What are the fastest-growing counties and Carson City in Nevada?
Nye County is the fastest-growing county in Nevada: its population grew 1.98% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 57,336 residents (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Lyon County (1.82%) and Clark County (1.13%) follow. Nevada as a whole grew 1.04% a year to 3,282,188 residents.
Data as of 2026-09-23. Population, growth and migration: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. Income migration: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag).
Top 9 counties and Carson City in Nevada by population growth, 2020 to 2025
| Rank | County or city | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nye County | 57,336 | 1.98% | +8,116 | +385 | +$32.7M |
| 2 | Lyon County | 65,088 | 1.82% | +6,322 | +143 | +$61.9M |
| 3 | Clark County | 2,407,226 | 1.13% | +55,805 | +57,570 | +$1.17B |
| 4 | Washoe County | 509,386 | 0.87% | +11,563 | +9,645 | +$232.3M |
| 5 | Elko County | 54,815 | 0.42% | -193 | +200 | -$17.6M |
| 6 | Douglas County | 50,111 | 0.24% | +2,232 | +66 | +$22.1M |
| 7 | Churchill County | 25,851 | 0.22% | +680 | +55 | +$2.6M |
| 8 | Humboldt County | 17,267 | 0.00% | -362 | +121 | -$10.1M |
| 9 | Carson City | 58,571 | -0.04% | +1,273 | +504 | +$14.4M |
Where are people moving in Nevada?
Clark County gained the most people from elsewhere in the United States: net domestic migration of +55,805 from 2020 to 2025 (Census PEP Vintage 2025). The table ranks every Nevada place with 10,000 or more residents by that figure; the IRS column shows net adjusted gross income migration for 2022 to 2023.
| Rank | County or city | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | 2,407,226 | 1.13% | +55,805 | +57,570 | +$1.17B |
| 2 | Washoe County | 509,386 | 0.87% | +11,563 | +9,645 | +$232.3M |
| 3 | Nye County | 57,336 | 1.98% | +8,116 | +385 | +$32.7M |
| 4 | Lyon County | 65,088 | 1.82% | +6,322 | +143 | +$61.9M |
| 5 | Douglas County | 50,111 | 0.24% | +2,232 | +66 | +$22.1M |
| 6 | Carson City | 58,571 | -0.04% | +1,273 | +504 | +$14.4M |
| 7 | Churchill County | 25,851 | 0.22% | +680 | +55 | +$2.6M |
| 8 | Elko County | 54,815 | 0.42% | -193 | +200 | -$17.6M |
| 9 | Humboldt County | 17,267 | 0.00% | -362 | +121 | -$10.1M |
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Get the Demographics Report for Nye CountyFrequently asked questions
- What are the fastest-growing counties and Carson City in Nevada?
- By population growth from 2020 to 2025, the fastest are Nye County (1.98% a year), Lyon County (1.82% a year), Clark County (1.13% a year), Washoe County (0.87% a year) and Elko County (0.42% a year) (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Only places with 10,000 or more residents are ranked.
- Where are people moving in Nevada?
- By net domestic migration from 2020 to 2025, the largest gains are Clark County (+55,805), Washoe County (+11,563) and Nye County (+8,116) (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- How fast is Nevada growing overall?
- Nevada grew 1.04% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 3,282,188 residents, with net migration of +154,555 people (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- Where does this Nevada data come from, and how current is it?
- Population, growth and migration come from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025). Income migration comes from IRS Statistics of Income (IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag)). Counties and Carson City with fewer than 10,000 residents are not ranked (8 of 17 in Nevada). Data last loaded 2026-09-23.
Data as of 2026-09-23: sources and periods
- Population, growth and migration
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. census.gov/programs-surveys/popest
- Income migration (net AGI)
- Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income migration data: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag). irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
How to read the table
- Population is the Census July 1 estimate of the latest vintage.
- Growth is the compound annual rate over 2020 to 2025.
- Net domestic and international migration are cumulative people over 2020 to 2025.
- IRS net AGI migration is adjusted gross income that moved in, less what moved out, for 2022 to 2023. A plus sign means a net inflow.
- Places with fewer than 10,000 residents are left out of the rankings.