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Highest unemployment, Nevada counties · 2020

Nevada counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 5.1%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Mineral County, NVNV4,40712.1%–

02Lander County, NVNV5,8729.2%–

03Pershing County, NVNV6,4218.8%–

04Nye County, NVNV57,3368.7%–

05Lyon County, NVNV65,0888.0%–

06Clark County, NVNV2,407,2267.0%–

07Churchill County, NVNV25,8515.9%–

08Washoe County, NVNV509,3865.2%–

09Lincoln County, NVNV4,3205.1%–

10Carson City, NVNV58,5714.6%–

11Elko County, NVNV54,8154.3%–

12Douglas County, NVNV50,1114.1%–

13Humboldt County, NVNV17,2673.8%–

14Storey County, NVNV4,2603.7%–

15Esmeralda County, NVNV7293.0%–

16White Pine County, NVNV8,6612.5%–

17Eureka County, NVNV1,8670.0%–

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