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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 155.75K people in Nevada with Italian ancestry (5.09% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Washoe County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (6.18%), followed by Lincoln County (6.09%), and Douglas County (5.82%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Washoe County
Lincoln County
Douglas County
Lyon County
Nye County
Clark County
Storey County
Humboldt County
Lander County
Carson City
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Washoe County 6.18
2 Lincoln County 6.09
3 Douglas County 5.82
4 Lyon County 5.38
5 Nye County 5.19
6 Clark County 4.92
7 Storey County 4.84
8 Humboldt County 4.75
9 Lander County 4.68
10 Carson City 4.39
11 Churchill County 4.26
12 Mineral County 3.89
13 White Pine County 3.83
14 Elko County 3.55
15 Esmeralda County 3.34
16 Pershing County 1.97
17 Eureka County 0.87