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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Nevada counties

Nevada counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 16 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 0.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: White Pine County, NV, up 12 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Lyon County, NVNV65,0881.6%−1.1 pts

02▲12White Pine County, NVNV8,6611.5%+0.2 pts

03▲5Nye County, NVNV57,3361.0%−1.2 pts

04▲3Esmeralda County, NVNV7290.8%−1.5 pts

05▲1Carson City, NVNV58,5710.8%−1.6 pts

06▲5Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.7%−1.4 pts

07▲2Mineral County, NVNV4,4070.7%−1.7 pts

08▲4Humboldt County, NVNV17,2670.7%−1.2 pts

09▲1Douglas County, NVNV50,1110.7%−1.6 pts

10▲6Elko County, NVNV54,8150.6%−1.1 pts

11▼9Eureka County, NVNV1,8670.5%−0.9 pts

12▼7Lander County, NVNV5,8720.5%−1.3 pts

13▼12Pershing County, NVNV6,4210.4%−1.6 pts

14▲1Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.4%−0.7 pts

15▼2Churchill County, NVNV25,8510.3%−2.1 pts

16Storey County, NVNV4,2600.2%−3.5 pts

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