Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clark County, NV in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 2,183,273 population of Clark County, Nevada comprised of 677,213 people who identified as Hispanic (31.02%), and 1,506,060 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (68.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clark County, Nevada with a population of 1,533,787 (70.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 276,367 (12.66%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 222,981 (10.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clark County, Nevada in 2017, with a population of 937,313 (42.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 596,474 (27.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 250,999 (11.5%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 276,367 12.66%
White Alone 1,533,787 70.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26,197 1.2%
Asian Alone 222,981 10.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19,385 0.89%
Two Or More Races 104,556 4.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Clark , NV in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25,368 1.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 596,474 27.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16,345 0.75%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,201 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,835 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23,990 1.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 250,999 11.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 937,313 42.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 9,852 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 211,780 9.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15,550 0.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 80,566 3.69%