Where are people moving in Nevada?
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 people from other U.S. counties for their size in Nevada in 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 16 ranked Nevada counties
| Rank | County | Per 1,000 residents, 2025 | Net movers 2025 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storey County | 28.6 | +122 | 4,260 |
| 2 | Nye County | 27.5 | +1,578 | 57,336 |
| 3 | Lyon County | 21.0 | +1,370 | 65,088 |
| 4 | Douglas County | 16.2 | +814 | 50,111 |
| 5 | Lander County | 15.2 | +89 | 5,872 |
| 6 | Carson City | 9.8 | +573 | 58,571 |
| 7 | Washoe County | 4.2 | +2,143 | 509,386 |
| 8 | White Pine County | 4.2 | +36 | 8,661 |
| 9 | Clark County | 3.5 | +8,465 | 2,407,226 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | −0.4 | −7 | 17,267 |
| 11 | Churchill County | −0.6 | −16 | 25,851 |
| 12 | Mineral County | −1.6 | −7 | 4,407 |
| 13 | Pershing County | −1.7 | −11 | 6,421 |
| 14 | Elko County | −3.1 | −169 | 54,815 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | −3.7 | −16 | 4,320 |
| 16 | Eureka County | −27.3 | −51 | 1,867 |
1 of 17 Nevada counties are not ranked on this measure.
How this is ranked
Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.
Get the report for any Nevada county — $99
The County Growth and Demographics Report for any county as a PDF, from federal data: population and migration, housing and rents, permits, private employers and jobs, unemployment, ranks in the state and the country, and neighbouring counties, with a source next to every number. Pay once, no subscription.
Every purchase also includes a CSV of every table in the report, ready for a spreadsheet.
- Not useful? Email us within 14 days for a full refund
- Sold by Simply Stats LLC (NC)
- Secure Stripe checkout (Apple Pay/Google Pay)
- Instant PDF download
- PDF + CSV of every table
Refund terms: Terms. · How we compute every number
Questions
Which county in Nevada gains the most people from other counties?
Storey County: 28.6 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Nye County (27.5 per 1,000 residents) and Lyon County (21.0 per 1,000 residents), of 16 Nevada counties ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.
More county rankings for Nevada
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming