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Counties in Nebraska by housing units, 2024

Douglas County had the highest housing units of 93 counties in 2024, at 251,553. Arthur County had the lowest, at 232. The median was 2,817 and the figure for Nebraska was 863,444. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest251,553Douglas County
Lowest232Arthur County
Median2,81793 counties
Nebraska863,444History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 13,934 countAntelope County: 3,149 countArthur County: 232 countBanner County: 383 countBlaine County: 301 countBoone County: 2,555 countBox Butte County: 5,212 countBoyd County: 1,203 countBrown County: 1,656 countBuffalo County: 21,286 countBurt County: 3,333 countButler County: 4,039 countCass County: 11,875 countCedar County: 3,899 countChase County: 1,870 countCherry County: 3,009 countCheyenne County: 4,888 countClay County: 2,817 countColfax County: 3,997 countCuming County: 4,153 countCuster County: 5,334 countDakota County: 7,808 countDawes County: 4,037 countDawson County: 9,958 countDeuel County: 1,013 countDixon County: 2,515 countDodge County: 16,725 countDouglas County: 251,553 countDundy County: 995 countFillmore County: 2,724 countFranklin County: 1,531 countFrontier County: 1,350 countFurnas County: 2,516 countGage County: 10,399 countGarden County: 1,173 countGarfield County: 990 countGosper County: 1,212 countGrant County: 407 countGreeley County: 1,215 countHall County: 25,569 countHamilton County: 4,133 countHarlan County: 1,884 countHayes County: 487 countHitchcock County: 1,561 countHolt County: 4,900 countHooker County: 428 countHoward County: 2,894 countJefferson County: 3,679 countJohnson County: 2,098 countKearney County: 2,988 countKeith County: 5,435 countKeya Paha County: 489 countKimball County: 1,782 countKnox County: 4,521 countLancaster County: 140,324 countLincoln County: 16,624 countLogan County: 330 countLoup County: 435 countMcPherson County: 268 countMadison County: 15,510 countMerrick County: 3,598 countMorrill County: 2,271 countNance County: 1,606 countNemaha County: 3,316 countNuckolls County: 2,220 countOtoe County: 6,999 countPawnee County: 1,409 countPerkins County: 1,359 countPhelps County: 4,170 countPierce County: 3,136 countPlatte County: 14,325 countPolk County: 2,531 countRed Willow County: 5,150 countRichardson County: 4,073 countRock County: 809 countSaline County: 5,799 countSarpy County: 76,780 countSaunders County: 10,276 countScotts Bluff County: 16,480 countSeward County: 7,206 countSheridan County: 2,704 countSherman County: 1,796 countSioux County: 687 countStanton County: 2,483 countThayer County: 2,497 countThomas County: 357 countThurston County: 2,290 countValley County: 2,108 countWashington County: 8,711 countWayne County: 3,991 countWebster County: 1,764 countWheeler County: 588 countYork County: 6,370 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Douglas County: 251,553 countDouglas County251,553Lancaster County: 140,324 countLancaster County140,324Sarpy County: 76,780 countSarpy County76,780Hall County: 25,569 countHall County25,569Buffalo County: 21,286 countBuffalo County21,286Dodge County: 16,725 countDodge County16,725Lincoln County: 16,624 countLincoln County16,624Scotts Bluff County: 16,480 countScotts Bluff County16,480Madison County: 15,510 countMadison County15,510Platte County: 14,325 countPlatte County14,325Adams County: 13,934 countAdams County13,934Cass County: 11,875 countCass County11,875Gage County: 10,399 countGage County10,399Saunders County: 10,276 countSaunders County10,276Dawson County: 9,958 countDawson County9,958Washington County: 8,711 countWashington County8,711Dakota County: 7,808 countDakota County7,808Seward County: 7,206 countSeward County7,206Otoe County: 6,999 countOtoe County6,999York County: 6,370 countYork County6,370Saline County: 5,799 countSaline County5,799Keith County: 5,435 countKeith County5,435Custer County: 5,334 countCuster County5,334Box Butte County: 5,212 countBox Butte County5,212Red Willow County: 5,150 countRed Willow County5,150Holt County: 4,900 countHolt County4,900Cheyenne County: 4,888 countCheyenne County4,888Knox County: 4,521 countKnox County4,521Phelps County: 4,170 countPhelps County4,170Cuming County: 4,153 countCuming County4,153Hamilton County: 4,133 countHamilton County4,133Richardson County: 4,073 countRichardson County4,073Butler County: 4,039 countButler County4,039Dawes County: 4,037 countDawes County4,037Colfax County: 3,997 countColfax County3,997Wayne County: 3,991 countWayne County3,991Cedar County: 3,899 countCedar County3,899Jefferson County: 3,679 countJefferson County3,679Merrick County: 3,598 countMerrick County3,598Burt County: 3,333 countBurt County3,333Douglas County: 251,553 countDouglas County251,553Lancaster County: 140,324 countLancaster County140,324Sarpy County: 76,780 countSarpy County76,780Hall County: 25,569 countHall County25,569Buffalo County: 21,286 countBuffalo County21,286Dodge County: 16,725 countDodge County16,725Lincoln County: 16,624 countLincoln County16,624Scotts Bluff County: 16,480 countScotts Bluff County16,480Madison County: 15,510 countMadison County15,510Platte County: 14,325 countPlatte County14,325Adams County: 13,934 countAdams County13,934Cass County: 11,875 countCass County11,875Gage County: 10,399 countGage County10,399Saunders County: 10,276 countSaunders County10,276Dawson County: 9,958 countDawson County9,958Washington County: 8,711 countWashington County8,711Dakota County: 7,808 countDakota County7,808Seward County: 7,206 countSeward County7,206Otoe County: 6,999 countOtoe County6,999York County: 6,370 countYork County6,370Saline County: 5,799 countSaline County5,799Keith County: 5,435 countKeith County5,435Custer County: 5,334 countCuster County5,334Box Butte County: 5,212 countBox Butte County5,212Red Willow County: 5,150 countRed Willow County5,150Holt County: 4,900 countHolt County4,900Cheyenne County: 4,888 countCheyenne County4,888Knox County: 4,521 countKnox County4,521Phelps County: 4,170 countPhelps County4,170Cuming County: 4,153 countCuming County4,153Hamilton County: 4,133 countHamilton County4,133Richardson County: 4,073 countRichardson County4,073Butler County: 4,039 countButler County4,039Dawes County: 4,037 countDawes County4,037Colfax County: 3,997 countColfax County3,997Wayne County: 3,991 countWayne County3,991Cedar County: 3,899 countCedar County3,899Jefferson County: 3,679 countJefferson County3,679Merrick County: 3,598 countMerrick County3,598Burt County: 3,333 countBurt County3,333
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Douglas County251,553+1.2%
2Lancaster County140,324+1.5%
3Sarpy County76,780+2%
4Hall County25,569+0.8%
5Buffalo County21,286+0.5%
6Dodge County16,725+1%
7Lincoln County16,624+0.3%
8Scotts Bluff County16,4800%
9Madison County15,510+0.9%
10Platte County14,325+0.8%
11Adams County13,934+0.6%
12Cass County11,875+0.8%
13Gage County10,399+0.1%
14Saunders County10,276+1.2%
15Dawson County9,958+0.5%
16Washington County8,711+0.5%
17Dakota County7,808+0.2%
18Seward County7,206+1%
19Otoe County6,999+0.2%
20York County6,370+0.4%
21Saline County5,799+0.4%
22Keith County5,435+0.7%
23Custer County5,334+0.1%
24Box Butte County5,212-0.2%
25Red Willow County5,150-0.3%
26Holt County4,900-0.1%
27Cheyenne County4,8880%
28Knox County4,521-0.1%
29Phelps County4,170+0.4%
30Cuming County4,153+0.1%
31Hamilton County4,133+0.3%
32Richardson County4,073-0.3%
33Butler County4,039+0.2%
34Dawes County4,037+0.6%
35Colfax County3,9970%
36Wayne County3,991+0.5%
37Cedar County3,899-0.1%
38Jefferson County3,679+0.4%
39Merrick County3,598+0.4%
40Burt County3,333-0.1%
41Nemaha County3,316-0%
42Antelope County3,149+0.2%
43Pierce County3,136-0%
44Cherry County3,009+0.2%
45Kearney County2,988+0.1%
46Howard County2,8940%
47Clay County2,8170%
48Fillmore County2,724-0.3%
49Sheridan County2,7040%
50Boone County2,555+0.4%
51Polk County2,531+0.3%
52Furnas County2,516+0.1%
53Dixon County2,515-0.5%
54Thayer County2,497-0.8%
55Stanton County2,483+0.3%
56Thurston County2,2900%
57Morrill County2,271-0.2%
58Nuckolls County2,220+0.1%
59Valley County2,108-0.4%
60Johnson County2,098+0.4%
61Harlan County1,884-0.3%
62Chase County1,8700%
63Sherman County1,796-0.1%
64Kimball County1,782-1.7%
65Webster County1,764-0.2%
66Brown County1,656+0.7%
67Nance County1,606-1%
68Hitchcock County1,561-0.3%
69Franklin County1,531-0.8%
70Pawnee County1,409-0.1%
71Perkins County1,359+0.4%
72Frontier County1,350-1.6%
73Greeley County1,215+1.1%
74Gosper County1,212+0.2%
75Boyd County1,203+0.3%
76Garden County1,173+0.9%
77Deuel County1,013+1.3%
78Dundy County995-0.7%
79Garfield County990+1.3%
80Rock County809-2.4%
81Sioux County687+0.7%
82Wheeler County588-2.5%
83Keya Paha County489-1.2%
84Hayes County487+1.7%
85Loup County435+1.4%
86Hooker County428+3.1%
87Grant County407-2.6%
88Banner County383+9.1%
89Thomas County357-2.7%
90Logan County330-7.3%
91Blaine County301+2%
92McPherson County268+3.5%
93Arthur County232+0.9%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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 B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Nebraska by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Nebraska by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in Nebraska by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties.

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Douglas County, with 251,553 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Arthur County, with 232 in 2024.

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