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Nebraska in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +10.6%, against +11.6% for the United States and +3.2% in 2020.

10,723 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,328 single-family), +13.1% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+10.6%Nebraska index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
10,723housing units permitted in 20216,328 single-family
65 of 66counties with a rising indexmedian county +9.6%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Morrill County+16.4%220.5
Pierce County+14.5%16122.2
Brown County+14.4%000.0
Cheyenne County+14.1%880.8
Nemaha County+13.5%110.1
Kimball County+13.3%110.3
Dakota County+12.6%21181.0
Gage County+12.2%116385.3
Douglas County+11.6%3,4201,8535.6
Cuming County+11.5%1171.2
Saunders County+11.5%1651657.0
Chase County+11.4%441.1
Lancaster County+11.3%2,5461,3197.6
Hall County+10.8%2591254.1
Merrick County+10.8%32224.0
Polk County+10.7%991.7
Harlan County+10.5%17175.7
Kearney County+10.5%19192.8
Sarpy County+10.5%2,4061,32011.6
Jefferson County+10.4%771.0
Seward County+10.4%61593.4
Cass County+10.3%1191154.3
Red Willow County+10.3%990.9
Scotts Bluff County+10.3%990.3
Perkins County+10.1%772.5
Valley County+10.1%661.5
Madison County+10.0%98902.7
Gosper County+9.8%11116.1
Nance County+9.8%441.2
Furnas County+9.7%881.8
Saline County+9.7%34342.3
Thayer County+9.7%771.4
Washington County+9.7%92924.3
Dodge County+9.6%130593.4
Knox County+9.6%22202.6
Dawson County+9.3%107634.4
York County+8.9%22201.5
Antelope County+8.8%18182.8
Adams County+8.6%37371.2
Cedar County+8.6%12121.4
Otoe County+8.5%70344.2
Platte County+8.5%90882.5
Wayne County+8.2%1081.0
Hamilton County+8.1%26262.7
Frontier County+7.9%993.4
Burt County+7.8%12121.8
Keith County+7.7%58587.2
Butler County+7.5%880.9
Lincoln County+7.5%88402.6
Buffalo County+7.4%2071624.0
Colfax County+7.3%15151.4
Fillmore County+7.3%771.3
Clay County+7.1%1191.8
Holt County+7.0%11111.1
Dawes County+6.7%15151.9
Phelps County+6.7%27273.0
Stanton County+6.7%991.6
Dixon County+5.8%440.7
Richardson County+4.7%881.1
Box Butte County+4.0%000.0
Boone County+3.4%440.7
Cherry County+3.4%14142.5
Howard County+3.1%14122.1
Thurston County+2.4%10101.5
Custer County+1.6%28222.7
Nuckolls County−3.6%330.7

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.