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Nebraska in 2019

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +5.2%, against +4.2% for the United States and +5.2% in 2018.

8,025 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,672 single-family), +2.0% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+5.2%Nebraska index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
8,025housing units permitted in 20194,672 single-family
62 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.0%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Butler County+21.1%440.5
Nuckolls County+16.5%330.7
Clay County+15.2%731.1
Harlan County+11.9%772.3
Burt County+11.3%660.9
Polk County+11.3%550.9
Dawes County+10.2%881.0
Antelope County+9.6%17152.7
Merrick County+9.0%25253.2
Furnas County+8.8%10102.2
Stanton County+8.7%881.4
Dixon County+8.5%661.1
Knox County+7.8%17132.0
Pierce County+7.7%11111.5
Colfax County+7.3%440.4
Kimball County+7.3%330.9
Cass County+6.7%90883.3
Platte County+6.7%323739.1
Cheyenne County+6.6%550.5
Box Butte County+6.4%220.2
Douglas County+6.2%2,2141,2493.7
Thurston County+6.2%12121.8
Seward County+6.1%2116511.7
Howard County+5.9%25253.8
Washington County+5.8%54542.5
Brown County+5.5%000.0
Saline County+5.5%45433.0
Chase County+5.2%220.5
Dawson County+5.2%57232.3
Cuming County+5.1%14141.6
Gage County+5.1%26211.2
Gosper County+5.0%552.8
Scotts Bluff County+5.0%10100.3
Dodge County+4.9%225435.9
Sarpy County+4.9%1,3999316.7
Keith County+4.7%12121.5
Dakota County+4.6%30301.4
Saunders County+4.6%1401385.9
Custer County+4.4%15151.4
Adams County+4.3%171575.5
Lancaster County+4.3%1,8871,0235.6
Hall County+4.1%127932.0
Otoe County+3.6%24221.5
Jefferson County+3.5%11111.6
Richardson County+3.4%000.0
Kearney County+3.2%14142.1
Buffalo County+3.0%1421012.8
Holt County+3.0%1261.2
Madison County+2.7%2601187.2
Phelps County+2.7%2282.4
Hamilton County+2.6%35313.6
Morrill County+2.6%110.2
Wayne County+2.5%1061.0
Cherry County+2.4%19173.4
Nemaha County+2.2%440.6
Frontier County+2.1%331.1
Fillmore County+1.6%771.3
Cedar County+1.5%10101.2
Valley County+1.5%10102.4
York County+1.2%68184.7
Boone County+0.9%550.9
Lincoln County+0.8%44401.3
Nance County−0.3%772.1
Red Willow County−0.5%440.4
Perkins County−1.7%220.7
Thayer County—661.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Nebraska by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 8,164 units (5,161 single-family, 3,003 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 10,091 units (5,717 single-family, 4,374 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 9,880 units (5,637 single-family, 4,243 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 9,560 units (6,019 single-family, 3,541 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 8,696 units (6,628 single-family, 2,068 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,105 units (6,513 single-family, 2,592 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 8,198 units (6,551 single-family, 1,647 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 9,278 units (7,239 single-family, 2,039 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 10,339 units (8,652 single-family, 1,687 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 10,920 units (9,052 single-family, 1,868 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 9,929 units (8,687 single-family, 1,242 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 8,230 units (6,554 single-family, 1,676 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 7,604 units (6,015 single-family, 1,589 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 6,346 units (4,690 single-family, 1,656 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 5,150 units (4,552 single-family, 598 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 5,401 units (3,779 single-family, 1,622 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 5,203 units (3,597 single-family, 1,606 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 6,116 units (4,316 single-family, 1,800 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 7,543 units (5,151 single-family, 2,392 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,605 units (4,744 single-family, 2,861 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,096 units (5,198 single-family, 2,898 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 8,078 units (5,080 single-family, 2,998 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 8,863 units (5,436 single-family, 3,427 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 7,866 units (4,900 single-family, 2,966 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 8,025 units (4,672 single-family, 3,353 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 9,483 units (5,745 single-family, 3,738 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 10,723 units (6,328 single-family, 4,395 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 11,115 units (5,073 single-family, 6,042 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 8,877 units (4,666 single-family, 4,211 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 10,479 units (5,655 single-family, 4,824 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 10,596 units (5,561 single-family, 5,035 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Nebraska by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.