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Counties in Nevada by poverty rate

Pershing County had the highest poverty rate of 17 counties in 2017, at 18.2%. Storey County had the lowest, at 7%. The median was 11.1% and the figure for Nevada was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.2Pershing County
Lowest7Storey County
Median11.117 counties
Nevada13.3History

All counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Pershing CountyPershing County: 18.2 %18.2Mineral CountyMineral County: 17.5 %17.5Nye CountyNye County: 15.8 %15.8Esmeralda CountyEsmeralda County: 14.6 %14.6Clark CountyClark County: 14 %14Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 13.8 %13.8White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 13.8 %13.8Churchill CountyChurchill County: 11.5 %11.5Lander CountyLander County: 11.1 %11.1Washoe CountyWashoe County: 11.1 %11.1Carson CityCarson City: 11 %11Lyon CountyLyon County: 10.8 %10.8Elko CountyElko County: 10.6 %10.6Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 10.5 %10.5Eureka CountyEureka County: 9 %9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 8.2 %8.2Storey CountyStorey County: 7 %7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Pershing County18.2+0.7 pts
2Mineral County17.5-0.7 pts
3Nye County15.8-0.1 pts
4Esmeralda County14.6-0.2 pts
5Clark County14-0.6 pts
6Lincoln County13.8-0.3 pts
6White Pine County13.8-0.9 pts
8Churchill County11.5-2.7 pts
9Lander County11.1-0.8 pts
9Washoe County11.1-1.4 pts
11Carson City11-2 pts
12Lyon County10.8-1.1 pts
13Elko County10.6+0.2 pts
14Humboldt County10.5-1.4 pts
15Eureka County9-0.9 pts
16Douglas County8.2-1.5 pts
17Storey County7-0.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Pershing County, with 18.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Storey County, with 7% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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