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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 56.33K people in Nevada with European ancestry (1.84% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Storey County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (8.77%), followed by Eureka County (6.55%), and Elko County (6.02%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Storey County
Eureka County
Elko County
Lyon County
Douglas County
Washoe County
Churchill County
Humboldt County
Carson City
Mineral County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Storey County 8.77
2 Eureka County 6.55
3 Elko County 6.02
4 Lyon County 5.04
5 Douglas County 3.81
6 Washoe County 3.12
7 Churchill County 3.10
8 Humboldt County 2.78
9 Carson City 1.71
10 Mineral County 1.67
11 Lincoln County 1.46
12 Nye County 1.45
13 White Pine County 1.40
14 Clark County 1.32
15 Pershing County 1.19
16 Lander County 0.80
17 Esmeralda County 0.20