Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 41.99K people in Nevada with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.37% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Storey County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.73%), followed by Clark County (1.70%), and White Pine County (1.26%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Storey County
Clark County
White Pine County
Nye County
Carson City
Washoe County
Humboldt County
Lander County
Elko County
Douglas County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Storey County 1.73
2 Clark County 1.70
3 White Pine County 1.26
4 Nye County 0.98
5 Carson City 0.73
6 Washoe County 0.55
7 Humboldt County 0.48
8 Lander County 0.21
9 Elko County 0.17
10 Douglas County 0.16
11 Churchill County 0.10
12 Lincoln County 0.09
13 Lyon County 0.04
14 Pershing County 0.03