Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.32K people in Nevada with French Canadian ancestry (0.37% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Pershing County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (1.34%), followed by Douglas County (1.10%), and Lincoln County (0.94%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Pershing County
Douglas County
Lincoln County
Lander County
Washoe County
Storey County
Carson City
Lyon County
Elko County
Clark County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pershing County 1.34
2 Douglas County 1.10
3 Lincoln County 0.94
4 Lander County 0.63
5 Washoe County 0.50
6 Storey County 0.40
7 Carson City 0.37
8 Lyon County 0.36
9 Elko County 0.35
10 Clark County 0.33
11 Eureka County 0.31
12 Churchill County 0.30
13 Nye County 0.26
14 Humboldt County 0.22
15 Mineral County 0.13
16 White Pine County 0.07