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Nebraska in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +8.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +14.5% in 2022.

8,877 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,666 single-family), −20.1% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+8.2%Nebraska index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
8,877housing units permitted in 20234,666 single-family
56 of 60counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.2%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Thayer County+34.1%330.6
Cherry County+26.6%23234.1
Knox County+26.4%24222.9
Jefferson County+20.6%13131.8
Fillmore County+20.1%12122.2
Kimball County+16.3%220.6
Chase County+15.5%2085.4
Dawson County+15.2%151266.2
Nuckolls County+14.3%882.0
Gage County+13.9%31201.4
Colfax County+13.7%35253.2
Polk County+13.7%16143.0
Butler County+13.4%660.7
Nemaha County+13.3%15112.1
Saunders County+12.4%1221005.1
Cheyenne County+11.9%550.5
Phelps County+11.6%11111.2
Otoe County+11.1%29291.8
Boone County+10.5%440.7
Madison County+10.5%110843.0
Richardson County+10.5%2152.8
Morrill County+10.4%000.0
Dawes County+9.7%911311.6
Thurston County+9.6%1351.9
Washington County+9.6%60602.8
Sarpy County+9.1%9829524.7
Douglas County+8.6%3,2011,4235.3
Lancaster County+8.5%2,0837996.2
Dixon County+8.1%1081.8
Holt County+7.4%10101.0
Hall County+7.2%3321055.2
Red Willow County+7.2%550.5
Burt County+7.0%881.2
Cedar County+6.8%10101.2
Furnas County+6.3%110.2
Platte County+6.3%61531.7
Saline County+6.3%20201.3
Stanton County+6.3%661.0
Lincoln County+6.2%166465.0
Cass County+5.8%121594.4
Dodge County+5.8%172484.5
Seward County+5.6%54503.0
Adams County+5.4%58541.9
Pierce County+5.4%1191.5
Scotts Bluff County+5.3%29260.8
Keith County+5.2%1062813.1
Merrick County+5.2%53296.7
Hamilton County+4.7%41234.2
Howard County+4.7%14122.1
York County+4.1%26261.8
Box Butte County+4.0%550.5
Buffalo County+3.9%1191192.3
Wayne County+3.1%115711.5
Custer County+2.6%23192.2
Harlan County+1.0%993.0
Dakota County+0.9%38381.8
Cuming County0.0%21162.4
Clay County−0.8%11111.8
Kearney County−4.4%15152.2
Valley County−17.7%220.5
Antelope County—16102.5
Brown County—110.4
Frontier County—441.5
Gosper County—884.4
Nance County—551.5
Perkins County—11113.9

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.