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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Nevada counties · 2020

Nevada counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.9%+0.8 pts

02Eureka County, NVNV1,8672.1%+0.6 pts

03Lyon County, NVNV65,0881.8%−0.9 pts

04Lincoln County, NVNV4,3201.4%+0.7 pts

05Lander County, NVNV5,8721.3%−0.5 pts

06Carson City, NVNV58,5711.3%−1.0 pts

07Esmeralda County, NVNV7291.3%−1.0 pts

08Nye County, NVNV57,3361.2%−1.0 pts

09Mineral County, NVNV4,4071.2%−1.3 pts

10Douglas County, NVNV50,1111.2%−1.1 pts

11Washoe County, NVNV509,3860.9%−1.2 pts

12Humboldt County, NVNV17,2670.8%−1.1 pts

13Churchill County, NVNV25,8510.8%−1.6 pts

14White Pine County, NVNV8,6610.6%−0.6 pts

15Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.5%−0.6 pts

16Elko County, NVNV54,8150.4%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS