Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clark County, NV in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 2,140,240 population of Clark County, Nevada comprised of 658,569 people who identified as Hispanic (30.77%), and 1,481,671 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (69.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clark County, Nevada with a population of 1,517,935 (70.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 263,625 (12.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 215,257 (10.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clark County, Nevada in 2016, with a population of 936,503 (43.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 581,432 (27.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 239,430 (11.19%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 263,625 12.32%
White Alone 1,517,935 70.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 25,455 1.19%
Asian Alone 215,257 10.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18,648 0.87%
Two Or More Races 99,320 4.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Clark , NV in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 24,195 1.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 581,432 27.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15,845 0.74%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10,827 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,688 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22,582 1.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 239,430 11.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 936,503 43.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 9,610 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 204,430 9.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14,960 0.7%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 76,738 3.59%