RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 17 SHOWN OF 17

Most population lost, Nevada counties · 2010

Nevada counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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

01Mineral County, NVNV4,407-299−79%

02Esmeralda County, NVNV729-188−50%

03Lander County, NVNV5,872-19−96%

04Pershing County, NVNV6,421+60−97%

05Eureka County, NVNV1,867+336+223%

06Humboldt County, NVNV17,267+422−87%

07Storey County, NVNV4,260+611−30%

08White Pine County, NVNV8,661+849−1123%

09Churchill County, NVNV25,851+895−85%

10Lincoln County, NVNV4,320+1,180+203%

11Carson City, NVNV58,571+2,817−77%

12Elko County, NVNV54,815+3,527−70%

13Douglas County, NVNV50,111+5,738−58%

14Nye County, NVNV57,336+11,461−22%

15Lyon County, NVNV65,088+17,479+21%

16Washoe County, NVNV509,386+81,921−3%

17Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+575,504−9%

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