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Nebraska in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +3.2%, against +3.0% for the United States and +5.2% in 2019.

9,483 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,745 single-family), +18.2% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+3.2%Nebraska index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
9,483housing units permitted in 20205,745 single-family
55 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Thurston County+11.7%660.9
Keith County+8.3%33334.1
Brown County+8.0%000.0
Colfax County+6.6%15151.4
Frontier County+6.6%220.8
Jefferson County+6.6%15152.1
Burt County+6.3%15132.2
Cheyenne County+5.7%000.0
Kimball County+5.5%110.3
Dodge County+5.0%3843210.1
Gosper County+4.9%10105.5
Phelps County+4.8%1481.6
Howard County+4.7%18182.8
Saline County+4.7%78705.2
Cherry County+4.6%13132.3
Red Willow County+3.9%550.5
Douglas County+3.8%3,2401,8135.3
Platte County+3.8%111513.1
Otoe County+3.6%18181.1
Boone County+3.5%220.4
Adams County+3.4%58581.9
Sarpy County+3.4%1,6501,1347.9
Hamilton County+3.3%27272.8
Nuckolls County+3.3%441.0
Madison County+3.1%359759.9
Custer County+3.0%22222.1
Lancaster County+3.0%1,9681,1645.9
Cass County+2.7%1351294.9
Dawson County+2.7%81273.3
Washington County+2.7%71713.3
Hall County+2.6%221993.5
Buffalo County+2.5%2171624.2
Harlan County+2.5%12124.0
Saunders County+2.5%1471456.2
Stanton County+2.5%14142.4
Box Butte County+2.2%000.0
Fillmore County+2.2%881.5
York County+2.2%24241.6
Cuming County+2.0%33333.7
Dakota County+2.0%28281.3
Lincoln County+2.0%33331.0
Clay County+1.7%881.3
Holt County+1.7%880.8
Seward County+1.7%70663.9
Kearney County+1.3%21193.1
Knox County+1.3%16101.9
Wayne County+1.1%1791.7
Antelope County+0.9%27274.3
Cedar County+0.9%11111.3
Valley County+0.6%551.2
Nance County+0.5%220.6
Nemaha County+0.4%440.6
Gage County+0.3%33291.5
Scotts Bluff County+0.2%990.3
Chase County+0.1%330.8
Pierce County−0.5%15112.0
Richardson County−0.6%220.3
Merrick County−0.7%32244.0
Dawes County−0.8%10101.3
Butler County−1.5%440.5
Perkins County−1.7%662.1
Polk County−3.6%550.9
Dixon County−3.8%771.2
Morrill County−3.8%000.0
Furnas County−4.0%661.3
Thayer County—771.4

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.