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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 295.76K people in Nevada with German ancestry (9.67% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Gardnerville Ranchos CDP had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (20.18%), followed by Cold Springs CDP (17.42%), and Boulder City city (16.82%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Gardnerville Ranchos CDP
Cold Springs CDP
Boulder City city
Spring Creek CDP
Spanish Springs CDP
Pahrump CDP
Dayton CDP
Fernley city
Carson City
Mesquite city
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gardnerville Ranchos CDP 20.18
2 Cold Springs CDP 17.42
3 Boulder City city 16.82
4 Spring Creek CDP 16.20
5 Spanish Springs CDP 16.19
6 Pahrump CDP 15.39
7 Dayton CDP 15.24
8 Fernley city 14.47
9 Carson City 13.62
10 Mesquite city 12.98
11 Summerlin South CDP 12.86
12 Elko city 12.10
13 Reno city 11.96
14 Henderson city 11.84
15 Sparks city 11.29
16 Las Vegas city 8.48
17 Spring Valley CDP 7.95
18 Sun Valley CDP 7.41
19 Enterprise CDP 7.21
20 Paradise CDP 6.91
21 Whitney CDP 6.27
22 North Las Vegas city 6.02
23 Winchester CDP 5.03
24 Sunrise Manor CDP 4.60