Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clark County, NV in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 1,989,644 population of Clark County, Nevada comprised of 590,643 people who identified as Hispanic (29.69%), and 1,399,001 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clark County, Nevada with a population of 1,455,351 (73.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 227,005 (11.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 185,957 (9.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clark County, Nevada in 2012, with a population of 930,448 (46.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 524,903 (26.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 206,322 (10.37%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Clark, Nevada.

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Population By Race in Clark , NV in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 227,005 11.41%
White Alone 1,455,351 73.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 23,046 1.16%
Asian Alone 185,957 9.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16,207 0.82%
Two Or More Races 82,078 4.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Clark , NV in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20,683 1.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 524,903 26.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14,063 0.71%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,398 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,150 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18,446 0.93%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 206,322 10.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 930,448 46.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,983 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 176,559 8.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13,057 0.66%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 63,632 3.2%