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Highest Scottish population share, Nevada counties · 2020

Nevada counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 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 2.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Storey County, NVNV4,2606.1%+1.7 pts

02Lincoln County, NVNV4,3204.5%+3.0 pts

03Humboldt County, NVNV17,2673.7%+1.6 pts

04Nye County, NVNV57,3363.6%+1.1 pts

05Mineral County, NVNV4,4073.4%−5.9 pts

06White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%−1.0 pts

07Douglas County, NVNV50,1112.9%−1.1 pts

08Lyon County, NVNV65,0882.7%−0.8 pts

09Carson City, NVNV58,5712.6%−0.7 pts

10Churchill County, NVNV25,8512.5%−0.3 pts

11Esmeralda County, NVNV7292.5%−1.4 pts

12Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.2%−1.1 pts

13Washoe County, NVNV509,3862.0%−0.6 pts

14Lander County, NVNV5,8721.5%−1.8 pts

15Elko County, NVNV54,8151.4%−0.4 pts

16Clark County, NVNV2,407,2261.2%−0.4 pts

17Eureka County, NVNV1,8671.0%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS