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What are the fastest-growing counties in Nevada?

Nye County (+10.3%), Lyon County (+9.5%) and Clark County (+5.8%) grew fastest in Nevada between 2020 and 2025.

Nevada as a whole grew 5.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 3,282,188 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 17 Nevada counties ranked

Nevada counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Nye County57,336+10.3%27.5–
2Lyon County65,088+9.5%21.06.3
3Clark County2,407,226+5.8%3.56.0
4Washoe County509,386+4.4%4.25.0
5Storey County4,260+3.7%28.62.6
6Lander County5,872+2.6%15.20.9
7Elko County54,815+2.1%−3.12.2
8Douglas County50,111+1.2%16.26.5
9Churchill County25,851+1.1%−0.61.5
10Eureka County1,867+0.8%−27.3–
11Humboldt County17,267−0.0%−0.41.6
12Carson City58,571−0.2%9.89.8
13Lincoln County4,320−2.6%−3.76.5
14Pershing County6,421−3.2%−1.70.0
15Mineral County4,407−3.2%−1.60.0
16White Pine County8,661−4.5%4.20.9
–Esmeralda County729–––

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025. 1 county is listed last and not ranked: fewer than 1,000 residents, or no estimate for the same years.

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Questions

Is Nevada growing?

Nevada as a whole grew 5.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 3,282,188 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Nevada?

Nye County, which grew 10.3% between 2020 and 2025 to 57,336 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Lyon County (+9.5%) and Clark County (+5.8%) came next.

Which Nevada counties are losing population?

6 of the 16 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: White Pine County (−4.5%), Mineral County (−3.2%), Pershing County (−3.2%).

Where are people moving in Nevada?

For their size, Storey County (28.6 per 1,000 residents), Nye County (27.5 per 1,000 residents) and Lyon County (21.0 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.