What is the poverty rate in Nevada?
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About 11.6% of Nevada’s population in 2024. The poverty rate is the percentage of people whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the percentage of people in households that don’t earn enough to pay for basic needs like food, housing, and healthcare. In 2024, 374,033 people in Nevada were considered in poverty.
11.6%
of the population (2024)
374K
people living under the poverty line (2024)
The state's poverty rate was 11.6% in 2024, the lowest based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010. It was 0.4 percentage points lower than the previous year. Nevada's poverty rate hit a peak in 2012 of 16.4%.
In 2024, 11.6% of Nevada population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
While the poverty rate shows the overall trend, the total number matters because many aid programs and funding decisions are based on how many people are in poverty, not just the percentage. In 2024, 374,033 people living in Nevada were in poverty — down 16.3% from the 2012 peak of 446,840.
In 2024, 374,000 people in Nevada were in poverty.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2014 to 2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Nevada decreased from 22% to 14.6%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 14.3% to 10.8%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 8.3% to 10.6%.
In 2024, 14.6% of children in Nevada were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group
Among racial or ethnic groups in Nevada during 2024, five had a higher poverty rate than the state’s overall rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and some other race.
Three had a lower than average poverty rate: Asian, two or more races, White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
Over the previous ten years, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population shifted the most, decreasing from 28.7% in 2014 to 14.2% in 2024.
In Nevada, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population decreased from 28.7% in 2014 to 14.2% in 2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among Nevada counties ranged from 6.6% in Lincoln County to 22.1% in Eureka County. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Clark County — was 13.2%.
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among Nevada counties ranged from 6.6% to 22.1%.
Poverty rate
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