RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 17 SHOWN OF 17

Most population gained, Nevada counties · 2000

Nevada counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is +3,262.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+634,306–

02Washoe County, NVNV509,386+84,819–

03Nye County, NVNV57,336+14,704–

04Lyon County, NVNV65,088+14,500–

05Douglas County, NVNV50,111+13,622–

06Carson City, NVNV58,571+12,014–

07Elko County, NVNV54,815+11,761–

08Churchill County, NVNV25,851+6,044–

09Humboldt County, NVNV17,267+3,262–

10Pershing County, NVNV6,421+2,357–

11Storey County, NVNV4,260+873–

12Lincoln County, NVNV4,320+390–

13Eureka County, NVNV1,867+104–

14White Pine County, NVNV8,661-83–

15Esmeralda County, NVNV729-373–

16Lander County, NVNV5,872-472–

17Mineral County, NVNV4,407-1,404–

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