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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. The median across all 17 is +138. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carson City, NV, up 7 places to #5.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

02▲3Pershing County, NVNV6,421-229−110%

03▼1Lincoln County, NVNV4,320-179−146%

04▼1Mineral County, NVNV4,407-147−90%

05▲7Carson City, NVNV58,571-68−101%

06▲4Humboldt County, NVNV17,267-18−101%

07▼1Esmeralda County, NVNV7290−100%

08▼4Eureka County, NVNV1,867+12−88%

09▼2Lander County, NVNV5,872+138−129%

10▼2Storey County, NVNV4,260+156−82%

11▼2Churchill County, NVNV25,851+335−94%

12▼1Douglas County, NVNV50,111+623−95%

13Elko County, NVNV54,815+1,113−91%

14▲1Nye County, NVNV57,336+5,745−61%

15▼1Lyon 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES