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Most population gained, Nevada counties · 2020

Nevada counties that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+314,192−50%

02Washoe County, NVNV509,386+65,085−23%

03Nye County, NVNV57,336+7,645−48%

04Lyon County, NVNV65,088+7,255−50%

05Elko County, NVNV54,815+4,884−58%

06Carson City, NVNV58,571+3,365−72%

07Douglas County, NVNV50,111+2,491−82%

08Humboldt County, NVNV17,267+757−77%

09Churchill County, NVNV25,851+639−89%

10Storey County, NVNV4,260+94−89%

11Lander County, NVNV5,872-41−91%

12Esmeralda County, NVNV729-54−86%

13Pershing County, NVNV6,421-103−104%

14Eureka County, NVNV1,867-132−227%

15Mineral County, NVNV4,407-218−84%

16Lincoln County, NVNV4,320-846−317%

17White Pine County, NVNV8,661-950+1045%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS