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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,800 people living in Lander County, NV. That makes Lander County the 12th-most populous county in Nevada. It is home to 0.18% of people living in the state.

5.79K

population of Lander County, NV (2024)

0.18%

County share of the Nevada population (2024)

About 5,800 people lived in Lander County, NV in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Lander County, NV’s age demographics?

About 1,000 Lander County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.7% of Nevada’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,500 Lander County residents, or 25.3% 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 Lander County, NV's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

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

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 67.6% of the Lander County, NV population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Lander County, NV also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (23.4%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Lander County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 0.86%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.6% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.

Lander 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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