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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.25K people in Nevada with British ancestry (0.50% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Esmeralda County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.52%), followed by Lander County (1.24%), and Storey County (1.24%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Esmeralda County
Lander County
Storey County
Douglas County
Lincoln County
Humboldt County
Washoe County
Mineral County
Churchill County
Clark County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Esmeralda County 1.52
2 Lander County 1.24
2 Storey County 1.24
3 Douglas County 1.02
4 Lincoln County 0.89
5 Humboldt County 0.71
6 Washoe County 0.68
7 Mineral County 0.57
8 Churchill County 0.51
9 Clark County 0.46
10 Carson City 0.43
11 Pershing County 0.41
12 Lyon County 0.37
13 Elko County 0.34
14 White Pine County 0.25
15 Nye County 0.22