Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 23.72K people in Nevada with African ancestry (0.78% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Winchester CDP had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.43%), followed by North Las Vegas city (1.23%), and Paradise CDP (1.17%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nevada.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Winchester CDP
North Las Vegas city
Paradise CDP
Sunrise Manor CDP
Spring Valley CDP
Las Vegas city
Henderson city
Boulder City city
Carson City
Whitney CDP
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Winchester CDP 2.43
2 North Las Vegas city 1.23
3 Paradise CDP 1.17
4 Sunrise Manor CDP 1.11
5 Spring Valley CDP 1.08
6 Las Vegas city 1.06
7 Henderson city 0.84
8 Boulder City city 0.79
9 Carson City 0.66
10 Whitney CDP 0.56
11 Enterprise CDP 0.48
12 Pahrump CDP 0.46
13 Summerlin South CDP 0.35
14 Spanish Springs CDP 0.34
15 Reno city 0.27
16 Elko city 0.16
17 Sparks city 0.10
18 Fernley city 0.09
19 Cold Springs CDP 0.04