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Counties in Nebraska by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Loup County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 93 counties in 2024, at 43.9%. Washington County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 14.3% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.9Loup County
Lowest3.2Washington County
Median14.393 counties
Nebraska7.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 6.2 %Antelope County: 16.3 %Arthur County: 20.3 %Banner County: 20.4 %Blaine County: 34.6 %Boone County: 14.3 %Box Butte County: 13.6 %Boyd County: 38.2 %Brown County: 23 %Buffalo County: 6.1 %Burt County: 12.1 %Butler County: 12.8 %Cass County: 8.8 %Cedar County: 11.7 %Chase County: 21.1 %Cherry County: 25.8 %Cheyenne County: 8.7 %Clay County: 11.6 %Colfax County: 7.3 %Cuming County: 8.3 %Custer County: 15.6 %Dakota County: 4.5 %Dawes County: 14.5 %Dawson County: 8.2 %Deuel County: 17.4 %Dixon County: 13 %Dodge County: 9.3 %Douglas County: 5.2 %Dundy County: 21.7 %Fillmore County: 13.5 %Franklin County: 15.6 %Frontier County: 20.4 %Furnas County: 20.1 %Gage County: 10.3 %Garden County: 26.9 %Garfield County: 29.2 %Gosper County: 31 %Grant County: 30.2 %Greeley County: 21.2 %Hall County: 3.8 %Hamilton County: 12.2 %Harlan County: 36.5 %Hayes County: 22.6 %Hitchcock County: 28.8 %Holt County: 17.4 %Hooker County: 23.6 %Howard County: 13.5 %Jefferson County: 14.8 %Johnson County: 18.6 %Kearney County: 5.8 %Keith County: 25.5 %Keya Paha County: 38.2 %Kimball County: 16.4 %Knox County: 24.3 %Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lincoln County: 10.4 %Logan County: 9.4 %Loup County: 43.9 %McPherson County: 20.9 %Madison County: 6.8 %Merrick County: 10.9 %Morrill County: 15.5 %Nance County: 16.4 %Nemaha County: 14.1 %Nuckolls County: 13.6 %Otoe County: 8.8 %Pawnee County: 22.6 %Perkins County: 12.3 %Phelps County: 6.1 %Pierce County: 9.4 %Platte County: 4.7 %Polk County: 16.5 %Red Willow County: 12.5 %Richardson County: 12.7 %Rock County: 25.8 %Saline County: 11.3 %Sarpy County: 3.5 %Saunders County: 13.4 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.5 %Seward County: 5.8 %Sheridan County: 22 %Sherman County: 26.2 %Sioux County: 28.7 %Stanton County: 6.9 %Thayer County: 16.4 %Thomas County: 14.9 %Thurston County: 13.1 %Valley County: 14.8 %Washington County: 3.2 %Wayne County: 6 %Webster County: 15.4 %Wheeler County: 39 %York County: 10.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Loup County: 43.9 %Loup County43.9Wheeler County: 39 %Wheeler County39Keya Paha County: 38.2 %Keya Paha County38.2Boyd County: 38.2 %Boyd County38.2Harlan County: 36.5 %Harlan County36.5Blaine County: 34.6 %Blaine County34.6Gosper County: 31 %Gosper County31Grant County: 30.2 %Grant County30.2Garfield County: 29.2 %Garfield County29.2Hitchcock County: 28.8 %Hitchcock County28.8Sioux County: 28.7 %Sioux County28.7Garden County: 26.9 %Garden County26.9Sherman County: 26.2 %Sherman County26.2Rock County: 25.8 %Rock County25.8Cherry County: 25.8 %Cherry County25.8Keith County: 25.5 %Keith County25.5Knox County: 24.3 %Knox County24.3Hooker County: 23.6 %Hooker County23.6Brown County: 23 %Brown County23Pawnee County: 22.6 %Pawnee County22.6Hayes County: 22.6 %Hayes County22.6Sheridan County: 22 %Sheridan County22Dundy County: 21.7 %Dundy County21.7Greeley County: 21.2 %Greeley County21.2Chase County: 21.1 %Chase County21.1McPherson County: 20.9 %McPherson County20.9Frontier County: 20.4 %Frontier County20.4Banner County: 20.4 %Banner County20.4Arthur County: 20.3 %Arthur County20.3Furnas County: 20.1 %Furnas County20.1Johnson County: 18.6 %Johnson County18.6Deuel County: 17.4 %Deuel County17.4Holt County: 17.4 %Holt County17.4Polk County: 16.5 %Polk County16.5Kimball County: 16.4 %Kimball County16.4Nance County: 16.4 %Nance County16.4Thayer County: 16.4 %Thayer County16.4Antelope County: 16.3 %Antelope County16.3Custer County: 15.6 %Custer County15.6Franklin County: 15.6 %Franklin County15.6Loup County: 43.9 %Loup County43.9Wheeler County: 39 %Wheeler County39Keya Paha County: 38.2 %Keya Paha County38.2Boyd County: 38.2 %Boyd County38.2Harlan County: 36.5 %Harlan County36.5Blaine County: 34.6 %Blaine County34.6Gosper County: 31 %Gosper County31Grant County: 30.2 %Grant County30.2Garfield County: 29.2 %Garfield County29.2Hitchcock County: 28.8 %Hitchcock County28.8Sioux County: 28.7 %Sioux County28.7Garden County: 26.9 %Garden County26.9Sherman County: 26.2 %Sherman County26.2Rock County: 25.8 %Rock County25.8Cherry County: 25.8 %Cherry County25.8Keith County: 25.5 %Keith County25.5Knox County: 24.3 %Knox County24.3Hooker County: 23.6 %Hooker County23.6Brown County: 23 %Brown County23Pawnee County: 22.6 %Pawnee County22.6Hayes County: 22.6 %Hayes County22.6Sheridan County: 22 %Sheridan County22Dundy County: 21.7 %Dundy County21.7Greeley County: 21.2 %Greeley County21.2Chase County: 21.1 %Chase County21.1McPherson County: 20.9 %McPherson County20.9Frontier County: 20.4 %Frontier County20.4Banner County: 20.4 %Banner County20.4Arthur County: 20.3 %Arthur County20.3Furnas County: 20.1 %Furnas County20.1Johnson County: 18.6 %Johnson County18.6Deuel County: 17.4 %Deuel County17.4Holt County: 17.4 %Holt County17.4Polk County: 16.5 %Polk County16.5Kimball County: 16.4 %Kimball County16.4Nance County: 16.4 %Nance County16.4Thayer County: 16.4 %Thayer County16.4Antelope County: 16.3 %Antelope County16.3Custer County: 15.6 %Custer County15.6Franklin County: 15.6 %Franklin County15.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Loup County43.9+1.9 pts
2Wheeler County39-1.5 pts
3Keya Paha County38.2+4.3 pts
4Boyd County38.2+3.5 pts
5Harlan County36.5-0 pts
6Blaine County34.6-0.4 pts
7Gosper County31-4.7 pts
8Grant County30.2+0.8 pts
9Garfield County29.2+6 pts
10Hitchcock County28.8+0.7 pts
11Sioux County28.7-4.3 pts
12Garden County26.9-2 pts
13Sherman County26.2-1.8 pts
14Rock County25.8-4 pts
15Cherry County25.8-0 pts
16Keith County25.5-1.4 pts
17Knox County24.3-4.2 pts
18Hooker County23.6-0.7 pts
19Brown County23-3.6 pts
20Pawnee County22.6-1 pts
21Hayes County22.6-2.9 pts
22Sheridan County22+0.5 pts
23Dundy County21.7+1.9 pts
24Greeley County21.2-0.6 pts
25Chase County21.1-2.1 pts
26McPherson County20.9-3.4 pts
27Frontier County20.4-2.8 pts
28Banner County20.4-6.1 pts
29Arthur County20.3+0.3 pts
30Furnas County20.1-0.1 pts
31Johnson County18.6+2.3 pts
32Deuel County17.4-0.1 pts
33Holt County17.4+0.2 pts
34Polk County16.5-2 pts
35Kimball County16.4+0.9 pts
35Nance County16.4-0.6 pts
37Thayer County16.4-0.9 pts
38Antelope County16.3+1.8 pts
39Custer County15.6-0.8 pts
40Franklin County15.6-0.8 pts
41Morrill County15.5-1.4 pts
42Webster County15.4+0.4 pts
43Thomas County14.9+1.5 pts
44Valley County14.8+0.9 pts
45Jefferson County14.8-0.3 pts
46Dawes County14.5-1.3 pts
47Boone County14.3+0.8 pts
48Nemaha County14.1-1.1 pts
49Box Butte County13.6+0.4 pts
49Nuckolls County13.6-4.4 pts
51Howard County13.5-0.3 pts
52Fillmore County13.5+0.6 pts
53Saunders County13.4+0.3 pts
54Thurston County13.1-0.3 pts
55Dixon County13+1.5 pts
56Butler County12.8+0.5 pts
57Richardson County12.7-0 pts
58Red Willow County12.5-1.4 pts
59Perkins County12.3-1.8 pts
60Hamilton County12.2-2.9 pts
61Burt County12.1-2 pts
62Cedar County11.7-0.8 pts
63Clay County11.6-0.5 pts
64Saline County11.3+0.8 pts
65Merrick County10.9+0.5 pts
66Lincoln County10.4-1.6 pts
67York County10.3-1.6 pts
68Gage County10.3-1.5 pts
69Logan County9.4-3.3 pts
70Pierce County9.4+0.5 pts
71Dodge County9.3-0.9 pts
72Otoe County8.8+0.7 pts
73Cass County8.8-1.6 pts
74Cheyenne County8.7-2.3 pts
75Scotts Bluff County8.5+0.1 pts
76Cuming County8.3-0.5 pts
77Dawson County8.2-1.2 pts
78Colfax County7.3-1.7 pts
79Stanton County6.9-0.7 pts
80Madison County6.8-1.2 pts
81Adams County6.2-0.7 pts
82Buffalo County6.1-1 pts
83Phelps County6.1-2 pts
84Wayne County6+0.7 pts
85Kearney County5.8-2.7 pts
86Seward County5.8-1.1 pts
87Douglas County5.2-0.3 pts
88Platte County4.7-1 pts
89Dakota County4.5-1.9 pts
90Lancaster County4.40 pts
91Hall County3.80 pts
92Sarpy County3.5-0 pts
93Washington County3.2+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Nebraska by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Nebraska by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Nebraska by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Loup County, with 43.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Washington County, with 3.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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