Nevada Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 307,761 (10.15%) of the 3,030,725 Nevada population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Nevada. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Clark County had the highest number of African Americans (288,360), and African Americans constituted 12.94% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Washoe County (12,582) - 2.71% of the county's population, and Nye County (1,609) - 3.55% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Nevada Black Population By County, 2018
Nevada Black Population By County, 2018
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County Black Population % of County Population
Churchill 594 2.42
Clark 288360 12.94
Douglas 446 0.92
Elko 683 1.3
Esmeralda 31 3.75
Eureka 21 1.04
Humboldt 179 1.07
Lander 58 1.05
Lincoln 172 3.29
Lyon 745 1.34
Mineral 185 4.06
Nye 1609 3.55
Pershing 308 4.6
Storey 64 1.59
Washoe 12582 2.71
White Pine 483 5.07
Carson City 1241 2.25