# Counties in Nevada by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 17 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nevada-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mineral County | 23.6 |
| 2 | Nye County | 22.8 |
| 3 | Esmeralda County | 19.8 |
| 4 | Pershing County | 16.9 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 16.7 |
| 6 | Clark County | 16.4 |
| 7 | Carson City | 15.8 |
| 8 | Humboldt County | 14.5 |
| 9 | Lyon County | 14.2 |
| 10 | White Pine County | 13.7 |
| 11 | Eureka County | 13.6 |
| 12 | Lander County | 13.4 |
| 13 | Churchill County | 12.7 |
| 14 | Washoe County | 11.7 |
| 15 | Douglas County | 10.7 |
| 16 | Elko County | 10 |
| 17 | Storey County | 7.4 |