Humboldt County, Nevada

Humboldt County population, land area and income

Humboldt County had 17,116 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 9,640.8 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 17 in Nevada by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 1.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Nevada has 17,116 residents, about the same as Humboldt County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,500 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Humboldt County's population changed since 2020

Humboldt County lost 156 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.9%. That ranks 11th of 17 in Nevada for growth. The median Nevada county changed by +0.1%, and the state as a whole by +4.8%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Humboldt County recorded 852 births and 761 deaths, a natural change of +91. Net international migration added +122 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -386. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 386 people.

Where Humboldt County is

The Census internal point of Humboldt County is at 41.407900, -118.127600. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Nevada's 17 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Humboldt County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Humboldt County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Humboldt County, 8,225 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Humboldt County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winnemucca with 8,225.

Counties bordering Humboldt County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Humboldt County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Washoe County, NV, with 507,280 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Washoe County

  507,280 people

  93 mi WSW

• Elko County

  54,363 people

  145 mi E

• OR

  Malheur County, OR

  32,315 people

  126 mi NNE

• ID

  Owyhee County, ID

  12,748 people

  128 mi NE

• OR

  Harney County, OR

  7,402 people

  123 mi NNW

• Pershing County

  6,536 people

  69 mi SSW

• Lander County

  5,785 people

  119 mi SSE

Distance to Carson City and the nearest big city

Carson City is 177.5 miles SSW of Humboldt County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sparks, NV (population 111,520), 151.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Elko, NV (population 20,822), 129.0 miles away.

Humboldt County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Humboldt County is 32013: state code 32 for Nevada plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,500.