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Counties in Nebraska by housing units

Douglas County had the highest housing units of 93 counties in 2021, at 242,862. Arthur County had the lowest, at 245. The median was 2,832 and the figure for Nebraska was 840,802. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest242,862Douglas County
Lowest245Arthur County
Median2,83293 counties
Nebraska840,802History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 13,775 countAntelope County: 3,127 countArthur County: 245 countBanner County: 364 countBlaine County: 279 countBoone County: 2,566 countBox Butte County: 5,254 countBoyd County: 1,210 countBrown County: 1,679 countBuffalo County: 20,844 countBurt County: 3,359 countButler County: 4,023 countCass County: 11,571 countCedar County: 3,924 countChase County: 1,870 countCherry County: 3,004 countCheyenne County: 4,901 countClay County: 2,832 countColfax County: 3,998 countCuming County: 4,124 countCuster County: 5,350 countDakota County: 7,768 countDawes County: 4,021 countDawson County: 9,839 countDeuel County: 988 countDixon County: 2,549 countDodge County: 16,283 countDouglas County: 242,862 countDundy County: 1,012 countFillmore County: 2,741 countFranklin County: 1,546 countFrontier County: 1,400 countFurnas County: 2,543 countGage County: 10,321 countGarden County: 1,185 countGarfield County: 1,026 countGosper County: 1,175 countGrant County: 417 countGreeley County: 1,205 countHall County: 25,122 countHamilton County: 4,080 countHarlan County: 1,950 countHayes County: 476 countHitchcock County: 1,585 countHolt County: 4,938 countHooker County: 425 countHoward County: 2,891 countJefferson County: 3,703 countJohnson County: 2,095 countKearney County: 2,965 countKeith County: 5,350 countKeya Paha County: 491 countKimball County: 1,818 countKnox County: 4,550 countLancaster County: 134,214 countLincoln County: 16,558 countLogan County: 378 countLoup County: 437 countMcPherson County: 256 countMadison County: 15,097 countMerrick County: 3,569 countMorrill County: 2,295 countNance County: 1,634 countNemaha County: 3,339 countNuckolls County: 2,249 countOtoe County: 6,967 countPawnee County: 1,426 countPerkins County: 1,361 countPhelps County: 4,160 countPierce County: 3,136 countPlatte County: 13,987 countPolk County: 2,544 countRed Willow County: 5,182 countRichardson County: 4,125 countRock County: 838 countSaline County: 5,729 countSarpy County: 72,138 countSaunders County: 9,895 countScotts Bluff County: 16,502 countSeward County: 7,024 countSheridan County: 2,723 countSherman County: 1,801 countSioux County: 698 countStanton County: 2,490 countThayer County: 2,528 countThomas County: 363 countThurston County: 2,299 countValley County: 2,107 countWashington County: 8,550 countWayne County: 3,950 countWebster County: 1,809 countWheeler County: 549 countYork County: 6,276 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Douglas County: 242,862 countDouglas County242,862Lancaster County: 134,214 countLancaster County134,214Sarpy County: 72,138 countSarpy County72,138Hall County: 25,122 countHall County25,122Buffalo County: 20,844 countBuffalo County20,844Lincoln County: 16,558 countLincoln County16,558Scotts Bluff County: 16,502 countScotts Bluff County16,502Dodge County: 16,283 countDodge County16,283Madison County: 15,097 countMadison County15,097Platte County: 13,987 countPlatte County13,987Adams County: 13,775 countAdams County13,775Cass County: 11,571 countCass County11,571Gage County: 10,321 countGage County10,321Saunders County: 9,895 countSaunders County9,895Dawson County: 9,839 countDawson County9,839Washington County: 8,550 countWashington County8,550Dakota County: 7,768 countDakota County7,768Seward County: 7,024 countSeward County7,024Otoe County: 6,967 countOtoe County6,967York County: 6,276 countYork County6,276Saline County: 5,729 countSaline County5,729Custer County: 5,350 countCuster County5,350Keith County: 5,350 countKeith County5,350Box Butte County: 5,254 countBox Butte County5,254Red Willow County: 5,182 countRed Willow County5,182Holt County: 4,938 countHolt County4,938Cheyenne County: 4,901 countCheyenne County4,901Knox County: 4,550 countKnox County4,550Phelps County: 4,160 countPhelps County4,160Richardson County: 4,125 countRichardson County4,125Cuming County: 4,124 countCuming County4,124Hamilton County: 4,080 countHamilton County4,080Butler County: 4,023 countButler County4,023Dawes County: 4,021 countDawes County4,021Colfax County: 3,998 countColfax County3,998Wayne County: 3,950 countWayne County3,950Cedar County: 3,924 countCedar County3,924Jefferson County: 3,703 countJefferson County3,703Merrick County: 3,569 countMerrick County3,569Burt County: 3,359 countBurt County3,359Douglas County: 242,862 countDouglas County242,862Lancaster County: 134,214 countLancaster County134,214Sarpy County: 72,138 countSarpy County72,138Hall County: 25,122 countHall County25,122Buffalo County: 20,844 countBuffalo County20,844Lincoln County: 16,558 countLincoln County16,558Scotts Bluff County: 16,502 countScotts Bluff County16,502Dodge County: 16,283 countDodge County16,283Madison County: 15,097 countMadison County15,097Platte County: 13,987 countPlatte County13,987Adams County: 13,775 countAdams County13,775Cass County: 11,571 countCass County11,571Gage County: 10,321 countGage County10,321Saunders County: 9,895 countSaunders County9,895Dawson County: 9,839 countDawson County9,839Washington County: 8,550 countWashington County8,550Dakota County: 7,768 countDakota County7,768Seward County: 7,024 countSeward County7,024Otoe County: 6,967 countOtoe County6,967York County: 6,276 countYork County6,276Saline County: 5,729 countSaline County5,729Custer County: 5,350 countCuster County5,350Keith County: 5,350 countKeith County5,350Box Butte County: 5,254 countBox Butte County5,254Red Willow County: 5,182 countRed Willow County5,182Holt County: 4,938 countHolt County4,938Cheyenne County: 4,901 countCheyenne County4,901Knox County: 4,550 countKnox County4,550Phelps County: 4,160 countPhelps County4,160Richardson County: 4,125 countRichardson County4,125Cuming County: 4,124 countCuming County4,124Hamilton County: 4,080 countHamilton County4,080Butler County: 4,023 countButler County4,023Dawes County: 4,021 countDawes County4,021Colfax County: 3,998 countColfax County3,998Wayne County: 3,950 countWayne County3,950Cedar County: 3,924 countCedar County3,924Jefferson County: 3,703 countJefferson County3,703Merrick County: 3,569 countMerrick County3,569Burt County: 3,359 countBurt County3,359
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Douglas County242,862
2Lancaster County134,214
3Sarpy County72,138
4Hall County25,122
5Buffalo County20,844
6Lincoln County16,558
7Scotts Bluff County16,502
8Dodge County16,283
9Madison County15,097
10Platte County13,987
11Adams County13,775
12Cass County11,571
13Gage County10,321
14Saunders County9,895
15Dawson County9,839
16Washington County8,550
17Dakota County7,768
18Seward County7,024
19Otoe County6,967
20York County6,276
21Saline County5,729
22Custer County5,350
22Keith County5,350
24Box Butte County5,254
25Red Willow County5,182
26Holt County4,938
27Cheyenne County4,901
28Knox County4,550
29Phelps County4,160
30Richardson County4,125
31Cuming County4,124
32Hamilton County4,080
33Butler County4,023
34Dawes County4,021
35Colfax County3,998
36Wayne County3,950
37Cedar County3,924
38Jefferson County3,703
39Merrick County3,569
40Burt County3,359
41Nemaha County3,339
42Pierce County3,136
43Antelope County3,127
44Cherry County3,004
45Kearney County2,965
46Howard County2,891
47Clay County2,832
48Fillmore County2,741
49Sheridan County2,723
50Boone County2,566
51Dixon County2,549
52Polk County2,544
53Furnas County2,543
54Thayer County2,528
55Stanton County2,490
56Thurston County2,299
57Morrill County2,295
58Nuckolls County2,249
59Valley County2,107
60Johnson County2,095
61Harlan County1,950
62Chase County1,870
63Kimball County1,818
64Webster County1,809
65Sherman County1,801
66Brown County1,679
67Nance County1,634
68Hitchcock County1,585
69Franklin County1,546
70Pawnee County1,426
71Frontier County1,400
72Perkins County1,361
73Boyd County1,210
74Greeley County1,205
75Garden County1,185
76Gosper County1,175
77Garfield County1,026
78Dundy County1,012
79Deuel County988
80Rock County838
81Sioux County698
82Wheeler County549
83Keya Paha County491
84Hayes County476
85Loup County437
86Hooker County425
87Grant County417
88Logan County378
89Banner County364
90Thomas County363
91Blaine County279
92McPherson County256
93Arthur County245

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Nebraska by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Douglas County, with 242,862 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Arthur County, with 245 in 2021.

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