How many people live in ?

Updated annually
In 2025, there were 3.28 million people living in Nevada. That makes Nevada the 31st-most populous state, home to 0.96% of people living in the US.

3.28M

population of Nevada (2025)

0.96%

Nevada share of the US population (2025)
The population of Nevada was about 76.3 times higher than it was in 1900. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of Nevada grew by about 28,600 people.

About 3.28 million people lived in Nevada in 2025. That's about 76.3 times more than in 1900.

Annual population estimates

What are Nevada's age demographics?

About 576,000 Nevada residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17.7% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 688,400 Nevada residents, or 21.1% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A lower share of Nevada's population is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are Nevada's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Non-Hispanic Asian residents make up 9.8% of Nevada’s population, higher than the national share of 6.5%. Nevada also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (30.7%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Nevada’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounted for 9.9%, below the 12.6% share nationwide. The non-Hispanic white population makes up 44.4% of the state, compared with 57.5% nationally.

A lower share of Nevada's population is non-Hispanic white than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are Nevada's most populous counties?

In 2024, one out of 17 counties accounted for over half of Nevada’s population:
  • Clark County, 2.4 million (73.7% of the population)

In 2024, Clark County was the most populous county in Nevada.

Population estimates

What are Nevada's most populous cities?

The largest city in Nevada is Las Vegas with about 678,900 residents in 2024.

Cities and counties in Nevada ranked by population

Cities and counties in Nevada ranked by population
1.

Las Vegas

678,922
2.

Henderson 

350,039
3.

North Las Vegas

294,034
4.

Reno 

281,714
5.

Sparks 

111,520
6.

Carson City

58,148
7.

Fernley 

25,508
8.

Mesquite 

23,599
9.

Elko 

20,822
10.

Boulder City

15,029

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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