Nevada Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Nevada was 2,740,600 and represented 90.44% of the total Nevada population.

Among all Nevada counties, Clark had the highest citizen population (1.99M), followed by Washoe (429.98K), and Lyon (53.56K).

In terms of percentages, Mineral had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.11%), followed by Eureka (98.64%), and Lincoln (98.07%).

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 2020
Nevada Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Clark 1988765 89.23
Washoe 429980 92.63
Lyon 53555 96.21
Carson City 51420 93.08
Elko 50270 95.69
Douglas 47105 97.15
Nye 43160 94.83
Churchill 23515 95.57
Humboldt 15850 94.15
White Pine 9235 96.50
Pershing 6205 94.16
Lander 5290 95.06
Lincoln 5075 98.07
Mineral 4445 99.11
Storey 3955 96.82
Eureka 1815 98.64
Esmeralda 955 92.72