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

Loup County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 93 counties in 2021, at 39.6%. Washington County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 16.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.6Loup County
Lowest3Washington County
Median16.593 counties
Nebraska8.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 8.1 %Antelope County: 16.6 %Arthur County: 26.5 %Banner County: 35.4 %Blaine County: 35.1 %Boone County: 13.7 %Box Butte County: 12.9 %Boyd County: 33.3 %Brown County: 30.9 %Buffalo County: 7.7 %Burt County: 16.9 %Butler County: 15.1 %Cass County: 13 %Cedar County: 15.9 %Chase County: 19 %Cherry County: 28.5 %Cheyenne County: 12.6 %Clay County: 14.2 %Colfax County: 10.4 %Cuming County: 10.2 %Custer County: 15.7 %Dakota County: 7 %Dawes County: 15.8 %Dawson County: 10.6 %Deuel County: 21.8 %Dixon County: 12.4 %Dodge County: 10.1 %Douglas County: 6.1 %Dundy County: 18.4 %Fillmore County: 14 %Franklin County: 21.7 %Frontier County: 27.9 %Furnas County: 21.8 %Gage County: 12.2 %Garden County: 26.9 %Garfield County: 22.3 %Gosper County: 35.4 %Grant County: 26.9 %Greeley County: 24.2 %Hall County: 5.6 %Hamilton County: 12.6 %Harlan County: 37.4 %Hayes County: 25.6 %Hitchcock County: 31 %Holt County: 18.2 %Hooker County: 28.5 %Howard County: 12.2 %Jefferson County: 15.5 %Johnson County: 16.7 %Kearney County: 8.2 %Keith County: 29.9 %Keya Paha County: 32.8 %Kimball County: 18.7 %Knox County: 27 %Lancaster County: 4.8 %Lincoln County: 12.8 %Logan County: 15.3 %Loup County: 39.6 %McPherson County: 21.5 %Madison County: 7.4 %Merrick County: 12.1 %Morrill County: 19.2 %Nance County: 20.4 %Nemaha County: 16.3 %Nuckolls County: 23.5 %Otoe County: 9.4 %Pawnee County: 25 %Perkins County: 16.5 %Phelps County: 9 %Pierce County: 8.8 %Platte County: 4.9 %Polk County: 23 %Red Willow County: 16.5 %Richardson County: 11.9 %Rock County: 33.3 %Saline County: 10.7 %Sarpy County: 3.8 %Saunders County: 12.4 %Scotts Bluff County: 10.1 %Seward County: 6.7 %Sheridan County: 23.4 %Sherman County: 26.6 %Sioux County: 34.2 %Stanton County: 11.1 %Thayer County: 18.7 %Thomas County: 22 %Thurston County: 11.9 %Valley County: 18.1 %Washington County: 3 %Wayne County: 6 %Webster County: 20.7 %Wheeler County: 38.6 %York County: 10.8 %
  • Under 9.6
  • 9.6 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 to 22
  • 22 to 28
  • 28 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Loup County: 39.6 %Loup County39.6Wheeler County: 38.6 %Wheeler County38.6Harlan County: 37.4 %Harlan County37.4Banner County: 35.4 %Banner County35.4Gosper County: 35.4 %Gosper County35.4Blaine County: 35.1 %Blaine County35.1Sioux County: 34.2 %Sioux County34.2Boyd County: 33.3 %Boyd County33.3Rock County: 33.3 %Rock County33.3Keya Paha County: 32.8 %Keya Paha County32.8Hitchcock County: 31 %Hitchcock County31Brown County: 30.9 %Brown County30.9Keith County: 29.9 %Keith County29.9Hooker County: 28.5 %Hooker County28.5Cherry County: 28.5 %Cherry County28.5Frontier County: 27.9 %Frontier County27.9Knox County: 27 %Knox County27Garden County: 26.9 %Garden County26.9Grant County: 26.9 %Grant County26.9Sherman County: 26.6 %Sherman County26.6Arthur County: 26.5 %Arthur County26.5Hayes County: 25.6 %Hayes County25.6Pawnee County: 25 %Pawnee County25Greeley County: 24.2 %Greeley County24.2Nuckolls County: 23.5 %Nuckolls County23.5Sheridan County: 23.4 %Sheridan County23.4Polk County: 23 %Polk County23Garfield County: 22.3 %Garfield County22.3Thomas County: 22 %Thomas County22Deuel County: 21.8 %Deuel County21.8Furnas County: 21.8 %Furnas County21.8Franklin County: 21.7 %Franklin County21.7McPherson County: 21.5 %McPherson County21.5Webster County: 20.7 %Webster County20.7Nance County: 20.4 %Nance County20.4Morrill County: 19.2 %Morrill County19.2Chase County: 19 %Chase County19Thayer County: 18.7 %Thayer County18.7Kimball County: 18.7 %Kimball County18.7Dundy County: 18.4 %Dundy County18.4Loup County: 39.6 %Loup County39.6Wheeler County: 38.6 %Wheeler County38.6Harlan County: 37.4 %Harlan County37.4Banner County: 35.4 %Banner County35.4Gosper County: 35.4 %Gosper County35.4Blaine County: 35.1 %Blaine County35.1Sioux County: 34.2 %Sioux County34.2Boyd County: 33.3 %Boyd County33.3Rock County: 33.3 %Rock County33.3Keya Paha County: 32.8 %Keya Paha County32.8Hitchcock County: 31 %Hitchcock County31Brown County: 30.9 %Brown County30.9Keith County: 29.9 %Keith County29.9Hooker County: 28.5 %Hooker County28.5Cherry County: 28.5 %Cherry County28.5Frontier County: 27.9 %Frontier County27.9Knox County: 27 %Knox County27Garden County: 26.9 %Garden County26.9Grant County: 26.9 %Grant County26.9Sherman County: 26.6 %Sherman County26.6Arthur County: 26.5 %Arthur County26.5Hayes County: 25.6 %Hayes County25.6Pawnee County: 25 %Pawnee County25Greeley County: 24.2 %Greeley County24.2Nuckolls County: 23.5 %Nuckolls County23.5Sheridan County: 23.4 %Sheridan County23.4Polk County: 23 %Polk County23Garfield County: 22.3 %Garfield County22.3Thomas County: 22 %Thomas County22Deuel County: 21.8 %Deuel County21.8Furnas County: 21.8 %Furnas County21.8Franklin County: 21.7 %Franklin County21.7McPherson County: 21.5 %McPherson County21.5Webster County: 20.7 %Webster County20.7Nance County: 20.4 %Nance County20.4Morrill County: 19.2 %Morrill County19.2Chase County: 19 %Chase County19Thayer County: 18.7 %Thayer County18.7Kimball County: 18.7 %Kimball County18.7Dundy County: 18.4 %Dundy County18.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Loup County39.6
2Wheeler County38.6
3Harlan County37.4
4Banner County35.4
5Gosper County35.4
6Blaine County35.1
7Sioux County34.2
8Boyd County33.3
9Rock County33.3
10Keya Paha County32.8
11Hitchcock County31
12Brown County30.9
13Keith County29.9
14Hooker County28.5
15Cherry County28.5
16Frontier County27.9
17Knox County27
18Garden County26.9
19Grant County26.9
20Sherman County26.6
21Arthur County26.5
22Hayes County25.6
23Pawnee County25
24Greeley County24.2
25Nuckolls County23.5
26Sheridan County23.4
27Polk County23
28Garfield County22.3
29Thomas County22
30Deuel County21.8
31Furnas County21.8
32Franklin County21.7
33McPherson County21.5
34Webster County20.7
35Nance County20.4
36Morrill County19.2
37Chase County19
38Thayer County18.7
39Kimball County18.7
40Dundy County18.4
41Holt County18.2
42Valley County18.1
43Burt County16.9
44Johnson County16.7
45Antelope County16.6
46Red Willow County16.5
47Perkins County16.5
48Nemaha County16.3
49Cedar County15.9
50Dawes County15.8
51Custer County15.7
52Jefferson County15.5
53Logan County15.3
54Butler County15.1
55Clay County14.2
56Fillmore County14
57Boone County13.7
58Cass County13
59Box Butte County12.9
60Lincoln County12.8
61Cheyenne County12.6
62Hamilton County12.6
63Saunders County12.4
64Dixon County12.4
65Howard County12.2
66Gage County12.2
67Merrick County12.1
68Richardson County11.9
69Thurston County11.9
70Stanton County11.1
71York County10.8
72Saline County10.7
73Dawson County10.6
74Colfax County10.4
75Cuming County10.2
76Scotts Bluff County10.1
77Dodge County10.1
78Otoe County9.4
79Phelps County9
80Pierce County8.8
81Kearney County8.2
82Adams County8.1
83Buffalo County7.7
84Madison County7.4
85Dakota County7
86Seward County6.7
87Douglas County6.1
88Wayne County6
89Hall County5.6
90Platte County4.9
91Lancaster County4.8
92Sarpy County3.8
93Washington County3

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-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 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Loup County, with 39.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 3% in 2021.

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