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Fastest growing, Nevada counties

Nevada counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is +1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Storey County, NV, up 5 places to #5.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Nye County, NVNV57,336+11.1%−71.6 pts

02▲2Lyon County, NVNV65,088+9.9%−62.6 pts

03▼1Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+6.3%−79.3 pts

04▼1Washoe County, NVNV509,386+4.7%−28.6 pts

05▲5Storey County, NVNV4,260+3.8%−30.8 pts

06▲5Lander County, NVNV5,872+2.4%+9.9 pts

07▼2Elko County, NVNV54,815+2.1%−33.0 pts

08▲1Churchill County, NVNV25,851+1.3%−32.4 pts

09▼2Douglas County, NVNV50,111+1.3%−48.0 pts

10▲4Eureka County, NVNV1,867+0.6%−6.1 pts

11▲4Esmeralda County, NVNV7290.0%+27.8 pts

12▼4Humboldt County, NVNV17,267-0.1%−25.5 pts

13▼7Carson City, NVNV58,571-0.1%−29.8 pts

14▼1Mineral County, NVNV4,407-3.2%+18.5 pts

15▼3Pershing County, NVNV6,421-3.4%−57.8 pts

16▲1Lincoln County, NVNV4,320-4.0%−14.3 pts

17▼1White Pine County, NVNV8,661-4.6%−3.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES