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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 234.07K people in Nevada with English ancestry (7.65% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Mesquite city had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (19.21%), followed by Dayton CDP (15.29%), and Boulder City city (15.18%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Mesquite city
Dayton CDP
Boulder City city
Cold Springs CDP
Carson City
Gardnerville Ranchos CDP
Spanish Springs CDP
Spring Creek CDP
Pahrump CDP
Reno city
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mesquite city 19.21
2 Dayton CDP 15.29
3 Boulder City city 15.18
4 Cold Springs CDP 14.42
5 Carson City 13.01
6 Gardnerville Ranchos CDP 12.69
7 Spanish Springs CDP 12.38
8 Spring Creek CDP 10.97
9 Pahrump CDP 10.78
10 Reno city 10.48
11 Sparks city 9.94
12 Summerlin South CDP 9.69
13 Fernley city 9.66
14 Henderson city 9.64
15 Elko city 8.71
16 Las Vegas city 6.25
17 Paradise CDP 6.04
18 Enterprise CDP 5.85
19 Sun Valley CDP 5.58
20 Spring Valley CDP 5.16
21 Sunrise Manor CDP 3.98
22 Whitney CDP 3.73
23 North Las Vegas city 3.53
24 Winchester CDP 2.38