Fastest-growing counties in Nevada

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February 23, 2021
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Fastest-growing counties in Nevada

From 2018 to 2019, the U.S. population grew by .48%, its slowest rate in 100 years. Declining births, increasing deaths largely due to the graying Baby Boomer population, and a crackdown on immigration have contributed to many states seeing net population losses in recent years.

But in other pockets of the country, populations are growing. These shifts can be due to job opportunities, high quality of life, easy commutability to job centers, low rents, or any combination of these or other factors. Stacker compiled a list of the fastest-growing counties in Nevada using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest population growth from 2010 to 2019, based on 5-year estimates.

A county typically sees population growth as a “bedroom community” (a municipality with an atypically large commuting population) to a large city. These communities are typically quieter than their feeder cities, offer lower rents and a higher quality of living, and are remote enough to be immune to the feeder city’s crime, traffic, and crowds. Keep reading to see if your home county made the list.

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#17. Churchill County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: -687
--- #2,482 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: -2.8%
--- #16 among counties in Nevada, #2,177 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 24,259
--- #8 largest county in Nevada, #1,632 largest county nationwide
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#16. Carson City

- 2010 to 2019 population change: -602
--- #2,411 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: -1.1%
--- #14 among counties in Nevada, #1,800 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 54,773
--- #3 largest county in Nevada, #925 largest county nationwide
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#15. Mineral County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: -352
--- #2,140 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: -7.3%
--- #17 among counties in Nevada, #2,895 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 4,460
--- #14 largest county in Nevada, #2,862 largest county nationwide
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#14. Pershing County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: -88
--- #1,685 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: -1.3%
--- #15 among counties in Nevada, #1,853 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 6,615
--- #11 largest county in Nevada, #2,702 largest county nationwide
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#13. White Pine County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: -86
--- #1,679 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: -0.9%
--- #13 among counties in Nevada, #1,755 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 9,679
--- #10 largest county in Nevada, #2,452 largest county nationwide
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#12. Storey County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: -28
--- #1,597 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: -0.7%
--- #12 among counties in Nevada, #1,715 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 3,988
--- #15 largest county in Nevada, #2,901 largest county nationwide
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#11. Esmeralda County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +77
--- #1,456 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +8.6%
--- #4 among counties in Nevada, #495 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 969
--- #17 largest county in Nevada, #3,107 largest county nationwide
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#10. Lander County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +98
--- #1,433 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +1.8%
--- #10 among counties in Nevada, #1,242 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 5,643
--- #12 largest county in Nevada, #2,784 largest county nationwide
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#9. Lincoln County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +120
--- #1,411 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +2.4%
--- #8 among counties in Nevada, #1,151 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 5,180
--- #13 largest county in Nevada, #2,822 largest county nationwide
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#8. Eureka County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +135
--- #1,392 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +7.8%
--- #5 among counties in Nevada, #545 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 1,859
--- #16 largest county in Nevada, #3,064 largest county nationwide
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#7. Nye County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +502
--- #1,154 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +1.1%
--- #11 among counties in Nevada, #1,346 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 44,380
--- #7 largest county in Nevada, #1,086 largest county nationwide
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#6. Humboldt County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +842
--- #1,021 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +5.3%
--- #7 among counties in Nevada, #772 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 16,828
--- #9 largest county in Nevada, #1,987 largest county nationwide
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#5. Douglas County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +1,090
--- #953 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +2.3%
--- #9 among counties in Nevada, #1,162 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 48,132
--- #6 largest county in Nevada, #1,018 largest county nationwide
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#4. Lyon County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +2,865
--- #676 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +5.6%
--- #6 among counties in Nevada, #740 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 54,380
--- #4 largest county in Nevada, #931 largest county nationwide
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#3. Elko County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +4,590
--- #562 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +9.6%
--- #3 among counties in Nevada, #424 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 52,297
--- #5 largest county in Nevada, #956 largest county nationwide
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#2. Washoe County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +44,092
--- #119 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +10.7%
--- #2 among counties in Nevada, #360 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 456,936
--- #2 largest county in Nevada, #153 largest county nationwide
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#1. Clark County

- 2010 to 2019 population change: +286,483
--- #9 among all counties nationwide
- 2010 to 2019 percent population change: +15.1%
--- #1 among counties in Nevada, #193 among all counties nationwide
- 2019 population: 2,182,004
--- #1 largest county in Nevada, #13 largest county nationwide

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