# Cities in Nevada by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 10 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/nevada-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Las Vegas, NV | 14 |
| 2 | Elko, NV | 13.8 |
| 3 | Fernley, NV | 12.8 |
| 4 | Reno, NV | 12.7 |
| 5 | North Las Vegas, NV | 12.1 |
| 6 | Boulder City, NV | 11.4 |
| 7 | Mesquite, NV | 10.6 |
| 8 | Carson City, NV | 10.3 |
| 9 | Henderson, NV | 9 |
| 10 | Sparks, NV | 8.5 |