Free parcel data in Nebraska

Yes. Nebraska publishes a free statewide parcel layer: Nebraska Statewide Parcels, from Nebraska Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), compiled from county assessors. Coverage: All 93 counties (1,154,898 parcels). It's a public ArcGIS REST service with no API key or login.

The layer

Layer	Nebraska Statewide Parcels
Publisher	Nebraska Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), compiled from county assessors
Coverage	All 93 counties (1,154,898 parcels)
Data vintage	2025 parcels (county CAMA + GIS snapshot)
Terms	Public; general use and analysis, authority lies with the county assessors
Fields	parcel number (Parcel_ID, State_PID); site address (Situs_Address)
Not published	owner names, deed references, plat references
REST endpoint	`https://gis.ne.gov/Enterprise/rest/services/StatewideParcelsExternal/FeatureServer/0`
Last verified	2026-10-19 with a live point and parcel-number query

Notes for GIS users

County_ID is the 3-digit county FIPS without the state prefix ('055' Douglas, '109' Lancaster). State_PID = County_ID + Parcel_ID, but the separator differs by county (Douglas: '055' + '310190003' with the leading 0 of Parcel_ID dropped). Situs_Address format varies by county (Lancaster includes city/state/zip, Douglas does not); Ph_City and Situs_Address can be blank. Some locations return stacked/duplicate polygons (2 hits at one Omaha point). Some exempt parcels (e.g. the Lincoln Capitol block) return no polygon.

How to use it

QGIS: Layer > Data Source Manager > ArcGIS REST Server, add a connection with the service URL (the endpoint above without the final /0), then add the layer. Filter to your area before exporting.
ArcGIS Pro: Add Data > Data From Path, paste the endpoint.
Direct query: append /query?geometry=LON,LAT&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=*&f=geojson to get the parcel at a point.
CAD: see getting a parcel into AutoCAD or Civil 3D.

Assessor parcel lines are for taxation and are often 5 to 50 ft off the legal boundary. Why.

Basesheet uses this to draw the parcel line on a base plan for any Nebraska address, with LiDAR contours, soils, flood zones and wetlands.

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