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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 18.08K people in Nevada with Portuguese ancestry (0.59% 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 Portuguese ancestry (3.95%), followed by Cold Springs CDP (2.04%), and Sun Valley CDP (2.03%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Gardnerville Ranchos CDP
Cold Springs CDP
Sun Valley CDP
Fernley city
Dayton CDP
Spanish Springs CDP
Carson City
Reno city
Spring Creek CDP
Sparks city
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gardnerville Ranchos CDP 3.95
2 Cold Springs CDP 2.04
3 Sun Valley CDP 2.03
4 Fernley city 1.56
5 Dayton CDP 1.49
6 Spanish Springs CDP 1.37
7 Carson City 1.17
8 Reno city 1.03
9 Spring Creek CDP 0.67
10 Sparks city 0.59
11 Mesquite city 0.53
12 Pahrump CDP 0.52
13 Las Vegas city 0.51
14 Henderson city 0.47
15 Paradise CDP 0.46
16 Spring Valley CDP 0.45
17 Enterprise CDP 0.42
18 Summerlin South CDP 0.37
18 Sunrise Manor CDP 0.37
19 North Las Vegas city 0.30
20 Whitney CDP 0.28
21 Boulder City city 0.19
22 Winchester CDP 0.16
23 Elko city 0.09