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Counties in Nebraska by housing units

Douglas County had the highest housing units of 93 counties in 2022, at 245,839. Arthur County had the lowest, at 234. The median was 2,834 and the figure for Nebraska was 848,023. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest245,839Douglas County
Lowest234Arthur County
Median2,83493 counties
Nebraska848,023History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 13,804 countAntelope County: 3,142 countArthur County: 234 countBanner County: 359 countBlaine County: 294 countBoone County: 2,559 countBox Butte County: 5,226 countBoyd County: 1,210 countBrown County: 1,656 countBuffalo County: 21,019 countBurt County: 3,340 countButler County: 4,032 countCass County: 11,693 countCedar County: 3,915 countChase County: 1,876 countCherry County: 2,998 countCheyenne County: 4,892 countClay County: 2,834 countColfax County: 3,996 countCuming County: 4,133 countCuster County: 5,341 countDakota County: 7,767 countDawes County: 4,024 countDawson County: 9,856 countDeuel County: 1,058 countDixon County: 2,518 countDodge County: 16,348 countDouglas County: 245,839 countDundy County: 999 countFillmore County: 2,742 countFranklin County: 1,546 countFrontier County: 1,367 countFurnas County: 2,531 countGage County: 10,364 countGarden County: 1,139 countGarfield County: 1,006 countGosper County: 1,193 countGrant County: 396 countGreeley County: 1,198 countHall County: 25,256 countHamilton County: 4,105 countHarlan County: 1,923 countHayes County: 484 countHitchcock County: 1,580 countHolt County: 4,903 countHooker County: 414 countHoward County: 2,893 countJefferson County: 3,683 countJohnson County: 2,088 countKearney County: 2,970 countKeith County: 5,370 countKeya Paha County: 493 countKimball County: 1,807 countKnox County: 4,532 countLancaster County: 136,167 countLincoln County: 16,573 countLogan County: 371 countLoup County: 434 countMcPherson County: 240 countMadison County: 15,213 countMerrick County: 3,567 countMorrill County: 2,281 countNance County: 1,622 countNemaha County: 3,312 countNuckolls County: 2,228 countOtoe County: 6,971 countPawnee County: 1,418 countPerkins County: 1,368 countPhelps County: 4,163 countPierce County: 3,141 countPlatte County: 14,085 countPolk County: 2,537 countRed Willow County: 5,175 countRichardson County: 4,099 countRock County: 829 countSaline County: 5,734 countSarpy County: 73,715 countSaunders County: 10,032 countScotts Bluff County: 16,486 countSeward County: 7,099 countSheridan County: 2,724 countSherman County: 1,800 countSioux County: 691 countStanton County: 2,478 countThayer County: 2,520 countThomas County: 370 countThurston County: 2,294 countValley County: 2,112 countWashington County: 8,608 countWayne County: 3,956 countWebster County: 1,783 countWheeler County: 574 countYork County: 6,308 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Douglas County: 245,839 countDouglas County245,839Lancaster County: 136,167 countLancaster County136,167Sarpy County: 73,715 countSarpy County73,715Hall County: 25,256 countHall County25,256Buffalo County: 21,019 countBuffalo County21,019Lincoln County: 16,573 countLincoln County16,573Scotts Bluff County: 16,486 countScotts Bluff County16,486Dodge County: 16,348 countDodge County16,348Madison County: 15,213 countMadison County15,213Platte County: 14,085 countPlatte County14,085Adams County: 13,804 countAdams County13,804Cass County: 11,693 countCass County11,693Gage County: 10,364 countGage County10,364Saunders County: 10,032 countSaunders County10,032Dawson County: 9,856 countDawson County9,856Washington County: 8,608 countWashington County8,608Dakota County: 7,767 countDakota County7,767Seward County: 7,099 countSeward County7,099Otoe County: 6,971 countOtoe County6,971York County: 6,308 countYork County6,308Saline County: 5,734 countSaline County5,734Keith County: 5,370 countKeith County5,370Custer County: 5,341 countCuster County5,341Box Butte County: 5,226 countBox Butte County5,226Red Willow County: 5,175 countRed Willow County5,175Holt County: 4,903 countHolt County4,903Cheyenne County: 4,892 countCheyenne County4,892Knox County: 4,532 countKnox County4,532Phelps County: 4,163 countPhelps County4,163Cuming County: 4,133 countCuming County4,133Hamilton County: 4,105 countHamilton County4,105Richardson County: 4,099 countRichardson County4,099Butler County: 4,032 countButler County4,032Dawes County: 4,024 countDawes County4,024Colfax County: 3,996 countColfax County3,996Wayne County: 3,956 countWayne County3,956Cedar County: 3,915 countCedar County3,915Jefferson County: 3,683 countJefferson County3,683Merrick County: 3,567 countMerrick County3,567Burt County: 3,340 countBurt County3,340Douglas County: 245,839 countDouglas County245,839Lancaster County: 136,167 countLancaster County136,167Sarpy County: 73,715 countSarpy County73,715Hall County: 25,256 countHall County25,256Buffalo County: 21,019 countBuffalo County21,019Lincoln County: 16,573 countLincoln County16,573Scotts Bluff County: 16,486 countScotts Bluff County16,486Dodge County: 16,348 countDodge County16,348Madison County: 15,213 countMadison County15,213Platte County: 14,085 countPlatte County14,085Adams County: 13,804 countAdams County13,804Cass County: 11,693 countCass County11,693Gage County: 10,364 countGage County10,364Saunders County: 10,032 countSaunders County10,032Dawson County: 9,856 countDawson County9,856Washington County: 8,608 countWashington County8,608Dakota County: 7,767 countDakota County7,767Seward County: 7,099 countSeward County7,099Otoe County: 6,971 countOtoe County6,971York County: 6,308 countYork County6,308Saline County: 5,734 countSaline County5,734Keith County: 5,370 countKeith County5,370Custer County: 5,341 countCuster County5,341Box Butte County: 5,226 countBox Butte County5,226Red Willow County: 5,175 countRed Willow County5,175Holt County: 4,903 countHolt County4,903Cheyenne County: 4,892 countCheyenne County4,892Knox County: 4,532 countKnox County4,532Phelps County: 4,163 countPhelps County4,163Cuming County: 4,133 countCuming County4,133Hamilton County: 4,105 countHamilton County4,105Richardson County: 4,099 countRichardson County4,099Butler County: 4,032 countButler County4,032Dawes County: 4,024 countDawes County4,024Colfax County: 3,996 countColfax County3,996Wayne County: 3,956 countWayne County3,956Cedar County: 3,915 countCedar County3,915Jefferson County: 3,683 countJefferson County3,683Merrick County: 3,567 countMerrick County3,567Burt County: 3,340 countBurt County3,340
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Douglas County245,839+1.2%
2Lancaster County136,167+1.5%
3Sarpy County73,715+2.2%
4Hall County25,256+0.5%
5Buffalo County21,019+0.8%
6Lincoln County16,573+0.1%
7Scotts Bluff County16,486-0.1%
8Dodge County16,348+0.4%
9Madison County15,213+0.8%
10Platte County14,085+0.7%
11Adams County13,804+0.2%
12Cass County11,693+1.1%
13Gage County10,364+0.4%
14Saunders County10,032+1.4%
15Dawson County9,856+0.2%
16Washington County8,608+0.7%
17Dakota County7,767-0%
18Seward County7,099+1.1%
19Otoe County6,971+0.1%
20York County6,308+0.5%
21Saline County5,734+0.1%
22Keith County5,370+0.4%
23Custer County5,341-0.2%
24Box Butte County5,226-0.5%
25Red Willow County5,175-0.1%
26Holt County4,903-0.7%
27Cheyenne County4,892-0.2%
28Knox County4,532-0.4%
29Phelps County4,163+0.1%
30Cuming County4,133+0.2%
31Hamilton County4,105+0.6%
32Richardson County4,099-0.6%
33Butler County4,032+0.2%
34Dawes County4,024+0.1%
35Colfax County3,996-0.1%
36Wayne County3,956+0.2%
37Cedar County3,915-0.2%
38Jefferson County3,683-0.5%
39Merrick County3,567-0.1%
40Burt County3,340-0.6%
41Nemaha County3,312-0.8%
42Antelope County3,142+0.5%
43Pierce County3,141+0.2%
44Cherry County2,998-0.2%
45Kearney County2,970+0.2%
46Howard County2,893+0.1%
47Clay County2,834+0.1%
48Fillmore County2,7420%
49Sheridan County2,7240%
50Boone County2,559-0.3%
51Polk County2,537-0.3%
52Furnas County2,531-0.5%
53Thayer County2,520-0.3%
54Dixon County2,518-1.2%
55Stanton County2,478-0.5%
56Thurston County2,294-0.2%
57Morrill County2,281-0.6%
58Nuckolls County2,228-0.9%
59Valley County2,112+0.2%
60Johnson County2,088-0.3%
61Harlan County1,923-1.4%
62Chase County1,876+0.3%
63Kimball County1,807-0.6%
64Sherman County1,800-0.1%
65Webster County1,783-1.4%
66Brown County1,656-1.4%
67Nance County1,622-0.7%
68Hitchcock County1,580-0.3%
69Franklin County1,5460%
70Pawnee County1,418-0.6%
71Perkins County1,368+0.5%
72Frontier County1,367-2.4%
73Boyd County1,2100%
74Greeley County1,198-0.6%
75Gosper County1,193+1.5%
76Garden County1,139-3.9%
77Deuel County1,058+7.1%
78Garfield County1,006-1.9%
79Dundy County999-1.3%
80Rock County829-1.1%
81Sioux County691-1%
82Wheeler County574+4.6%
83Keya Paha County493+0.4%
84Hayes County484+1.7%
85Loup County434-0.7%
86Hooker County414-2.6%
87Grant County396-5%
88Logan County371-1.9%
89Thomas County370+1.9%
90Banner County359-1.4%
91Blaine County294+5.4%
92McPherson County240-6.3%
93Arthur County234-4.5%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Nebraska by housing units, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Douglas County, with 245,839 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Arthur County, with 234 in 2022.

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