Nevada Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Nevada was 2,547,140 and represented 89.71% of the total Nevada population.

Among all Nevada counties, Clark had the highest citizen population (1.83M), followed by Washoe (404.35K), and Carson City (50.76K).

In terms of percentages, Eureka had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Storey (98.99%), and Lincoln (97.87%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Nevada Citizen Population By County in 2016
Nevada Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Clark 1829310 88.37
Washoe 404350 91.92
Carson City 50760 93.29
Lyon 49510 95.40
Elko 49125 94.42
Douglas 45760 96.49
Nye 41535 96.15
Churchill 23185 96.00
Humboldt 16100 94.21
White Pine 9610 97.12
Pershing 6225 93.05
Lander 5615 95.09
Lincoln 5045 97.87
Mineral 4390 97.12
Storey 3900 98.99
Eureka 1730 100.00
Esmeralda 1005 93.93