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Highest Scottish population share, Nevada counties

Nevada counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 2.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Esmeralda County, NV, up 8 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Storey County, NVNV4,2606.1%+1.8 pts

02▲3Mineral County, NVNV4,4075.8%−3.5 pts

03▲8Esmeralda County, NVNV7295.1%+1.1 pts

04▲2White Pine County, NVNV8,6614.5%+0.2 pts

05▲5Churchill County, NVNV25,8513.9%+1.1 pts

06▲1Douglas County, NVNV50,1113.5%−0.5 pts

07▼4Humboldt County, NVNV17,2673.4%+1.3 pts

08▲1Carson City, NVNV58,5712.7%−0.6 pts

09▲4Washoe County, NVNV509,3862.1%−0.4 pts

10▲5Elko County, NVNV54,8152.1%+0.3 pts

11▼7Nye County, NVNV57,3362.1%−0.4 pts

12▲2Lander County, NVNV5,8722.0%−1.3 pts

13▼5Lyon County, NVNV65,0882.0%−1.5 pts

14▼12Lincoln County, NVNV4,3201.5%0.0 pts

15▼3Pershing County, NVNV6,4211.4%−1.9 pts

16Clark County, NVNV2,407,2261.2%−0.3 pts

17Eureka County, NVNV1,8670.4%−1.8 pts

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