Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Heating Demand in Nebraska
Heating degree days measure how far and how long the outside temperature sits below 65°F across a year, which is the closest single number to how much heat a house has to make. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Heating degree days | Winter low | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux County | 7,695 | 7.6°F | $1,307 |
| 2 | Rock County | 7,330 | 10.5°F | $1,151 |
| 3 | Boyd County | 7,109 | 10.8°F | $1,013 |
| 4 | Holt County | 7,109 | 11.0°F | $1,378 |
| 5 | Kimball County | 7,108 | 12.8°F | $1,106 |
| 6 | Loup County | 7,041 | 9.2°F | $1,101 |
| 7 | Antelope County | 7,035 | 10.4°F | $1,114 |
| 8 | Cedar County | 7,025 | 10.1°F | $1,546 |
| 9 | Pierce County | 6,983 | 9.9°F | $1,619 |
| 10 | Garfield County | 6,952 | 11.0°F | $1,359 |
| 11 | Dixon County | 6,948 | 9.3°F | $1,304 |
| 12 | Garden County | 6,918 | 12.5°F | $943 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 6,912 | 10.8°F | $1,788 |
| 14 | Greeley County | 6,897 | 10.6°F | $911 |
| 15 | Dakota County | 6,860 | 10.4°F | $1,566 |
| 16 | Dawes County | 6,848 | 12.7°F | $1,360 |
| 17 | Sheridan County | 6,848 | 12.7°F | $1,018 |
| 18 | Boone County | 6,825 | 11.1°F | $1,459 |
| 19 | Box Butte County | 6,800 | 16.1°F | $1,495 |
| 20 | Logan County | 6,792 | 12.3°F | $1,422 |
| 21 | Thurston County | 6,790 | 10.6°F | $1,048 |
| 22 | Grant County | 6,786 | 16.1°F | $1,045 |
| 23 | McPherson County | 6,786 | 16.1°F | $1,154 |
| 24 | Thomas County | 6,786 | 16.1°F | $1,071 |
| 25 | Cuming County | 6,775 | 10.7°F | $1,541 |
| 26 | Hooker County | 6,695 | 14.8°F | $882 |
| 27 | Cherry County | 6,691 | 11.2°F | $1,239 |
| 28 | Deuel County | 6,660 | 13.4°F | $982 |
| 29 | Arthur County | 6,645 | 13.7°F | $1,615 |
| 30 | Butler County | 6,641 | 11.7°F | $1,488 |
| 31 | Valley County | 6,639 | 12.2°F | $1,189 |
| 32 | Madison County | 6,623 | 11.8°F | $1,751 |
| 33 | Stanton County | 6,623 | 11.8°F | $1,654 |
| 34 | Wheeler County | 6,543 | 12.4°F | $1,227 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 6,542 | 14.0°F | $1,670 |
| 36 | Seward County | 6,424 | 12.0°F | $2,013 |
| 37 | Keya Paha County | 6,421 | 14.5°F | $1,043 |
| 38 | Burt County | 6,408 | 12.3°F | $1,205 |
| 39 | Dodge County | 6,408 | 12.3°F | $1,695 |
| 40 | Washington County | 6,408 | 12.3°F | $2,435 |
| 41 | Perkins County | 6,398 | 13.5°F | $1,341 |
| 42 | Buffalo County | 6,387 | 13.8°F | $2,097 |
| 43 | Cheyenne County | 6,373 | 16.8°F | $1,265 |
| 44 | Phelps County | 6,355 | 13.2°F | $1,577 |
| 45 | Sherman County | 6,336 | 12.4°F | $1,256 |
| 46 | Colfax County | 6,322 | 13.8°F | $1,210 |
| 47 | Platte County | 6,322 | 13.8°F | $1,845 |
| 48 | Nance County | 6,315 | 13.4°F | $1,157 |
| 49 | Banner County | 6,312 | 14.4°F | $1,540 |
| 50 | Scotts Bluff County | 6,312 | 14.4°F | $1,498 |
| 51 | Custer County | 6,277 | 14.9°F | $1,445 |
| 52 | Keith County | 6,273 | 17.7°F | $1,451 |
| 53 | Polk County | 6,259 | 13.1°F | $1,555 |
| 54 | Kearney County | 6,241 | 14.5°F | $1,907 |
| 55 | Hayes County | 6,236 | 14.8°F | $1,086 |
| 56 | Merrick County | 6,229 | 13.6°F | $1,506 |
| 57 | Knox County | 6,215 | 13.0°F | $1,114 |
| 58 | Douglas County | 6,209 | 14.0°F | $2,229 |
| 59 | Sarpy County | 6,209 | 14.0°F | $2,585 |
| 60 | Webster County | 6,209 | 12.5°F | $1,016 |
| 61 | York County | 6,143 | 13.9°F | $1,572 |
| 62 | Dawson County | 6,122 | 15.2°F | $1,439 |
| 63 | Gosper County | 6,122 | 15.2°F | $1,779 |
| 64 | Otoe County | 6,116 | 12.6°F | $1,679 |
| 65 | Morrill County | 6,106 | 15.7°F | $1,083 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 6,065 | 13.9°F | $967 |
| 67 | Gage County | 6,062 | 13.5°F | $1,537 |
| 68 | Johnson County | 6,053 | 12.7°F | $1,260 |
| 69 | Pawnee County | 6,053 | 12.7°F | $808 |
| 70 | Nuckolls County | 6,052 | 13.7°F | $915 |
| 71 | Cass County | 6,037 | 13.7°F | $2,176 |
| 72 | Hamilton County | 6,010 | 14.6°F | $2,014 |
| 73 | Blaine County | 5,993 | 14.8°F | $995 |
| 74 | Brown County | 5,993 | 14.8°F | $971 |
| 75 | Jefferson County | 5,966 | 14.1°F | $1,142 |
| 76 | Chase County | 5,961 | 16.1°F | $1,595 |
| 77 | Howard County | 5,955 | 14.3°F | $1,788 |
| 78 | Saline County | 5,946 | 15.4°F | $1,632 |
| 79 | Clay County | 5,934 | 16.1°F | $1,352 |
| 80 | Furnas County | 5,934 | 12.1°F | $935 |
| 81 | Thayer County | 5,931 | 14.5°F | $1,023 |
| 82 | Hall County | 5,923 | 15.6°F | $1,852 |
| 83 | Harlan County | 5,902 | 16.0°F | $1,342 |
| 84 | Adams County | 5,871 | 16.4°F | $1,686 |
| 85 | Frontier County | 5,859 | 13.5°F | $1,309 |
| 86 | Lancaster County | 5,856 | 14.4°F | $2,298 |
| 87 | Saunders County | 5,856 | 14.4°F | $2,110 |
| 88 | Hitchcock County | 5,843 | 15.1°F | $896 |
| 89 | Nemaha County | 5,801 | 14.1°F | $1,197 |
| 90 | Red Willow County | 5,776 | 16.1°F | $1,327 |
| 91 | Dundy County | 5,738 | 15.9°F | $1,084 |
| 92 | Fillmore County | 5,637 | 16.9°F | $1,215 |
| 93 | Richardson County | 5,541 | 16.7°F | $967 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Heating Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Nebraska