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Counties in Nevada by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Eureka County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 17 counties in 2023, at 22.1%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 11% and the figure for Nevada was 12.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.1Eureka County
Lowest6.6Lincoln County
Median1117 counties
Nevada12.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Churchill County: 9.1 %Clark County: 13.2 %Douglas County: 8.3 %Elko County: 11 %Esmeralda County: 19.4 %Eureka County: 22.1 %Humboldt County: 12.2 %Lander County: 11.4 %Lincoln County: 6.6 %Lyon County: 11 %Mineral County: 18 %Nye County: 15.5 %Pershing County: 8.1 %Storey County: 7.1 %Washoe County: 10.7 %White Pine County: 8.4 %Carson City: 11.1 %
  • Under 8.3
  • 8.3 to 11
  • 11 to 15
  • 15 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Eureka County: 22.1 %Eureka County22.1Esmeralda County: 19.4 %Esmeralda County19.4Mineral County: 18 %Mineral County18Nye County: 15.5 %Nye County15.5Clark County: 13.2 %Clark County13.2Humboldt County: 12.2 %Humboldt County12.2Lander County: 11.4 %Lander County11.4Carson City: 11.1 %Carson City11.1Elko County: 11 %Elko County11Lyon County: 11 %Lyon County11Washoe County: 10.7 %Washoe County10.7Churchill County: 9.1 %Churchill County9.1White Pine County: 8.4 %White Pine County8.4Douglas County: 8.3 %Douglas County8.3Pershing County: 8.1 %Pershing County8.1Storey County: 7.1 %Storey County7.1Lincoln County: 6.6 %Lincoln County6.6Eureka County: 22.1 %Eureka County22.1Esmeralda County: 19.4 %Esmeralda County19.4Mineral County: 18 %Mineral County18Nye County: 15.5 %Nye County15.5Clark County: 13.2 %Clark County13.2Humboldt County: 12.2 %Humboldt County12.2Lander County: 11.4 %Lander County11.4Carson City: 11.1 %Carson City11.1Elko County: 11 %Elko County11Lyon County: 11 %Lyon County11Washoe County: 10.7 %Washoe County10.7Churchill County: 9.1 %Churchill County9.1White Pine County: 8.4 %White Pine County8.4Douglas County: 8.3 %Douglas County8.3Pershing County: 8.1 %Pershing County8.1Storey County: 7.1 %Storey County7.1Lincoln County: 6.6 %Lincoln County6.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Eureka County22.1+4.4 pts
2Esmeralda County19.4+3.2 pts
3Mineral County18-0.4 pts
4Nye County15.5+0.2 pts
5Clark County13.2-0.1 pts
6Humboldt County12.2-2.2 pts
7Lander County11.4+0.7 pts
8Carson City11.1-0.1 pts
9Elko County11+0.6 pts
10Lyon County11+0.7 pts
11Washoe County10.7-0.2 pts
12Churchill County9.1-0.8 pts
13White Pine County8.4-0.8 pts
14Douglas County8.3+0.8 pts
15Pershing County8.1-1.8 pts
16Storey County7.1-2 pts
17Lincoln County6.6-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in Nevada by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat

MLA 9

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, Counties in Nevada by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/nevada-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in Nevada by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/nevada-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in Nevada by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/nevada-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Eureka County, with 22.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lincoln County, with 6.6% in 2023.

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 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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