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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 570.35K people in Nevada with Unclassified ancestry (18.64% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Eureka County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (38.30%), followed by Elko County (27.78%), and White Pine County (27.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Eureka County
Elko County
White Pine County
Nye County
Lyon County
Lincoln County
Lander County
Carson City
Churchill County
Pershing County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Eureka County 38.30
2 Elko County 27.78
3 White Pine County 27.54
4 Nye County 23.49
5 Lyon County 22.56
6 Lincoln County 22.39
7 Lander County 21.66
8 Carson City 20.42
9 Churchill County 20.02
10 Pershing County 19.69
11 Douglas County 19.63
12 Clark County 18.31
13 Humboldt County 17.98
14 Washoe County 17.65
15 Mineral County 14.79
16 Storey County 11.94
17 Esmeralda County 7.30