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Most sparsely populated, Nevada counties

Nevada counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 3.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Esmeralda County, NVNV7290−25%

02Lincoln County, NVNV4,3200+4%

03Eureka County, NVNV1,8670+13%

04White Pine County, NVNV8,6611−6%

05▲1Pershing County, NVNV6,4211−4%

06▼1Lander County, NVNV5,8721+1%

07Mineral County, NVNV4,4071−13%

08Humboldt County, NVNV17,2672+7%

09Nye County, NVNV57,3363+76%

10Elko County, NVNV54,8153+21%

11Churchill County, NVNV25,8515+8%

12Storey County, NVNV4,26016+25%

13Lyon County, NVNV65,08832+89%

14Douglas County, NVNV50,11171+21%

15Washoe County, NVNV509,38681+50%

16Clark County, NVNV2,407,226305+75%

17Carson City, NVNV58,571405+12%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES