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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 14.94K people in Nevada with Welsh ancestry (0.49% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Storey County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (2.82%), followed by Lincoln County (2.15%), and Lander County (1.68%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Storey County
Lincoln County
Lander County
Esmeralda County
Carson City
Douglas County
Pershing County
Churchill County
Lyon County
Nye County
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Storey County 2.82
2 Lincoln County 2.15
3 Lander County 1.68
4 Esmeralda County 1.62
5 Carson City 0.97
6 Douglas County 0.96
7 Pershing County 0.92
8 Churchill County 0.80
9 Lyon County 0.71
10 Nye County 0.66
11 Washoe County 0.62
12 Elko County 0.45
13 Clark County 0.42
14 White Pine County 0.33
15 Humboldt County 0.26
16 Mineral County 0.07