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Poverty Rate in Nevada, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Nevada, ranked. The highest is Eureka County at 24.9% and the lowest is Lincoln County at 5.0%.

Nevada: 12.4% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Nevada: 10.7%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Eureka County24.9%
2Mineral County18.5%
3Nye County14.1%
4Clark County13.0%
5Esmeralda County12.4%
6Pershing County11.8%
7Lyon County11.7%
8Lander County10.7%
9Washoe County10.7%
10Humboldt County10.6%
11Carson City10.3%
12Elko County9.8%
13Douglas County9.0%
14White Pine County8.2%
15Churchill County8.1%
16Storey County7.1%
17Lincoln County5.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: Eureka County is 24.9% with a margin of error of ±19.8%; Lincoln County is 5.0% with a margin of error of ±2.7%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Nevada ranks 22nd of 52 states for poverty rate.

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