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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 295.76K people in Nevada with German ancestry (9.67% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Humboldt County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (22.81%), followed by Lander County (19.39%), and Esmeralda County (19.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Humboldt County
Lander County
Esmeralda County
Storey County
Douglas County
Lyon County
Churchill County
Lincoln County
Nye County
Pershing County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Humboldt County 22.81
2 Lander County 19.39
3 Esmeralda County 19.15
4 Storey County 18.36
5 Douglas County 17.91
6 Lyon County 15.78
7 Churchill County 15.42
8 Lincoln County 15.35
9 Nye County 15.00
10 Pershing County 14.65
11 Eureka County 13.79
12 Carson City 13.62
13 Mineral County 12.98
14 Elko County 12.65
15 Washoe County 12.42
16 Clark County 8.20
17 White Pine County 7.57