Nevada
Population3.1m
Areas17county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density11.0people per km² of land
Median household income$75,56152nd percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 42 of these 179 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.292% | 28th best of 51 | 0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 13 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 94.6 | 17th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 4.69 | 4th highest of 51 | 5.01 | 7.28 | 13.6 | 17 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 5.15 | 3rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 17.2 | 28th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 51 | 30th highest of 52 | 0 | 49.5 | 97.9 | 10 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.42 | 35th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 2.64 | 17 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 50.7 | 49th highest of 51 | 16.6 | 47.9 | 86.5 | 8 |
| Business closing rate | 10.8 | 3rd highest of 51 | 0 | 9.5 | 22.2 | 17 |
| Business opening rate | 12.5 | 5th highest of 51 | 0 | 11.3 | 20 | 17 |
| Catholic adherents | 24.7 | 9th highest of 51 | 5.49 | 18.5 | 43 | 17 |
| Checkup in the past year | 72.3 | 39th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 50.1 | 18th best of 51 | 40.6 | 54.3 | 70.6 | 8 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 16.4% | 34th best of 51 | 9.8% | 13.6% | 24.1% | 17 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.274% | 11th highest of 51 | 0% | 0.222% | 0.291% | 13 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 4.96 | 51st highest of 51 | 4.2 | 9.84 | 37.7 | 17 |
| Current asthma | 8.99 | 9th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 15.6 | 34th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 4.2 | 5th highest of 51 | 4.51 | 7.11 | 9.51 | 16 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.8 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 21.3 | 19th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 15.9 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Drug overdose deaths | 29.4 | 24th best of 51 | 18.8 | 26.7 | 44.8 | 8 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 4.36 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.485 | 50th highest of 52 | 0.401 | 0.502 | 0.703 | 16 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 2.09 | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 6.75 | 44th highest of 51 | 0.27 | 6.62 | 15.7 | 17 |
| Fair or poor health | 20.9 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 8.15 | 40th best of 51 | 4.9 | 8.15 | 12.1 | 16 |
| Firearm fatalities | 18.2 | 37th best of 51 | 17 | 23.2 | 39.8 | 9 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 114 | 16th highest of 51 | 100 | 130 | 161 | 11 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 12.5 | 8th highest of 51 | 10.7 | 23 | 35.3 | 11 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.38% | 50th best of 51 | 0.1% | 0.28% | 0.47% | 17 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.467 | 27th best of 52 | 0.357 | 0.423 | 0.478 | 17 |
| Has health insurance | 85.5 | 48th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | -0.324 | 37th highest of 49 | -1.25 | -0.193 | 0.703 | 17 |
| High blood pressure | 33.2 | 25th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 37.8 | 45th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.818% | 42nd best of 48 | 0.525% | 0.835% | 0.94% | 12 |
| Homeownership rate | 59.3% | 49th highest of 52 | 47.7% | 73.7% | 97.4% | 17 |
| Homicide rate | 7.1 | 33rd best of 51 | 3.55 | 4.83 | 7.9 | 6 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 8.08 | 15th highest of 51 | 6.63 | 7.74 | 8.86 | 2 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 0.866 | 7th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $12,468 | 6th highest of 51 | $-20,380 | $5,592 | $21,820 | 16 |
| Infant mortality | 5.47 | 19th best of 51 | 5.36 | 6.08 | 7.57 | 5 |
| Injury deaths | 87.1 | 21st best of 51 | 79.7 | 114 | 143 | 15 |
| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 32nd best of 51 | 68.4 years | 75.3 years | 83.8 years | 16 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 1.05 | 50th highest of 51 | 0 | 0.99 | 2.11 | 17 |
| Material security score | -0.456 | 38th highest of 51 | -0.594 | 0.438 | 0.946 | 17 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $95,551 | 16th best of 51 | $55,920 | $76,120 | $144,800 | 17 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $87,290 | 12th highest of 51 | $40,100 | $63,420 | $144,700 | 17 |
| Mean income of departing households | $74,822 | 24th highest of 51 | $39,550 | $66,900 | $151,100 | 16 |
| Mean travel time to work | 24.8 min | 24th best of 52 | 16.9 min | 24.6 min | 36 min | 16 |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 29th highest of 52 | 35.4 years | 41.9 years | 56.8 years | 17 |
| Median gross rent | $1,489 | 12th highest of 52 | $667 | $1,128 | $1,545 | 16 |
| Median home value | $406,100 | 10th highest of 52 | $102,500 | $274,200 | $587,400 | 16 |
| Median household income | $75,561 | 26th best of 52 | $50,580 | $73,360 | $96,000 | 16 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $76,332 | 23rd best of 51 | $58,040 | $75,100 | $88,680 | 17 |
| Median property tax bill | 1,970 | 35th highest of 52 | 604 | 1,385 | 2,649 | 16 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 58.2 | 37th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 4.38 | 50th best of 51 | 0 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 17 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.543 | 10th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 24.1 | 6th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 11.6 | 23rd best of 51 | 10.2 | 18.3 | 50.7 | 10 |
| Net business formation rate | 1.78 | 9th highest of 51 | -12 | 1.54 | 11.4 | 17 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 2.57 | 18th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.485 | 12th highest of 51 | -1.79 | 0.412 | 2.5 | 16 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 1.35 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 31 | 14th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.45 | 11th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 17 |
| Other religion adherents | 8.25 | 8th highest of 51 | 0 | 8.41 | 60.2 | 17 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 34th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Per capita income | $39,963 | 28th best of 52 | $26,360 | $37,350 | $52,920 | 17 |
| Per capita personal income | $66,698 | 26th best of 51 | $43,070 | $57,740 | $104,100 | 17 |
| Poverty rate | 12.6% | 31st best of 52 | 6.6% | 11% | 18% | 13 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 12.2% | 31st best of 51 | 7.4% | 11.5% | 17.3% | 17 |
| Premature mortality | 436 | 33rd best of 51 | 334 | 505 | 834 | 16 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 2,787 | 30th best of 51 | 879 | 2,286 | 3,337 | 16 |
| Private job growth | 3.02 | 5th highest of 52 | -29 | 0.454 | 40.2 | 16 |
| Religious adherents | 41.6 | 38th highest of 51 | 13.6 | 38.7 | 72.6 | 17 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 51.6 | 27th highest of 51 | 48.7 | 75.8 | 89.7 | 17 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 6.6% | 17th highest of 51 | 0% | 3.06% | 10.3% | 17 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 15.8% | 15th highest of 51 | 0% | 12.2% | 19.3% | 17 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 15.7% | 39th highest of 51 | 6.77% | 13.4% | 30.1% | 17 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 3.19% | 12th highest of 51 | 0% | 2.35% | 3.36% | 17 |
| Safety score | -0.00638 | 21st highest of 51 | -1.59 | -0.568 | 0.161 | 9 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 16.6% | 34th highest of 52 | 12.7% | 19.9% | 39% | 17 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.633% | 15th highest of 51 | 0% | 1.52% | 15.9% | 12 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 8.54% | 6th highest of 52 | 0% | 2.04% | 10.3% | 10 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 9.05% | 24th highest of 52 | 0.847% | 2.41% | 11.7% | 10 |
| Share divorced | 13.3% | 5th highest of 52 | 9.64% | 15.2% | 22.6% | 16 |
| Share foreign-born | 19% | 5th highest of 52 | 2.46% | 7.87% | 21.7% | 11 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 29.2% | 6th highest of 52 | 12.8% | 22.7% | 31.4% | 14 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 84.1% | 45th highest of 51 | 72.8% | 85.8% | 90.2% | 17 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.663% | 5th highest of 49 | 0% | 0% | 0.744% | 10 |
| Share never married | 34.3% | 15th highest of 52 | 21.2% | 30.1% | 37.1% | 16 |
| Share now married | 47.2% | 45th highest of 52 | 38.4% | 49.2% | 60.9% | 17 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 35.8% | 12th highest of 52 | 0% | 35.7% | 100% | 9 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.54% | 13th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.245% | 0.851% | 6 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 58.9% | 21st highest of 51 | 54.2% | 71.3% | 86.7% | 11 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.23 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.432 | 11th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 6.49 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 45.5 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 2.67 | 4th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 6.54 | 5th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 3.45 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.11 | 35th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 2.28 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 5.1 | 10th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 21.9 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0.581 | 19th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 2.02 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 20.9 | 1st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0.39 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.195 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 0.831 | 27th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 5.43% | 7th highest of 52 | 2.91% | 5.07% | 7.09% | 12 |
| Share separated | 1.82% | 15th highest of 52 | 0.782% | 1.58% | 2.18% | 8 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 46% | 46th highest of 52 | 39.4% | 69.8% | 84.7% | 17 |
| Share widowed | 5.25% | 41st highest of 52 | 0% | 5.92% | 11.3% | 15 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 27.4% | 47th best of 52 | 9.35% | 18.8% | 33.2% | 16 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 0 | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 6.68 | 19th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 20.2 | 42nd best of 51 | 18.4 | 29.5 | 37.1 | 9 |
| Top state income tax rate | 0% | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 9.57 | 26th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 21.1 | 48th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 5.13% | 51st best of 52 | 3.8% | 5% | 8.5% | 17 |
| Vacancy rate | 9.48% | 35th highest of 52 | 5.02% | 13.6% | 38.2% | 16 |
| Went without care over cost | 16.2 | 47th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 8,741 | 28th best of 51 | 7,664 | 9,989 | 19,160 | 14 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 32,278,000 min | 30th highest of 52 | 4,590 min | 211,000 min | 23,770,000 min | 17 |
| Business establishments | 68,195 | 33rd highest of 51 | 19 | 379 | 47,260 | 17 |
| Business establishments closed | 7,271 | 29th highest of 51 | 0 | 35 | 5,236 | 17 |
| Business establishments opened | 8,474 | 29th highest of 51 | 0 | 37 | 6,142 | 17 |
| Employed | 1,525,900 | 32nd highest of 52 | 292 | 7,849 | 1,121,000 | 17 |
| Foreign-born population | 595,350 | 16th highest of 52 | 218 | 3,970 | 497,900 | 11 |
| Gross domestic product | $253,440,000k | 31st highest of 51 | $61,210k | $1,738,000k | $184,600,000k | 17 |
| Housing units | 1,307,300 | 34th highest of 52 | 727 | 7,714 | 936,000 | 17 |
| Labour force | 1,608,400 | 32nd highest of 52 | 310 | 8,172 | 1,184,000 | 17 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 8,490 | 24th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 8,174 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 1,183,400 | 33rd highest of 52 | 493 | 6,997 | 847,400 | 17 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 701,910 | 36th highest of 52 | 235 | 5,147 | 483,400 | 17 |
| People covered by a tax return | 2,809,400 | 32nd highest of 51 | 710 | 15,660 | 2,052,000 | 17 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 207,340 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 2,413,900 | 32nd highest of 51 | 516 | 13,680 | 1,761,000 | 17 |
| Personal income | $214,390,000k | 31st highest of 51 | $48,230k | $990,800k | $150,800,000k | 17 |
| Population | 3,214,400 | 32nd highest of 51 | 725 | 17,160 | 2,354,000 | 17 |
| Population | 3,194,200 | 32nd highest of 51 | 736 | 17,140 | 2,337,000 | 17 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 2,877,800 | 32nd highest of 51 | 5,569 | 47,930 | 2,096,000 | 11 |
| Population (WONDER) | 3,194,200 | 32nd highest of 51 | 498,000 | 1,417,000 | 2,337,000 | 2 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 2,569,500 | 32nd highest of 52 | 890 | 13,540 | 1,867,000 | 17 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 2,196,100 | 31st highest of 52 | 864 | 11,380 | 1,593,000 | 17 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 522,420 | 33rd highest of 52 | 255 | 2,780 | 357,400 | 17 |
| Population below the poverty line | 390,410 | 32nd highest of 52 | 265 | 4,092 | 299,900 | 13 |
| Population below the poverty line | 383,740 | 31st highest of 51 | 109 | 1,773 | 297,400 | 17 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 3,100,400 | 32nd highest of 52 | 955 | 17,130 | 2,271,000 | 17 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 3,145,400 | 31st highest of 51 | 737 | 17,050 | 2,305,000 | 17 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 2,642,100 | 32nd highest of 51 | 700 | 14,900 | 1,925,000 | 17 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 601,390 | 34th highest of 52 | 208 | 2,776 | 434,900 | 16 |
| Population, decennial census | 3,104,600 | 32nd highest of 51 | 729 | 17,280 | 2,265,000 | 17 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 1,484,800 | 32nd highest of 51 | 461 | 8,030 | 1,031,000 | 17 |
| Private jobs | 1,354,700 | 30th highest of 52 | 244 | 9,237 | 986,300 | 16 |
| State and local tax collections | $20,513,000k | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $0k | 50th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $14,314,000k | 30th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 1,564,500 | 30th highest of 51 | 410 | 7,870 | 1,141,000 | 17 |
| Total population | 3,141,000 | 33rd highest of 52 | 962 | 17,300 | 2,294,000 | 17 |
| Unemployed | 82,560 | 23rd highest of 52 | 18 | 323 | 63,320 | 17 |
| Vacant housing units | 123,940 | 36th highest of 52 | 234 | 973 | 88,580 | 16 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 731,410 | 32nd highest of 52 | 130 | 3,684 | 550,500 | 17 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 37,286 | 34th highest of 52 | 0 | 576 | 27,390 | 10 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 1,300,800 | 32nd highest of 52 | 325 | 7,274 | 944,100 | 17 |
What this state is divided into
17 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state. They are not all the same kind of place: 16 counties and 1 consolidated city.
Clark County · Washoe County · Lyon County · Carson City · Elko County · Nye County · Douglas County · Churchill County · Humboldt County · White Pine County · Pershing County · Lander County · Mineral County · Lincoln County · Storey County · Eureka County · Esmeralda County