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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 570.35K people in Nevada with Unclassified ancestry (18.64% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Spring Creek CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (25.78%), followed by Boulder City city (24.88%), and Fernley city (24.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Spring Creek CDP
Boulder City city
Fernley city
Elko city
Dayton CDP
Pahrump CDP
Henderson city
Whitney CDP
Enterprise CDP
Summerlin South CDP
Ranking of Nevada Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Spring Creek CDP 25.78
2 Boulder City city 24.88
3 Fernley city 24.45
4 Elko city 24.40
5 Dayton CDP 23.74
6 Pahrump CDP 23.64
7 Henderson city 21.89
8 Whitney CDP 21.56
9 Enterprise CDP 21.28
10 Summerlin South CDP 20.81
11 Carson City 20.42
12 Spanish Springs CDP 20.32
13 Sun Valley CDP 19.04
14 Gardnerville Ranchos CDP 18.38
15 Sparks city 17.80
16 Paradise CDP 17.69
17 Reno city 17.62
18 North Las Vegas city 17.57
19 Mesquite city 17.51
20 Sunrise Manor CDP 17.35
21 Cold Springs CDP 17.33
22 Las Vegas city 17.14
23 Winchester CDP 16.80
24 Spring Valley CDP 15.05