Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 23.72K people in Nevada with African ancestry (0.78% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Storey County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.73%), followed by White Pine County (1.07%), and Clark County (0.98%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nevada.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Storey County
White Pine County
Clark County
Carson City
Humboldt County
Nye County
Washoe County
Lincoln County
Churchill County
Elko County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Storey County 1.73
2 White Pine County 1.07
3 Clark County 0.98
4 Carson City 0.66
5 Humboldt County 0.48
5 Nye County 0.48
6 Washoe County 0.19
7 Lincoln County 0.09
8 Churchill County 0.08
8 Elko County 0.08
9 Douglas County 0.05
10 Lyon County 0.04
11 Pershing County 0.03