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Counties in Nevada by median household income

Lander County had the highest median household income of 17 counties in 2021, at $92,543. Esmeralda County had the lowest, at $31,667. The median was $63,952 and the figure for Nevada was $65,686. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92,543Lander County
Lowest31,667Esmeralda County
Median63,95217 counties
Nevada65,686History

All counties, 2021

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Lander CountyLander County: 92,543 USD92,543Elko CountyElko County: 82,462 USD82,462Douglas CountyDouglas County: 75,688 USD75,688Washoe CountyWashoe County: 74,292 USD74,292Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 70,315 USD70,315Eureka CountyEureka County: 68,307 USD68,307Storey CountyStorey County: 66,713 USD66,713Clark CountyClark County: 64,210 USD64,210Lyon CountyLyon County: 63,952 USD63,952White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 63,590 USD63,590Pershing CountyPershing County: 62,841 USD62,841Carson CityCarson City: 62,217 USD62,217Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 62,164 USD62,164Churchill CountyChurchill County: 61,776 USD61,776Nye CountyNye County: 52,570 USD52,570Mineral CountyMineral County: 43,009 USD43,009Esmeralda CountyEsmeralda County: 31,667 USD31,667
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Lander County92,543
2Elko County82,462
3Douglas County75,688
4Washoe County74,292
5Humboldt County70,315
6Eureka County68,307
7Storey County66,713
8Clark County64,210
9Lyon County63,952
10White Pine County63,590
11Pershing County62,841
12Carson City62,217
13Lincoln County62,164
14Churchill County61,776
15Nye County52,570
16Mineral County43,009
17Esmeralda County31,667

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Lander County, with $92,543 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Esmeralda County, with $31,667 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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