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Fewest graduate degrees, Nevada counties

Nevada counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 6.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pershing County, NV, up 9 places to #1.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲9Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.4%−1.1 pts

02▲1White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%−1.5 pts

03▼1Mineral County, NVNV4,4073.3%+0.4 pts

04▲2Nye County, NVNV57,3364.0%+0.8 pts

05▲2Churchill County, NVNV25,8514.8%−0.4 pts

06▲5Humboldt County, NVNV17,2674.8%+1.0 pts

07▼2Lyon County, NVNV65,0885.4%+2.7 pts

08▼7Eureka County, NVNV1,8675.7%+2.4 pts

09Elko County, NVNV54,8156.1%+1.2 pts

10▼6Esmeralda County, NVNV7296.3%+4.7 pts

11▲1Lincoln County, NVNV4,3207.5%+2.5 pts

12▲1Carson City, NVNV58,5719.2%+2.6 pts

13▲1Clark County, NVNV2,407,2269.5%+3.6 pts

14▲2Douglas County, NVNV50,11110.8%+3.4 pts

15▼7Lander County, NVNV5,87211.0%+8.1 pts

16▲1Washoe County, NVNV509,38613.4%+5.5 pts

17▼2Storey County, NVNV4,26016.1%+10.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES