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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 234.07K people in Nevada with English ancestry (7.65% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Storey County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (19.67%), followed by Lincoln County (15.83%), and Mineral County (14.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Storey County
Lincoln County
Mineral County
White Pine County
Churchill County
Douglas County
Carson City
Esmeralda County
Lyon County
Humboldt County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Storey County 19.67
2 Lincoln County 15.83
3 Mineral County 14.15
4 White Pine County 13.94
5 Churchill County 13.62
6 Douglas County 13.45
7 Carson City 13.01
8 Esmeralda County 12.97
9 Lyon County 11.96
10 Humboldt County 11.81
11 Pershing County 11.25
12 Washoe County 10.79
13 Nye County 10.31
14 Elko County 9.03
15 Lander County 8.78
16 Eureka County 8.55
17 Clark County 6.31