RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 17 SHOWN OF 17

Most population lost, Nevada counties · 2000

Nevada counties that lost 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 –

01Mineral County, NVNV4,407-1,404–

02Lander County, NVNV5,872-472–

03Esmeralda County, NVNV729-373–

04White Pine County, NVNV8,661-83–

05Eureka County, NVNV1,867+104–

06Lincoln County, NVNV4,320+390–

07Storey County, NVNV4,260+873–

08Pershing County, NVNV6,421+2,357–

09Humboldt County, NVNV17,267+3,262–

10Churchill County, NVNV25,851+6,044–

11Elko County, NVNV54,815+11,761–

12Carson City, NVNV58,571+12,014–

13Douglas County, NVNV50,111+13,622–

14Lyon County, NVNV65,088+14,500–

15Nye County, NVNV57,336+14,704–

16Washoe County, NVNV509,386+84,819–

17Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+634,306–

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