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Counties in Nebraska by households

Douglas County had the highest households of 93 counties in 2022, at 231,469. Arthur County had the lowest, at 178. The median was 2,383 and the figure for Nebraska was 776,379. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest231,469Douglas County
Lowest178Arthur County
Median2,38393 counties
Nebraska776,379History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 12,717 countAntelope County: 2,607 countArthur County: 178 countBanner County: 249 countBlaine County: 201 countBoone County: 2,240 countBox Butte County: 4,573 countBoyd County: 807 countBrown County: 1,217 countBuffalo County: 19,544 countBurt County: 2,790 countButler County: 3,508 countCass County: 10,339 countCedar County: 3,354 countChase County: 1,478 countCherry County: 2,110 countCheyenne County: 4,311 countClay County: 2,475 countColfax County: 3,616 countCuming County: 3,711 countCuster County: 4,543 countDakota County: 7,181 countDawes County: 3,484 countDawson County: 8,810 countDeuel County: 861 countDixon County: 2,215 countDodge County: 14,624 countDouglas County: 231,469 countDundy County: 788 countFillmore County: 2,383 countFranklin County: 1,255 countFrontier County: 1,033 countFurnas County: 2,003 countGage County: 9,154 countGarden County: 829 countGarfield County: 775 countGosper County: 751 countGrant County: 281 countGreeley County: 907 countHall County: 24,026 countHamilton County: 3,577 countHarlan County: 1,221 countHayes County: 374 countHitchcock County: 1,109 countHolt County: 3,996 countHooker County: 292 countHoward County: 2,544 countJefferson County: 3,122 countJohnson County: 1,722 countKearney County: 2,683 countKeith County: 3,781 countKeya Paha County: 323 countKimball County: 1,501 countKnox County: 3,269 countLancaster County: 129,869 countLincoln County: 14,485 countLogan County: 307 countLoup County: 272 countMcPherson County: 193 countMadison County: 14,002 countMerrick County: 3,175 countMorrill County: 1,814 countNance County: 1,307 countNemaha County: 2,851 countNuckolls County: 1,748 countOtoe County: 6,408 countPawnee County: 1,070 countPerkins County: 1,154 countPhelps County: 3,805 countPierce County: 2,876 countPlatte County: 13,292 countPolk County: 2,019 countRed Willow County: 4,315 countRichardson County: 3,587 countRock County: 577 countSaline County: 5,137 countSarpy County: 71,142 countSaunders County: 8,789 countScotts Bluff County: 15,119 countSeward County: 6,576 countSheridan County: 2,101 countSherman County: 1,303 countSioux County: 450 countStanton County: 2,237 countThayer County: 2,056 countThomas County: 306 countThurston County: 1,993 countValley County: 1,750 countWashington County: 8,234 countWayne County: 3,731 countWebster County: 1,480 countWheeler County: 346 countYork County: 5,592 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Douglas County: 231,469 countDouglas County231,469Lancaster County: 129,869 countLancaster County129,869Sarpy County: 71,142 countSarpy County71,142Hall County: 24,026 countHall County24,026Buffalo County: 19,544 countBuffalo County19,544Scotts Bluff County: 15,119 countScotts Bluff County15,119Dodge County: 14,624 countDodge County14,624Lincoln County: 14,485 countLincoln County14,485Madison County: 14,002 countMadison County14,002Platte County: 13,292 countPlatte County13,292Adams County: 12,717 countAdams County12,717Cass County: 10,339 countCass County10,339Gage County: 9,154 countGage County9,154Dawson County: 8,810 countDawson County8,810Saunders County: 8,789 countSaunders County8,789Washington County: 8,234 countWashington County8,234Dakota County: 7,181 countDakota County7,181Seward County: 6,576 countSeward County6,576Otoe County: 6,408 countOtoe County6,408York County: 5,592 countYork County5,592Saline County: 5,137 countSaline County5,137Box Butte County: 4,573 countBox Butte County4,573Custer County: 4,543 countCuster County4,543Red Willow County: 4,315 countRed Willow County4,315Cheyenne County: 4,311 countCheyenne County4,311Holt County: 3,996 countHolt County3,996Phelps County: 3,805 countPhelps County3,805Keith County: 3,781 countKeith County3,781Wayne County: 3,731 countWayne County3,731Cuming County: 3,711 countCuming County3,711Colfax County: 3,616 countColfax County3,616Richardson County: 3,587 countRichardson County3,587Hamilton County: 3,577 countHamilton County3,577Butler County: 3,508 countButler County3,508Dawes County: 3,484 countDawes County3,484Cedar County: 3,354 countCedar County3,354Knox County: 3,269 countKnox County3,269Merrick County: 3,175 countMerrick County3,175Jefferson County: 3,122 countJefferson County3,122Pierce County: 2,876 countPierce County2,876Douglas County: 231,469 countDouglas County231,469Lancaster County: 129,869 countLancaster County129,869Sarpy County: 71,142 countSarpy County71,142Hall County: 24,026 countHall County24,026Buffalo County: 19,544 countBuffalo County19,544Scotts Bluff County: 15,119 countScotts Bluff County15,119Dodge County: 14,624 countDodge County14,624Lincoln County: 14,485 countLincoln County14,485Madison County: 14,002 countMadison County14,002Platte County: 13,292 countPlatte County13,292Adams County: 12,717 countAdams County12,717Cass County: 10,339 countCass County10,339Gage County: 9,154 countGage County9,154Dawson County: 8,810 countDawson County8,810Saunders County: 8,789 countSaunders County8,789Washington County: 8,234 countWashington County8,234Dakota County: 7,181 countDakota County7,181Seward County: 6,576 countSeward County6,576Otoe County: 6,408 countOtoe County6,408York County: 5,592 countYork County5,592Saline County: 5,137 countSaline County5,137Box Butte County: 4,573 countBox Butte County4,573Custer County: 4,543 countCuster County4,543Red Willow County: 4,315 countRed Willow County4,315Cheyenne County: 4,311 countCheyenne County4,311Holt County: 3,996 countHolt County3,996Phelps County: 3,805 countPhelps County3,805Keith County: 3,781 countKeith County3,781Wayne County: 3,731 countWayne County3,731Cuming County: 3,711 countCuming County3,711Colfax County: 3,616 countColfax County3,616Richardson County: 3,587 countRichardson County3,587Hamilton County: 3,577 countHamilton County3,577Butler County: 3,508 countButler County3,508Dawes County: 3,484 countDawes County3,484Cedar County: 3,354 countCedar County3,354Knox County: 3,269 countKnox County3,269Merrick County: 3,175 countMerrick County3,175Jefferson County: 3,122 countJefferson County3,122Pierce County: 2,876 countPierce County2,876
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Douglas County231,469+1.5%
2Lancaster County129,869+1.6%
3Sarpy County71,142+2.5%
4Hall County24,026+1.3%
5Buffalo County19,544+1.6%
6Scotts Bluff County15,119+1.9%
7Dodge County14,624-0.1%
8Lincoln County14,485+0.3%
9Madison County14,002+0.2%
10Platte County13,292-0.1%
11Adams County12,717+0.4%
12Cass County10,339+2.6%
13Gage County9,154+1%
14Dawson County8,810+0.1%
15Saunders County8,789+1.4%
16Washington County8,234-0.7%
17Dakota County7,181-0.6%
18Seward County6,576+0.3%
19Otoe County6,408+1.5%
20York County5,592-0.1%
21Saline County5,137+0.4%
22Box Butte County4,573-0.1%
23Custer County4,543+0.8%
24Red Willow County4,315-0.3%
25Cheyenne County4,311+0.7%
26Holt County3,996-1.1%
27Phelps County3,805+0.5%
28Keith County3,781+0.9%
29Wayne County3,731+0.5%
30Cuming County3,711+0.2%
31Colfax County3,616+0.9%
32Richardson County3,587-1.3%
33Hamilton County3,577+0.3%
34Butler County3,508+2.7%
35Dawes County3,484+3%
36Cedar County3,354+1.6%
37Knox County3,269-1.6%
38Merrick County3,175+1.2%
39Jefferson County3,122-0.3%
40Pierce County2,876+0.5%
41Nemaha County2,851+2%
42Burt County2,7900%
43Kearney County2,683-1.4%
44Antelope County2,6070%
45Howard County2,544+0.2%
46Clay County2,475+1.9%
47Fillmore County2,383+1.1%
48Boone County2,240+1.1%
49Stanton County2,237+1%
50Dixon County2,215-0.8%
51Cherry County2,110-1.8%
52Sheridan County2,101+0.7%
53Thayer County2,0560%
54Polk County2,019+3.1%
55Furnas County2,003+0.7%
56Thurston County1,993-1.6%
57Morrill County1,814-2.2%
58Valley County1,750+1.4%
59Nuckolls County1,748+1.6%
60Johnson County1,722-1.4%
61Kimball County1,501+1.5%
62Webster County1,480+3.2%
63Chase County1,478-2.4%
64Nance County1,307+0.5%
65Sherman County1,303-1.4%
66Franklin County1,255+3.7%
67Harlan County1,221+0.1%
68Brown County1,217+4.9%
69Perkins County1,154+1.5%
70Hitchcock County1,109+1.4%
71Pawnee County1,070+0.1%
72Frontier County1,033+2.3%
73Greeley County907-0.8%
74Deuel County861+11.4%
75Garden County829-4.3%
76Boyd County8070%
77Dundy County788-4.6%
78Garfield County775-2.8%
79Gosper County751-1.1%
80Rock County577+3.2%
81Sioux County450-2%
82Hayes County374+5.6%
83Wheeler County346+2.7%
84Keya Paha County323-2.1%
85Logan County307-4.1%
86Thomas County306+8.1%
87Hooker County292-3.9%
88Grant County281-7.9%
89Loup County272+3%
90Banner County249+6%
91Blaine County201+11%
92McPherson County193-4%
93Arthur County178-1.1%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Nebraska by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Douglas County, with 231,469 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Arthur County, with 178 in 2022.

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