Fastest Growing Counties in Nevada (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020)
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Lyon County18.94%64,78059,466
Nye County28.28%56,27251,971
Clark County37.36%2,443,4572,275,970
Washoe County45.47%514,401487,725
Churchill County52.24%26,15125,577
Elko County61.24%54,34353,676
Pershing County70.74%6,6696,620
Lander County80.59%5,7615,727
Douglas County90.36%49,70649,529
Eureka County100.16%1,8561,853
Carson City11-1.04%58,07058,682
Humboldt County12-1.16%17,07217,272
Storey County13-1.31%4,0534,107
Mineral County14-2.83%4,4264,555
Esmeralda County15-2.85%715736
Lincoln County16-3.88%4,2664,438
White Pine County17-5.41%8,5739,063

Nevada Counties Growth Overview

Nevada's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Lyon County leads with 8.94% annualized growth, followed by Nye County (8.28%) and Clark County (7.36%). The largest counties are Clark County (2,443,457), Washoe County (514,401), and Lyon County (64,780). Of the 17 counties in Nevada, 10 are growing while 7 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.99% annualized growth, with total population growing by 6.53% annually.

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