Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.72K people in Nevada with Northern European ancestry (0.19% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Lincoln County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (1.52%), followed by Douglas County (0.70%), and Washoe County (0.69%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Lincoln County
Douglas County
Washoe County
Storey County
Humboldt County
Esmeralda County
Lyon County
White Pine County
Nye County
Carson City
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lincoln County 1.52
2 Douglas County 0.70
3 Washoe County 0.69
4 Storey County 0.37
5 Humboldt County 0.30
6 Esmeralda County 0.20
6 Lyon County 0.20
7 White Pine County 0.15
8 Nye County 0.13
9 Carson City 0.12
10 Clark County 0.07
11 Churchill County 0.05
12 Elko County 0.02