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Nevada county map

Nevada has 17 counties. Nye County is the largest by land at 18,182 square miles, and Clark County is the most populous with 2,398,871 residents.

Population 2024
3,267,467
#31 of 51
Land area
109,860 sq mi
#7 of 51
Density
29.7 / sq mi
#43 of 51
Counties
17
Capital: Carson City
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Carson City 39.16° N, 119.77° W

Map of all 17 counties in Nevada

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Nevada map sheets.

ChurchillClarkDouglasElkoEsmeraldaEurekaHumboldtLanderLincolnLyonMineralNyePershingStoreyWashoeWhite PineCarson CityNevada county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
17 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Nevada population and land area

Nevada had 3,267,467 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 31st of the 50 states and DC. Its 109,860 square miles of land rank 7th. Nevada averages 29.7 people per square mile of land, about 3.2 times sparser than the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 43rd.

Population, 2024
3,267,46731st of 51
Land area
109,860 sq mi7th of 51
Density
29.7 per sq mi43rd of 51
Number of counties
17
Capital
Carson City39.164° N, 119.766° W
State FIPS code
32

Nevada counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Carson City.

Clark County: 304Pershing County: 1.1Storey County: 16Esmeralda County: 0.2Lincoln County: 0.4Humboldt County: 1.8Eureka County: 0.4Nye County: 3.1Lyon County: 32Churchill County: 5.3Carson City: 402Douglas County: 70Elko County: 3.2White Pine County: 1.0Lander County: 1.0Mineral County: 1.2Washoe County: 80
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Largest county in Nevada by land area

Nye County ranks first at 18,182 square miles and Carson City last at 145 square miles. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Nye County18,182
  2. 02Elko County17,173
  3. 03Lincoln County10,633
  4. 04Humboldt County9,641
  5. 05White Pine County8,887
  6. 06Clark County7,892
  7. 07Washoe County6,316
  8. 08Pershing County6,037
  9. 09Lander County5,519
  10. 10Churchill County4,950

Most populous county in Nevada

Clark County ranks first at 2,398,871 residents and Esmeralda County last at 720 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Clark County2,398,871
  2. 02Washoe County507,280
  3. 03Lyon County63,718
  4. 04Carson City58,148
  5. 05Nye County55,990
  6. 06Elko County54,363
  7. 07Douglas County49,564
  8. 08Churchill County26,033
  9. 09Humboldt County17,116
  10. 10White Pine County8,534

Least populous county in Nevada

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Esmeralda County720
  2. 02Eureka County1,877
  3. 03Storey County4,112
  4. 04Lincoln County4,345
  5. 05Mineral County4,475
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Nevada

Carson City ranks first at 402.3 people per square mile and Esmeralda County last at 0.2 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Carson City402.3
  2. 02Clark County304.0
  3. 03Washoe County80.3
  4. 04Douglas County69.8
  5. 05Lyon County31.8
  6. 06Storey County15.6
  7. 07Churchill County5.3
  8. 08Elko County3.2
  9. 09Nye County3.1
  10. 10Humboldt County1.8
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Nevada

Storey County ranks first at $88,684 and Mineral County last at $58,039. The two are within a factor of 1.53.

  1. 01Storey County$88,684
  2. 02Lander County$87,398
  3. 03Elko County$85,829
  4. 04Washoe County$84,282
  5. 05Douglas County$82,025
  6. 06Eureka County$81,661
  7. 07Humboldt County$81,500
  8. 08Lyon County$75,195
  9. 09Clark County$75,103
  10. 10Carson City$72,823

Towns and cities in Nevada

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 18 incorporated places in Nevada with 1,000 or more residents, holding 1,893,891 people together, or 58% of the state total. 12 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Wells at 41.113° N and the southernmost is Boulder City at 35.844° N. Among places of 5,000+, Mesquite grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 14.5%.

  1. 01Las Vegas678,922
  2. 02Henderson350,039
  3. 03North Las Vegas294,034
  4. 04Reno281,714
  5. 05Sparks111,520
  6. 06Carson City58,148
  7. 07Fernley25,508
  8. 08Mesquite23,599
  9. 09Elko20,822
  10. 10Boulder City15,029
  11. 11Fallon9,647
  12. 12Winnemucca8,225
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Carson City, the capital

26.0% of Nevada's place population, 491,559 of 1,893,891 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Carson City. That ranks 45th of 51 for how central the capital is. The most remote town of 1,000 to 9,999 people is Ely, 119 miles in a straight line from the nearest place of 10,000+ (Elko).

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Carson City, month by month, are on the Carson City daylight page.

States bordering Nevada

Nevada borders 5 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Sacramento, 101 miles WSW of Carson City in a straight line.

UTM zones in Nevada

The internal points of Nevada's counties fall in UTM zone 11. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1.

All 17 counties in Nevada

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
32003Clark County2,398,871#17,892304.0$75,103
32031Washoe County507,280#26,31680.3$84,282
32019Lyon County63,718#32,00331.8$75,195
32510Carson City58,148145402.3$72,823
32023Nye County55,99018,1823.1$63,071
32007Elko County54,36317,1733.2$85,829
32005Douglas County49,56471169.8$82,025
32001Churchill County26,0334,9505.3$72,065
32013Humboldt County17,1169,6411.8$81,500
32033White Pine County8,5348,8871.0$70,635
32027Pershing County6,5366,0371.1$66,928
32015Lander County5,7855,5191.0$87,398
32021Mineral County4,4753,7511.2$58,039
32017Lincoln County4,34510,6330.4$67,577
32029Storey County4,11226415.6$88,684
32011Eureka County1,8774,1760.4$81,661
32009Esmeralda County7203,5820.2$59,057

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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