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Counties in Nevada by population, 2025

Clark County had the highest population of 17 counties in 2025, at 2.41 million. Esmeralda County had the lowest, at 729. The median was 17,267 and the figure for Nevada was 3.28 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,407,226Clark County
Lowest729Esmeralda County
Median17,26717 counties
Nevada3,282,188History

All counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Clark CountyClark County: 2,407,226 persons2,407,226Washoe CountyWashoe County: 509,386 persons509,386Lyon CountyLyon County: 65,088 persons65,088Carson CityCarson City: 58,571 persons58,571Nye CountyNye County: 57,336 persons57,336Elko CountyElko County: 54,815 persons54,815Douglas CountyDouglas County: 50,111 persons50,111Churchill CountyChurchill County: 25,851 persons25,851Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 17,267 persons17,267White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 8,661 persons8,661Pershing CountyPershing County: 6,421 persons6,421Lander CountyLander County: 5,872 persons5,872Mineral CountyMineral County: 4,407 persons4,407Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4,320 persons4,320Storey CountyStorey County: 4,260 persons4,260Eureka CountyEureka County: 1,867 persons1,867Esmeralda CountyEsmeralda County: 729 persons729
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
persons		Change on 2024
1Clark County2,407,226+0.9%
2Washoe County509,386+0.8%
3Lyon County65,088+2.1%
4Carson City58,571+0.5%
5Nye County57,336+1.7%
6Elko County54,815+0.2%
7Douglas County50,111+1%
8Churchill County25,851-0.4%
9Humboldt County17,267+0.5%
10White Pine County8,661+0.3%
11Pershing County6,421-0.7%
12Lander County5,872+1.7%
13Mineral County4,407-1.7%
14Lincoln County4,320-1.3%
15Storey County4,260+1.9%
16Eureka County1,867-2.6%
17Esmeralda County729-1.4%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

Clark County, with 2.41 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Esmeralda County, with 729 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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