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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.81K people in Nevada with Iranian ancestry (0.19% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Esmeralda County had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.30%), followed by Clark County (0.22%), and Washoe County (0.18%).

The chart and table below shows the top 7 counties with high percentage of its population having Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Esmeralda County
Clark County
Washoe County
Douglas County
Elko County
Lyon County
Carson City
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Esmeralda County 0.30
2 Clark County 0.22
3 Washoe County 0.18
4 Douglas County 0.16
5 Elko County 0.04
6 Lyon County 0.03
7 Carson City 0.02