RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 17 SHOWN OF 17

Fewest graduate degrees, Nevada counties · 1990

Nevada counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 3.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Pershing County, NVNV6,4211.9%–

02Eureka County, NVNV1,8672.0%–

03Esmeralda County, NVNV7292.1%–

04Mineral County, NVNV4,4072.3%–

05Lyon County, NVNV65,0882.4%–

06Humboldt County, NVNV17,2672.8%–

07Nye County, NVNV57,3362.8%–

08Churchill County, NVNV25,8513.0%–

09Lander County, NVNV5,8723.1%–

10White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%–

11Elko County, NVNV54,8153.5%–

12Lincoln County, NVNV4,3204.3%–

13Clark County, NVNV2,407,2264.9%–

14Storey County, NVNV4,2605.9%–

15Carson City, NVNV58,5716.1%–

16Douglas County, NVNV50,1116.3%–

17Washoe County, NVNV509,3866.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS