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Most population lost, Nevada counties

Nevada counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, 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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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01White Pine County, NVNV8,661-419+405%

02Pershing County, NVNV6,421-229−110%

03Lincoln County, NVNV4,320-179−146%

04Mineral County, NVNV4,407-147−90%

05Carson City, NVNV58,571-68−101%

06Humboldt County, NVNV17,267-18−101%

07Esmeralda County, NVNV7290−100%

08Eureka County, NVNV1,867+12−88%

09Lander County, NVNV5,872+138−129%

10Storey County, NVNV4,260+156−82%

11Churchill County, NVNV25,851+335−94%

12Douglas County, NVNV50,111+623−95%

13Elko County, NVNV54,815+1,113−91%

14Nye County, NVNV57,336+5,745−61%

15Lyon County, NVNV65,088+5,853−60%

16Washoe County, NVNV509,386+22,894−73%

17Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+141,765−78%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES