Population of Nevada 2021

Population

Nevada had 2,700,551 residents according to the 2010 census. Nevada is the fastest growing US state. Between 2000 and 2003, the population of Nevada grew by 12.2% while the population of the entire United States only increased by 3.3%. Between 1990 and 2000, Nevada’s population grew 66.3% while the population of the entire United States only increased 13.1%. More than two-thirds of Nevada’s population lives in the fast-growing metropolitan area of ​​Las Vegas. When the seats in the House of Representatives were redistributed every ten years based on population, Nevada gained a fourth seat in the US Congress in 2010.

Nevada became a majority-minority state in 2016; that is, white non-Hispanics lost their absolute majority of the population.

Ancestry

According to the 2010 census, Nevada had 2,700,551 residents, of which 66.2% were white, 8.1% African-American, 7.2% Asian-American (including 3.6% Filipino), 1.2% Indian, 0.6% Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders and 12% others. 4.7% came from two or more of the named groups. 26.5% of the total population described themselves as Hispanics or Latinos.

Religion

The religious communities with the largest membership in 2000 were the Catholic Church with 331,844, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) with 116,925 and the Southern Baptist Convention with 40,233 followers. There were 77,100 members in Jewish communities.

Top Counties by Population in Nevada

Rank	County Name	Population	Population Density (per km²)
1	Clark County	2,266,726	110.63
2	Washoe County	471,530	28.71
3	Lyon County	57,521	11.14
4	Carson City	55,927	#VALUE!
5	Elko County	52,789	1.19
6	Douglas County	48,916	26.60
7	Nye County	46,534	0.99
8	Churchill County	24,920	1.95
9	Humboldt County	16,842	0.67
10	White Pine County	9,591	0.42
11	Pershing County	6,736	0.43
12	Lander County	5,543	0.39
13	Lincoln County	5,194	0.19
14	Mineral County	4,516	0.46
15	Storey County	4,134	6.04
16	Eureka County	2,040	0.19
17	Esmeralda County	884	0.10