Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Nevada counties, Lincoln County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (85.2%), followed by Storey County (84.82%), and Douglas County (81.2%).

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 Non-Hispanic White in 2016
Lincoln
Storey
Douglas
Eureka
Nye
Lyon
Churchill
White Pine
Lander
Esmeralda
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Lincoln County 85.2
2 Storey County 84.82
3 Douglas County 81.2
4 Eureka County 80.85
5 Nye County 77.14
6 Lyon County 75.57
7 Churchill County 73.99
8 White Pine County 72.15
9 Lander County 69.7
10 Esmeralda County 69.01
11 Carson City 68.1
12 Elko County 67.27
13 Humboldt County 65.76
13 Pershing County 65.76
14 Washoe County 63.66
15 Mineral County 63.19
16 Clark County 43.76