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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 52,770 population of Lyon County, Nevada comprised of 8,796 people who identified as Hispanic (16.67%), and 43,974 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lyon County, Nevada with a population of 47,385 (89.8%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,929 (3.66%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,828 (3.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lyon County, Nevada in 2016, with a population of 39,876 (75.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,509 (14.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,518 (2.88%).

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

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Population By Race in Lyon , NV in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 621 1.18%
White Alone 47,385 89.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,828 3.46%
Asian Alone 823 1.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 184 0.35%
Two Or More Races 1,929 3.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Lyon , NV in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 120 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,509 14.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 651 1.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 68 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 37 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 411 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 501 0.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,876 75.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,177 2.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 755 1.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,518 2.88%