hamilton County: 3,567 countHamilton County3,567Butler County: 3,417 countButler County3,417Dawes County: 3,384 countDawes County3,384Knox County: 3,323 countKnox County3,323Cedar County: 3,301 countCedar County3,301Merrick County: 3,136 countMerrick County3,136Jefferson County: 3,131 countJefferson County3,131Pierce County: 2,861 countPierce County2,861
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Douglas County227,978
2Lancaster County127,779
3Sarpy County69,388
4Hall County23,724
5Buffalo County19,236
6Scotts Bluff County14,832
7Dodge County14,639
8Lincoln County14,439
9Madison County13,979
10Platte County13,306
11Adams County12,662
12Cass County10,073
13Gage County9,064
14Dawson County8,799
15Saunders County8,664
16Washington County8,290
17Dakota County7,221
18Seward County6,555
19Otoe County6,312
20York County5,597
21Saline County5,114
22Box Butte County4,576
23Custer County4,508
24Red Willow County4,328
25Cheyenne County4,283
26Holt County4,040
27Phelps County3,785
28Keith County3,749
29Wayne County3,714
30Cuming County3,704
31Richardson County3,634
32Colfax County3,582
33Hamilton County3,567
34Butler County3,417
35Dawes County3,384
36Knox County3,323
37Cedar County3,301
38Merrick County3,136
39Jefferson County3,131
40Pierce County2,861
41Nemaha County2,794
42Burt County2,790
43Kearney County2,721
44Antelope County2,607
45Howard County2,538
46Clay County2,429
47Fillmore County2,358
48Dixon County2,233
49Boone County2,215
50Stanton County2,214
51Cherry County2,149
52Sheridan County2,086
53Thayer County2,056
54Thurston County2,026
55Furnas County1,990
56Polk County1,958
57Morrill County1,855
58Johnson County1,746
59Valley County1,725
60Nuckolls County1,720
61Chase County1,514
62Kimball County1,479
63Webster County1,434
64Sherman County1,322
65Nance County1,300
66Harlan County1,220
67Franklin County1,210
68Brown County1,160
69Perkins County1,137
70Hitchcock County1,094
71Pawnee County1,069
72Frontier County1,010
73Greeley County914
74Garden County866
75Dundy County826
76Boyd County807
77Garfield County797
78Deuel County773
79Gosper County759
80Rock County559
81Sioux County459
82Hayes County354
83Wheeler County337
84Keya Paha County330
85Logan County320
86Grant County305
87Hooker County304
88Thomas County283
89Loup County264
90Banner County235
91McPherson County201
92Blaine County181
93Arthur County180

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Nebraska by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in Nebraska by households, 2021}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Douglas County, with 227,978 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Arthur County, with 180 in 2021.

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