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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 244.97K people in Nevada with Irish ancestry (8.01% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Churchill County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (14.46%), followed by Storey County (13.29%), and Pershing County (12.97%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Churchill County
Storey County
Pershing County
Douglas County
Lyon County
Nye County
Carson City
Eureka County
Mineral County
Humboldt County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Churchill County 14.46
2 Storey County 13.29
3 Pershing County 12.97
4 Douglas County 12.93
5 Lyon County 12.45
6 Nye County 11.81
7 Carson City 11.75
8 Eureka County 11.60
9 Mineral County 10.61
10 Humboldt County 10.60
11 Washoe County 10.56
12 Lincoln County 10.22
13 Lander County 10.02
14 Elko County 8.95
15 Esmeralda County 8.00
16 Clark County 6.91
17 White Pine County 5.61