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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 49,600 people living in Douglas County, NV. That makes Douglas County the seventh-most populous county in Nevada. It is home to 1.5% of people living in the state.

49.6K

population of Douglas County, NV (2024)

1.5%

County share of the Nevada population (2024)

About 49,600 people lived in Douglas County, NV in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Douglas County, NV’s age demographics?

About 17,300 Douglas County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 35% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.7% of Nevada’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 7,000 Douglas County residents, or 14.2% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.1% of Nevada’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Douglas County, NV's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Douglas County, NV’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 79.2% of the Douglas County, NV population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Douglas County, NV also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.5%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Douglas County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 0.75%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the Hispanic population makes up 13.8% of the county, compared with 20% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Douglas County, NV has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Nevada as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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