Nevada Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for Nevada was 2,776,745 and represented 90.77% of the total Nevada population.

Among all Nevada counties, Clark had the highest citizen population (2.00M), followed by Washoe (445.52K), and Lyon (55.83K).

In terms of percentages, Lincoln had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.13%), followed by Mineral (99.12%), and Storey (97.90%).

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 2021
Nevada Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Clark 1997355 89.52
Washoe 445515 92.86
Lyon 55830 96.21
Carson City 54030 93.23
Elko 51540 96.48
Nye 47965 95.75
Douglas 47790 97.21
Churchill 24295 96.89
Humboldt 16310 94.72
White Pine 8920 97.06
Pershing 6260 93.85
Lander 5415 94.50
Lincoln 4560 99.13
Mineral 4510 99.12
Storey 3960 97.90
Eureka 1570 97.82
Esmeralda 920 93.40