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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.77K people in Nevada with Scandinavian ancestry (0.39% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Lincoln County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.80%), followed by Churchill County (1.40%), and White Pine County (1.18%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Lincoln County
Churchill County
White Pine County
Mineral County
Nye County
Lyon County
Douglas County
Washoe County
Storey County
Elko County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lincoln County 1.80
2 Churchill County 1.40
3 White Pine County 1.18
4 Mineral County 1.01
5 Nye County 0.86
6 Lyon County 0.77
7 Douglas County 0.66
8 Washoe County 0.54
9 Storey County 0.52
10 Elko County 0.51
10 Esmeralda County 0.51
11 Carson City 0.40
12 Humboldt County 0.39
13 Clark County 0.30
14 Pershing County 0.26