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Counties in Nebraska by housing units

Douglas County had the highest housing units of 93 counties in 2023, at 248,692. Arthur County had the lowest, at 230. The median was 2,816 and the figure for Nebraska was 855,631. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest248,692Douglas County
Lowest230Arthur County
Median2,81693 counties
Nebraska855,631History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 13,856 countAntelope County: 3,144 countArthur County: 230 countBanner County: 351 countBlaine County: 295 countBoone County: 2,545 countBox Butte County: 5,222 countBoyd County: 1,199 countBrown County: 1,645 countBuffalo County: 21,181 countBurt County: 3,338 countButler County: 4,031 countCass County: 11,780 countCedar County: 3,904 countChase County: 1,870 countCherry County: 3,004 countCheyenne County: 4,886 countClay County: 2,816 countColfax County: 3,996 countCuming County: 4,150 countCuster County: 5,331 countDakota County: 7,795 countDawes County: 4,013 countDawson County: 9,905 countDeuel County: 1,000 countDixon County: 2,528 countDodge County: 16,553 countDouglas County: 248,692 countDundy County: 1,002 countFillmore County: 2,733 countFranklin County: 1,543 countFrontier County: 1,372 countFurnas County: 2,514 countGage County: 10,390 countGarden County: 1,163 countGarfield County: 977 countGosper County: 1,209 countGrant County: 418 countGreeley County: 1,202 countHall County: 25,377 countHamilton County: 4,122 countHarlan County: 1,890 countHayes County: 479 countHitchcock County: 1,566 countHolt County: 4,905 countHooker County: 415 countHoward County: 2,893 countJefferson County: 3,664 countJohnson County: 2,090 countKearney County: 2,985 countKeith County: 5,395 countKeya Paha County: 495 countKimball County: 1,812 countKnox County: 4,527 countLancaster County: 138,232 countLincoln County: 16,581 countLogan County: 356 countLoup County: 429 countMcPherson County: 259 countMadison County: 15,371 countMerrick County: 3,584 countMorrill County: 2,276 countNance County: 1,622 countNemaha County: 3,317 countNuckolls County: 2,218 countOtoe County: 6,987 countPawnee County: 1,410 countPerkins County: 1,353 countPhelps County: 4,154 countPierce County: 3,137 countPlatte County: 14,210 countPolk County: 2,524 countRed Willow County: 5,164 countRichardson County: 4,084 countRock County: 829 countSaline County: 5,774 countSarpy County: 75,293 countSaunders County: 10,154 countScotts Bluff County: 16,474 countSeward County: 7,138 countSheridan County: 2,704 countSherman County: 1,797 countSioux County: 682 countStanton County: 2,475 countThayer County: 2,518 countThomas County: 367 countThurston County: 2,290 countValley County: 2,116 countWashington County: 8,665 countWayne County: 3,973 countWebster County: 1,767 countWheeler County: 603 countYork County: 6,346 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Douglas County: 248,692 countDouglas County248,692Lancaster County: 138,232 countLancaster County138,232Sarpy County: 75,293 countSarpy County75,293Hall County: 25,377 countHall County25,377Buffalo County: 21,181 countBuffalo County21,181Lincoln County: 16,581 countLincoln County16,581Dodge County: 16,553 countDodge County16,553Scotts Bluff County: 16,474 countScotts Bluff County16,474Madison County: 15,371 countMadison County15,371Platte County: 14,210 countPlatte County14,210Adams County: 13,856 countAdams County13,856Cass County: 11,780 countCass County11,780Gage County: 10,390 countGage County10,390Saunders County: 10,154 countSaunders County10,154Dawson County: 9,905 countDawson County9,905Washington County: 8,665 countWashington County8,665Dakota County: 7,795 countDakota County7,795Seward County: 7,138 countSeward County7,138Otoe County: 6,987 countOtoe County6,987York County: 6,346 countYork County6,346Saline County: 5,774 countSaline County5,774Keith County: 5,395 countKeith County5,395Custer County: 5,331 countCuster County5,331Box Butte County: 5,222 countBox Butte County5,222Red Willow County: 5,164 countRed Willow County5,164Holt County: 4,905 countHolt County4,905Cheyenne County: 4,886 countCheyenne County4,886Knox County: 4,527 countKnox County4,527Phelps County: 4,154 countPhelps County4,154Cuming County: 4,150 countCuming County4,150Hamilton County: 4,122 countHamilton County4,122Richardson County: 4,084 countRichardson County4,084Butler County: 4,031 countButler County4,031Dawes County: 4,013 countDawes County4,013Colfax County: 3,996 countColfax County3,996Wayne County: 3,973 countWayne County3,973Cedar County: 3,904 countCedar County3,904Jefferson County: 3,664 countJefferson County3,664Merrick County: 3,584 countMerrick County3,584Burt County: 3,338 countBurt County3,338Douglas County: 248,692 countDouglas County248,692Lancaster County: 138,232 countLancaster County138,232Sarpy County: 75,293 countSarpy County75,293Hall County: 25,377 countHall County25,377Buffalo County: 21,181 countBuffalo County21,181Lincoln County: 16,581 countLincoln County16,581Dodge County: 16,553 countDodge County16,553Scotts Bluff County: 16,474 countScotts Bluff County16,474Madison County: 15,371 countMadison County15,371Platte County: 14,210 countPlatte County14,210Adams County: 13,856 countAdams County13,856Cass County: 11,780 countCass County11,780Gage County: 10,390 countGage County10,390Saunders County: 10,154 countSaunders County10,154Dawson County: 9,905 countDawson County9,905Washington County: 8,665 countWashington County8,665Dakota County: 7,795 countDakota County7,795Seward County: 7,138 countSeward County7,138Otoe County: 6,987 countOtoe County6,987York County: 6,346 countYork County6,346Saline County: 5,774 countSaline County5,774Keith County: 5,395 countKeith County5,395Custer County: 5,331 countCuster County5,331Box Butte County: 5,222 countBox Butte County5,222Red Willow County: 5,164 countRed Willow County5,164Holt County: 4,905 countHolt County4,905Cheyenne County: 4,886 countCheyenne County4,886Knox County: 4,527 countKnox County4,527Phelps County: 4,154 countPhelps County4,154Cuming County: 4,150 countCuming County4,150Hamilton County: 4,122 countHamilton County4,122Richardson County: 4,084 countRichardson County4,084Butler County: 4,031 countButler County4,031Dawes County: 4,013 countDawes County4,013Colfax County: 3,996 countColfax County3,996Wayne County: 3,973 countWayne County3,973Cedar County: 3,904 countCedar County3,904Jefferson County: 3,664 countJefferson County3,664Merrick County: 3,584 countMerrick County3,584Burt County: 3,338 countBurt County3,338
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Douglas County248,692+1.2%
2Lancaster County138,232+1.5%
3Sarpy County75,293+2.1%
4Hall County25,377+0.5%
5Buffalo County21,181+0.8%
6Lincoln County16,5810%
7Dodge County16,553+1.3%
8Scotts Bluff County16,474-0.1%
9Madison County15,371+1%
10Platte County14,210+0.9%
11Adams County13,856+0.4%
12Cass County11,780+0.7%
13Gage County10,390+0.3%
14Saunders County10,154+1.2%
15Dawson County9,905+0.5%
16Washington County8,665+0.7%
17Dakota County7,795+0.4%
18Seward County7,138+0.5%
19Otoe County6,987+0.2%
20York County6,346+0.6%
21Saline County5,774+0.7%
22Keith County5,395+0.5%
23Custer County5,331-0.2%
24Box Butte County5,222-0.1%
25Red Willow County5,164-0.2%
26Holt County4,9050%
27Cheyenne County4,886-0.1%
28Knox County4,527-0.1%
29Phelps County4,154-0.2%
30Cuming County4,150+0.4%
31Hamilton County4,122+0.4%
32Richardson County4,084-0.4%
33Butler County4,031-0%
34Dawes County4,013-0.3%
35Colfax County3,9960%
36Wayne County3,973+0.4%
37Cedar County3,904-0.3%
38Jefferson County3,664-0.5%
39Merrick County3,584+0.5%
40Burt County3,338-0.1%
41Nemaha County3,317+0.2%
42Antelope County3,144+0.1%
43Pierce County3,137-0.1%
44Cherry County3,004+0.2%
45Kearney County2,985+0.5%
46Howard County2,8930%
47Clay County2,816-0.6%
48Fillmore County2,733-0.3%
49Sheridan County2,704-0.7%
50Boone County2,545-0.5%
51Dixon County2,528+0.4%
52Polk County2,524-0.5%
53Thayer County2,518-0.1%
54Furnas County2,514-0.7%
55Stanton County2,475-0.1%
56Thurston County2,290-0.2%
57Morrill County2,276-0.2%
58Nuckolls County2,218-0.4%
59Valley County2,116+0.2%
60Johnson County2,090+0.1%
61Harlan County1,890-1.7%
62Chase County1,870-0.3%
63Kimball County1,812+0.3%
64Sherman County1,797-0.2%
65Webster County1,767-0.9%
66Brown County1,645-0.7%
67Nance County1,6220%
68Hitchcock County1,566-0.9%
69Franklin County1,543-0.2%
70Pawnee County1,410-0.6%
71Frontier County1,372+0.4%
72Perkins County1,353-1.1%
73Gosper County1,209+1.3%
74Greeley County1,202+0.3%
75Boyd County1,199-0.9%
76Garden County1,163+2.1%
77Dundy County1,002+0.3%
78Deuel County1,000-5.5%
79Garfield County977-2.9%
80Rock County8290%
81Sioux County682-1.3%
82Wheeler County603+5.1%
83Keya Paha County495+0.4%
84Hayes County479-1%
85Loup County429-1.2%
86Grant County418+5.6%
87Hooker County415+0.2%
88Thomas County367-0.8%
89Logan County356-4%
90Banner County351-2.2%
91Blaine County295+0.3%
92McPherson County259+7.9%
93Arthur County230-1.7%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Nebraska by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Douglas County, with 248,692 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Arthur County, with 230 in 2023.

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