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Highest Medicaid coverage, Nevada counties

Nevada counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 19.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lander County, NV, up 12 places to #5.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01▲1Nye County, NVNV57,33626.5%+1.5 pts

02▲11Eureka County, NVNV1,86724.9%+12.1 pts

03▲5Pershing County, NVNV6,42123.8%+7.9 pts

04▼3Mineral County, NVNV4,40723.4%−6.3 pts

05▲12Lander County, NVNV5,87221.8%+11.2 pts

06▼2Clark County, NVNV2,407,22621.1%+1.4 pts

07Churchill County, NVNV25,85119.4%+1.8 pts

08▼5Lyon County, NVNV65,08819.3%−1.6 pts

09Esmeralda County, NVNV72919.3%+4.2 pts

10▲1Humboldt County, NVNV17,26717.8%+4.3 pts

11▲4Elko County, NVNV54,81517.0%+4.8 pts

12▲2White Pine County, NVNV8,66115.9%+3.2 pts

13▼8Carson City, NVNV58,57115.7%−3.2 pts

14▼4Washoe County, NVNV509,38615.3%+0.5 pts

15▼9Storey County, NVNV4,26013.7%−4.4 pts

16Douglas County, NVNV50,11112.1%+0.8 pts

17▼5Lincoln County, NVNV4,32011.1%−2.0 pts

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