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Highest poverty rate, Nevada counties · 1990

Nevada counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Esmeralda County, NVNV72915.5%+2%

02Lincoln County, NVNV4,32014.4%−13%

03Pershing County, NVNV6,42113.0%+15%

04Mineral County, NVNV4,40712.8%−16%

05Lyon County, NVNV65,08812.1%+16%

06Churchill County, NVNV25,85111.0%+27%

07White Pine County, NVNV8,66110.9%−1%

08Lander County, NVNV5,87210.7%−14%

09Nye County, NVNV57,33610.5%−2%

10Clark County, NVNV2,407,22610.5%−2%

11Humboldt County, NVNV17,26710.3%+6%

12Eureka County, NVNV1,86710.3%−18%

13Storey County, NVNV4,2609.5%+65%

14Elko County, NVNV54,8159.4%+6%

15Washoe County, NVNV509,3869.4%−6%

16Carson City, NVNV58,5718.0%−20%

17Douglas County, NVNV50,1116.8%−7%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES