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

Wheeler County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 93 counties in 2022, at 39.7%. Sarpy County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 16.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.7Wheeler County
Lowest3.5Sarpy County
Median16.593 counties
Nebraska8.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.9 %Antelope County: 17 %Arthur County: 23.9 %Banner County: 30.6 %Blaine County: 31.6 %Boone County: 12.5 %Box Butte County: 12.5 %Boyd County: 33.3 %Brown County: 26.5 %Buffalo County: 7 %Burt County: 16.5 %Butler County: 13 %Cass County: 11.6 %Cedar County: 14.3 %Chase County: 21.2 %Cherry County: 29.6 %Cheyenne County: 11.9 %Clay County: 12.7 %Colfax County: 9.5 %Cuming County: 10.2 %Custer County: 14.9 %Dakota County: 7.5 %Dawes County: 13.4 %Dawson County: 10.6 %Deuel County: 18.6 %Dixon County: 12 %Dodge County: 10.6 %Douglas County: 5.9 %Dundy County: 21.1 %Fillmore County: 13.1 %Franklin County: 18.8 %Frontier County: 24.4 %Furnas County: 20.9 %Gage County: 11.7 %Garden County: 27.2 %Garfield County: 23 %Gosper County: 37.1 %Grant County: 29 %Greeley County: 24.3 %Hall County: 4.9 %Hamilton County: 12.9 %Harlan County: 36.5 %Hayes County: 22.7 %Hitchcock County: 29.8 %Holt County: 18.5 %Hooker County: 29.5 %Howard County: 12.1 %Jefferson County: 15.2 %Johnson County: 17.5 %Kearney County: 9.7 %Keith County: 29.6 %Keya Paha County: 34.5 %Kimball County: 16.9 %Knox County: 27.9 %Lancaster County: 4.6 %Lincoln County: 12.6 %Logan County: 17.3 %Loup County: 37.3 %McPherson County: 19.6 %Madison County: 8 %Merrick County: 11 %Morrill County: 20.5 %Nance County: 19.4 %Nemaha County: 13.9 %Nuckolls County: 21.5 %Otoe County: 8.1 %Pawnee County: 24.5 %Perkins County: 15.6 %Phelps County: 8.6 %Pierce County: 8.4 %Platte County: 5.6 %Polk County: 20.4 %Red Willow County: 16.6 %Richardson County: 12.5 %Rock County: 30.4 %Saline County: 10.4 %Sarpy County: 3.5 %Saunders County: 12.4 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.3 %Seward County: 7.4 %Sheridan County: 22.9 %Sherman County: 27.6 %Sioux County: 34.9 %Stanton County: 9.7 %Thayer County: 18.4 %Thomas County: 17.3 %Thurston County: 13.1 %Valley County: 17.1 %Washington County: 4.3 %Wayne County: 5.7 %Webster County: 17 %Wheeler County: 39.7 %York County: 11.4 %
  • Under 8.9
  • 8.9 to 12
  • 12 to 16
  • 16 to 20
  • 20 to 28
  • 28 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Wheeler County: 39.7 %Wheeler County39.7Loup County: 37.3 %Loup County37.3Gosper County: 37.1 %Gosper County37.1Harlan County: 36.5 %Harlan County36.5Sioux County: 34.9 %Sioux County34.9Keya Paha County: 34.5 %Keya Paha County34.5Boyd County: 33.3 %Boyd County33.3Blaine County: 31.6 %Blaine County31.6Banner County: 30.6 %Banner County30.6Rock County: 30.4 %Rock County30.4Hitchcock County: 29.8 %Hitchcock County29.8Cherry County: 29.6 %Cherry County29.6Keith County: 29.6 %Keith County29.6Hooker County: 29.5 %Hooker County29.5Grant County: 29 %Grant County29Knox County: 27.9 %Knox County27.9Sherman County: 27.6 %Sherman County27.6Garden County: 27.2 %Garden County27.2Brown County: 26.5 %Brown County26.5Pawnee County: 24.5 %Pawnee County24.5Frontier County: 24.4 %Frontier County24.4Greeley County: 24.3 %Greeley County24.3Arthur County: 23.9 %Arthur County23.9Garfield County: 23 %Garfield County23Sheridan County: 22.9 %Sheridan County22.9Hayes County: 22.7 %Hayes County22.7Nuckolls County: 21.5 %Nuckolls County21.5Chase County: 21.2 %Chase County21.2Dundy County: 21.1 %Dundy County21.1Furnas County: 20.9 %Furnas County20.9Morrill County: 20.5 %Morrill County20.5Polk County: 20.4 %Polk County20.4McPherson County: 19.6 %McPherson County19.6Nance County: 19.4 %Nance County19.4Franklin County: 18.8 %Franklin County18.8Deuel County: 18.6 %Deuel County18.6Holt County: 18.5 %Holt County18.5Thayer County: 18.4 %Thayer County18.4Johnson County: 17.5 %Johnson County17.5Thomas County: 17.3 %Thomas County17.3Wheeler County: 39.7 %Wheeler County39.7Loup County: 37.3 %Loup County37.3Gosper County: 37.1 %Gosper County37.1Harlan County: 36.5 %Harlan County36.5Sioux County: 34.9 %Sioux County34.9Keya Paha County: 34.5 %Keya Paha County34.5Boyd County: 33.3 %Boyd County33.3Blaine County: 31.6 %Blaine County31.6Banner County: 30.6 %Banner County30.6Rock County: 30.4 %Rock County30.4Hitchcock County: 29.8 %Hitchcock County29.8Cherry County: 29.6 %Cherry County29.6Keith County: 29.6 %Keith County29.6Hooker County: 29.5 %Hooker County29.5Grant County: 29 %Grant County29Knox County: 27.9 %Knox County27.9Sherman County: 27.6 %Sherman County27.6Garden County: 27.2 %Garden County27.2Brown County: 26.5 %Brown County26.5Pawnee County: 24.5 %Pawnee County24.5Frontier County: 24.4 %Frontier County24.4Greeley County: 24.3 %Greeley County24.3Arthur County: 23.9 %Arthur County23.9Garfield County: 23 %Garfield County23Sheridan County: 22.9 %Sheridan County22.9Hayes County: 22.7 %Hayes County22.7Nuckolls County: 21.5 %Nuckolls County21.5Chase County: 21.2 %Chase County21.2Dundy County: 21.1 %Dundy County21.1Furnas County: 20.9 %Furnas County20.9Morrill County: 20.5 %Morrill County20.5Polk County: 20.4 %Polk County20.4McPherson County: 19.6 %McPherson County19.6Nance County: 19.4 %Nance County19.4Franklin County: 18.8 %Franklin County18.8Deuel County: 18.6 %Deuel County18.6Holt County: 18.5 %Holt County18.5Thayer County: 18.4 %Thayer County18.4Johnson County: 17.5 %Johnson County17.5Thomas County: 17.3 %Thomas County17.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wheeler County39.7+1.1 pts
2Loup County37.3-2.3 pts
3Gosper County37.1+1.6 pts
4Harlan County36.5-0.9 pts
5Sioux County34.9+0.6 pts
6Keya Paha County34.5+1.7 pts
7Boyd County33.30 pts
8Blaine County31.6-3.5 pts
9Banner County30.6-4.8 pts
10Rock County30.4-2.9 pts
11Hitchcock County29.8-1.2 pts
12Cherry County29.6+1.2 pts
13Keith County29.6-0.3 pts
14Hooker County29.5+1 pts
15Grant County29+2.2 pts
16Knox County27.9+0.9 pts
17Sherman County27.6+1 pts
18Garden County27.2+0.3 pts
19Brown County26.5-4.4 pts
20Pawnee County24.5-0.5 pts
21Frontier County24.4-3.4 pts
22Greeley County24.3+0.1 pts
23Arthur County23.9-2.6 pts
24Garfield County23+0.6 pts
25Sheridan County22.9-0.5 pts
26Hayes County22.7-2.9 pts
27Nuckolls County21.5-2 pts
28Chase County21.2+2.2 pts
29Dundy County21.1+2.7 pts
30Furnas County20.9-0.9 pts
31Morrill County20.5+1.3 pts
32Polk County20.4-2.6 pts
33McPherson County19.6-1.9 pts
34Nance County19.4-1 pts
35Franklin County18.8-2.9 pts
36Deuel County18.6-3.1 pts
37Holt County18.5+0.3 pts
38Thayer County18.4-0.3 pts
39Johnson County17.5+0.9 pts
40Thomas County17.3-4.7 pts
41Logan County17.3+1.9 pts
42Valley County17.1-1 pts
43Antelope County17+0.4 pts
44Webster County17-3.7 pts
45Kimball County16.9-1.7 pts
46Red Willow County16.6+0.1 pts
47Burt County16.5-0.5 pts
48Perkins County15.6-0.8 pts
49Jefferson County15.2-0.2 pts
50Custer County14.9-0.8 pts
51Cedar County14.3-1.6 pts
52Nemaha County13.9-2.4 pts
53Dawes County13.4-2.4 pts
54Thurston County13.1+1.3 pts
55Fillmore County13.1-0.9 pts
56Butler County13-2.1 pts
57Hamilton County12.9+0.3 pts
58Clay County12.7-1.6 pts
59Lincoln County12.6-0.2 pts
60Box Butte County12.5-0.4 pts
61Richardson County12.5+0.6 pts
62Boone County12.5-1.2 pts
63Saunders County12.4-0 pts
64Howard County12.1-0.2 pts
65Dixon County12-0.4 pts
66Cheyenne County11.9-0.7 pts
67Gage County11.7-0.5 pts
68Cass County11.6-1.4 pts
69York County11.4+0.5 pts
70Merrick County11-1.1 pts
71Dawson County10.60 pts
72Dodge County10.6+0.5 pts
73Saline County10.4-0.3 pts
74Cuming County10.20 pts
75Stanton County9.7-1.3 pts
76Kearney County9.7+1.4 pts
77Colfax County9.5-0.9 pts
78Phelps County8.6-0.4 pts
79Pierce County8.4-0.3 pts
80Scotts Bluff County8.3-1.8 pts
81Otoe County8.1-1.3 pts
82Madison County8+0.5 pts
83Adams County7.9-0.2 pts
84Dakota County7.5+0.5 pts
85Seward County7.4+0.7 pts
86Buffalo County7-0.7 pts
87Douglas County5.9-0.3 pts
88Wayne County5.7-0.3 pts
89Platte County5.6+0.8 pts
90Hall County4.9-0.7 pts
91Lancaster County4.6-0.2 pts
92Washington County4.3+1.3 pts
93Sarpy County3.5-0.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-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 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wheeler County, with 39.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sarpy County, with 3.5% in 2022.

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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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