Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Nevada counties, Clark County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.66%), followed by White Pine County (5.25%), and Pershing County (4.17%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Nevada counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2017
Clark
White Pine
Pershing
Mineral
Nye
Esmeralda
Lincoln
Washoe
Churchill
Carson City
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Clark County 12.66
2 White Pine County 5.25
3 Pershing County 4.17
4 Mineral County 4.15
5 Nye County 3.44
6 Esmeralda County 3.15
6 Lincoln County 3.15
7 Washoe County 2.65
8 Churchill County 2.44
9 Carson City 2.18
10 Storey County 1.58
11 Elko County 1.36
12 Lyon County 1.24
13 Humboldt County 1.14
14 Lander County 1.02
15 Douglas County 0.9
16 Eureka County 0.82