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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 102.85K people in Nevada with American ancestry (3.36% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Eureka County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (9.86%), followed by Mineral County (8.08%), and Churchill County (8.06%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 American Ancestry in 2021
Eureka County
Mineral County
Churchill County
White Pine County
Elko County
Lander County
Esmeralda County
Douglas County
Nye County
Washoe County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Eureka County 9.86
2 Mineral County 8.08
3 Churchill County 8.06
4 White Pine County 7.25
5 Elko County 6.91
6 Lander County 5.99
7 Esmeralda County 5.27
8 Douglas County 4.38
8 Nye County 4.38
9 Washoe County 3.87
10 Lincoln County 3.78
11 Lyon County 3.66
12 Humboldt County 3.64
13 Clark County 3.04
14 Carson City 3.01
15 Pershing County 2.71
16 Storey County 1.98