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Most population lost, Nevada counties · 2020

Nevada counties that lost 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

01White Pine County, NVNV8,661-950+1045%

02Lincoln County, NVNV4,320-846−317%

03Mineral County, NVNV4,407-218−84%

04Eureka County, NVNV1,867-132−227%

05Pershing County, NVNV6,421-103−104%

06Esmeralda County, NVNV729-54−86%

07Lander County, NVNV5,872-41−91%

08Storey County, NVNV4,260+94−89%

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

10Humboldt County, NVNV17,267+757−77%

11Douglas County, NVNV50,111+2,491−82%

12Carson City, NVNV58,571+3,365−72%

13Elko County, NVNV54,815+4,884−58%

14Lyon County, NVNV65,088+7,255−50%

15Nye County, NVNV57,336+7,645−48%

16Washoe County, NVNV509,386+65,085−23%

17Clark County, NVNV2,407,226+314,192−50%

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