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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 244.97K people in Nevada with Irish ancestry (8.01% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Spanish Springs CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (14.30%), followed by Boulder City city (13.36%), and Fernley city (12.65%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Spanish Springs CDP
Boulder City city
Fernley city
Dayton CDP
Carson City
Pahrump CDP
Gardnerville Ranchos CDP
Reno city
Cold Springs CDP
Henderson city
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Spanish Springs CDP 14.30
2 Boulder City city 13.36
3 Fernley city 12.65
4 Dayton CDP 12.37
5 Carson City 11.75
6 Pahrump CDP 11.57
7 Gardnerville Ranchos CDP 11.16
8 Reno city 10.61
9 Cold Springs CDP 10.13
10 Henderson city 9.84
11 Summerlin South CDP 9.68
12 Sparks city 9.35
13 Elko city 9.23
14 Spring Creek CDP 8.93
15 Sun Valley CDP 8.72
16 Mesquite city 7.91
17 Spring Valley CDP 7.35
18 Las Vegas city 7.34
19 Enterprise CDP 6.28
20 Paradise CDP 5.86
21 Whitney CDP 5.29
22 North Las Vegas city 4.25
23 Winchester CDP 4.20
24 Sunrise Manor CDP 4.07