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Most sparsely populated, Nevada counties · 1990

Nevada counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Lincoln County, NVNV4,3200−9%

02Eureka County, NVNV1,8670−6%

03Esmeralda County, NVNV7290+38%

04Pershing County, NVNV6,4211−35%

05Nye County, NVNV57,3361−45%

06White Pine County, NVNV8,6611+1%

07Lander County, NVNV5,8721+8%

08Humboldt County, NVNV17,2671−20%

09Mineral County, NVNV4,4072+28%

10Elko County, NVNV54,8152−26%

11Churchill County, NVNV25,8514−25%

12Storey County, NVNV4,26010−26%

13Lyon County, NVNV65,08810−42%

14Douglas County, NVNV50,11139−33%

15Washoe County, NVNV509,38640−25%

16Clark County, NVNV2,407,22694−46%

17Carson City, NVNV58,571280−23%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES