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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 2023, at 42%. Washington County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 14.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42Loup County
Lowest3.2Washington County
Median14.593 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 6.9 %Antelope County: 14.5 %Arthur County: 20 %Banner County: 26.5 %Blaine County: 34.9 %Boone County: 13.5 %Box Butte County: 13.1 %Boyd County: 34.6 %Brown County: 26.6 %Buffalo County: 7.2 %Burt County: 14.1 %Butler County: 12.2 %Cass County: 10.4 %Cedar County: 12.4 %Chase County: 23.2 %Cherry County: 25.8 %Cheyenne County: 11 %Clay County: 12.1 %Colfax County: 8.9 %Cuming County: 8.9 %Custer County: 16.4 %Dakota County: 6.4 %Dawes County: 15.8 %Dawson County: 9.3 %Deuel County: 17.5 %Dixon County: 11.5 %Dodge County: 10.2 %Douglas County: 5.5 %Dundy County: 19.8 %Fillmore County: 12.8 %Franklin County: 16.4 %Frontier County: 23.3 %Furnas County: 20.2 %Gage County: 11.8 %Garden County: 28.9 %Garfield County: 23.2 %Gosper County: 35.7 %Grant County: 29.4 %Greeley County: 21.7 %Hall County: 3.8 %Hamilton County: 15.1 %Harlan County: 36.5 %Hayes County: 25.5 %Hitchcock County: 28.2 %Holt County: 17.2 %Hooker County: 24.3 %Howard County: 13.8 %Jefferson County: 15 %Johnson County: 16.3 %Kearney County: 8.5 %Keith County: 26.9 %Keya Paha County: 33.9 %Kimball County: 15.5 %Knox County: 28.5 %Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lincoln County: 12 %Logan County: 12.6 %Loup County: 42 %McPherson County: 24.3 %Madison County: 7.9 %Merrick County: 10.4 %Morrill County: 17 %Nance County: 17 %Nemaha County: 15.2 %Nuckolls County: 18 %Otoe County: 8.1 %Pawnee County: 23.6 %Perkins County: 14.1 %Phelps County: 8.1 %Pierce County: 8.9 %Platte County: 5.7 %Polk County: 18.5 %Red Willow County: 14 %Richardson County: 12.8 %Rock County: 29.8 %Saline County: 10.5 %Sarpy County: 3.5 %Saunders County: 13.1 %Scotts Bluff County: 8.4 %Seward County: 6.9 %Sheridan County: 21.5 %Sherman County: 28 %Sioux County: 33 %Stanton County: 7.5 %Thayer County: 17.3 %Thomas County: 13.4 %Thurston County: 13.4 %Valley County: 13.9 %Washington County: 3.2 %Wayne County: 5.3 %Webster County: 14.9 %Wheeler County: 40.5 %York County: 11.9 %
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  • 8.4 to 12
  • 12 to 15
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  • 27 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Loup County: 42 %Loup County42Wheeler County: 40.5 %Wheeler County40.5Harlan County: 36.5 %Harlan County36.5Gosper County: 35.7 %Gosper County35.7Blaine County: 34.9 %Blaine County34.9Boyd County: 34.6 %Boyd County34.6Keya Paha County: 33.9 %Keya Paha County33.9Sioux County: 33 %Sioux County33Rock County: 29.8 %Rock County29.8Grant County: 29.4 %Grant County29.4Garden County: 28.9 %Garden County28.9Knox County: 28.5 %Knox County28.5Hitchcock County: 28.2 %Hitchcock County28.2Sherman County: 28 %Sherman County28Keith County: 26.9 %Keith County26.9Brown County: 26.6 %Brown County26.6Banner County: 26.5 %Banner County26.5Cherry County: 25.8 %Cherry County25.8Hayes County: 25.5 %Hayes County25.5Hooker County: 24.3 %Hooker County24.3McPherson County: 24.3 %McPherson County24.3Pawnee County: 23.6 %Pawnee County23.6Frontier County: 23.3 %Frontier County23.3Garfield County: 23.2 %Garfield County23.2Chase County: 23.2 %Chase County23.2Greeley County: 21.7 %Greeley County21.7Sheridan County: 21.5 %Sheridan County21.5Furnas County: 20.2 %Furnas County20.2Arthur County: 20 %Arthur County20Dundy County: 19.8 %Dundy County19.8Polk County: 18.5 %Polk County18.5Nuckolls County: 18 %Nuckolls County18Deuel County: 17.5 %Deuel County17.5Thayer County: 17.3 %Thayer County17.3Holt County: 17.2 %Holt County17.2Nance County: 17 %Nance County17Morrill County: 17 %Morrill County17Custer County: 16.4 %Custer County16.4Franklin County: 16.4 %Franklin County16.4Johnson County: 16.3 %Johnson County16.3Loup County: 42 %Loup County42Wheeler County: 40.5 %Wheeler County40.5Harlan County: 36.5 %Harlan County36.5Gosper County: 35.7 %Gosper County35.7Blaine County: 34.9 %Blaine County34.9Boyd County: 34.6 %Boyd County34.6Keya Paha County: 33.9 %Keya Paha County33.9Sioux County: 33 %Sioux County33Rock County: 29.8 %Rock County29.8Grant County: 29.4 %Grant County29.4Garden County: 28.9 %Garden County28.9Knox County: 28.5 %Knox County28.5Hitchcock County: 28.2 %Hitchcock County28.2Sherman County: 28 %Sherman County28Keith County: 26.9 %Keith County26.9Brown County: 26.6 %Brown County26.6Banner County: 26.5 %Banner County26.5Cherry County: 25.8 %Cherry County25.8Hayes County: 25.5 %Hayes County25.5Hooker County: 24.3 %Hooker County24.3McPherson County: 24.3 %McPherson County24.3Pawnee County: 23.6 %Pawnee County23.6Frontier County: 23.3 %Frontier County23.3Garfield County: 23.2 %Garfield County23.2Chase County: 23.2 %Chase County23.2Greeley County: 21.7 %Greeley County21.7Sheridan County: 21.5 %Sheridan County21.5Furnas County: 20.2 %Furnas County20.2Arthur County: 20 %Arthur County20Dundy County: 19.8 %Dundy County19.8Polk County: 18.5 %Polk County18.5Nuckolls County: 18 %Nuckolls County18Deuel County: 17.5 %Deuel County17.5Thayer County: 17.3 %Thayer County17.3Holt County: 17.2 %Holt County17.2Nance County: 17 %Nance County17Morrill County: 17 %Morrill County17Custer County: 16.4 %Custer County16.4Franklin County: 16.4 %Franklin County16.4Johnson County: 16.3 %Johnson County16.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Loup County42+4.6 pts
2Wheeler County40.5+0.7 pts
3Harlan County36.50 pts
4Gosper County35.7-1.3 pts
5Blaine County34.9+3.3 pts
6Boyd County34.6+1.3 pts
7Keya Paha County33.9-0.5 pts
8Sioux County33-1.9 pts
9Rock County29.8-0.6 pts
10Grant County29.4+0.4 pts
11Garden County28.9+1.7 pts
12Knox County28.5+0.7 pts
13Hitchcock County28.2-1.6 pts
14Sherman County28+0.4 pts
15Keith County26.9-2.7 pts
16Brown County26.6+0.1 pts
17Banner County26.5-4.1 pts
18Cherry County25.8-3.8 pts
19Hayes County25.5+2.7 pts
20Hooker County24.3-5.1 pts
21McPherson County24.3+4.7 pts
22Pawnee County23.6-0.9 pts
23Frontier County23.3-1.2 pts
24Garfield County23.2+0.3 pts
25Chase County23.2+1.9 pts
26Greeley County21.7-2.6 pts
27Sheridan County21.5-1.4 pts
28Furnas County20.2-0.6 pts
29Arthur County20-3.9 pts
30Dundy County19.8-1.4 pts
31Polk County18.5-2 pts
32Nuckolls County18-3.6 pts
33Deuel County17.5-1.1 pts
34Thayer County17.3-1.1 pts
35Holt County17.2-1.4 pts
36Nance County17-2.4 pts
37Morrill County17-3.5 pts
38Custer County16.4+1.5 pts
39Franklin County16.4-2.4 pts
40Johnson County16.3-1.3 pts
41Dawes County15.8+2.3 pts
42Kimball County15.5-1.4 pts
43Nemaha County15.2+1.3 pts
44Hamilton County15.1+2.3 pts
45Jefferson County15-0.2 pts
46Webster County14.9-2 pts
47Antelope County14.5-2.5 pts
48Perkins County14.1-1.5 pts
49Burt County14.1-2.4 pts
50Red Willow County14-2.6 pts
51Valley County13.9-3.3 pts
52Howard County13.8+1.7 pts
53Boone County13.5+1 pts
54Thurston County13.4+0.3 pts
55Thomas County13.4-4 pts
56Saunders County13.1+0.8 pts
57Box Butte County13.1+0.6 pts
58Fillmore County12.8-0.3 pts
59Richardson County12.8+0.3 pts
60Logan County12.6-4.6 pts
61Cedar County12.4-1.9 pts
62Butler County12.2-0.8 pts
63Clay County12.1-0.6 pts
64Lincoln County12-0.6 pts
65York County11.9+0.6 pts
66Gage County11.8+0.1 pts
67Dixon County11.5-0.5 pts
68Cheyenne County11-0.9 pts
69Saline County10.5+0.1 pts
70Merrick County10.4-0.6 pts
71Cass County10.4-1.2 pts
72Dodge County10.2-0.3 pts
73Dawson County9.3-1.3 pts
74Colfax County8.9-0.6 pts
75Cuming County8.9-1.3 pts
76Pierce County8.9+0.4 pts
77Kearney County8.5-1.1 pts
78Scotts Bluff County8.4+0.1 pts
79Otoe County8.1-0 pts
80Phelps County8.1-0.5 pts
81Madison County7.9-0 pts
82Stanton County7.5-2.2 pts
83Buffalo County7.2+0.2 pts
84Seward County6.9-0.5 pts
85Adams County6.9-1 pts
86Dakota County6.4-1.2 pts
87Platte County5.7+0.1 pts
88Douglas County5.5-0.4 pts
89Wayne County5.3-0.4 pts
90Lancaster County4.4-0.2 pts
91Hall County3.8-1 pts
92Sarpy County3.50 pts
93Washington County3.2-1.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-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 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Loup County, with 42% in 2023, 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 2023.

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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