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Nevada commercial real estate data, county by county.

The Census Bureau estimates 3,267,467 residents in Nevada on July 1, 2024. Every one of its 17 county-equivalents has a data page built from federal sources, each figure carrying its publisher and the period it describes.

Population, July 1, 2024
3,267,467
Households
1,202,593
Median household income
$78,260
Gross domestic product, 2025
$281.45 bn
Unemployment rate
4.8 percent

Census Bureau population estimates and 2020 Census

How many people live in Nevada, and is the population growing?

  • Population, July 1, 20243,267,467
  • Population, April 1, 2020 estimates base3,105,595
  • Change since the 2020 base5.21 percent
  • Rank by population among the 50 states and DC31st of 51
  • Rank by growth since 2020 among the 50 states and DC9th of 51
  • Share of residents in urban areas, 202094.1 percent

Net domestic and international migration, by year to July 1

  • 2021: domestic +25,674, international +3,612
  • 2022: domestic +20,262, international +7,725
  • 2023: domestic +8,174, international +27,009
  • 2024: domestic +16,853, international +33,005

Change since 2020 is MMCG Analytics arithmetic on the two published estimates; ranks order the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure; the urban share divides the published urban count by the published total.

US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024. US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics, table P2. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Nevada.

Census Bureau American Community Survey

Who lives in Nevada?

  • Households1,202,593
  • Median household income$78,260
  • Median age39.1 years
  • Residents under 1821.7 percent
  • Residents 65 and over17.0 percent
  • Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher27.9 percent
  • Median home value$435,400
  • Median gross rent, per month$1,597

The three shares are MMCG Analytics arithmetic on published counts: the survey's age groups under 18 and 65 and over, and its degree counts, each divided by the published total.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Nevada.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

How many people are working in Nevada?

  • Labor force1,675,646
  • Employed1,594,516
  • Unemployed81,130
  • Unemployment rate4.8 percent

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026, preliminary. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Nevada.

Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product by state

How large is the Nevada economy?

  • Gross domestic product, 2025$281.45 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2024$269.01 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2023$253.44 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2022$232.44 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2021$202.09 bn
  • Rank by 2025 gross domestic product among the 50 states and DC30th of 51

The rank orders the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, 2021 to 2025. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Nevada.

SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records

How active is SBA lending in Nevada?

  • 7(a) loans approved, FY2020 to FY20263,938
  • 7(a) approval dollars, FY2020 to FY2026$2.12 bn
  • Rank by 7(a) loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2020 to FY202627th of 51
  • 504 loans approved, FY2010 to FY20261,735
  • 504 approval dollars, FY2010 to FY2026$1.46 bn
  • Rank by 504 loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2010 to FY202620th of 51

Most active 7(a) lenders, by loans approved, FY2020 to FY2026

  • U.S. Bank, National Association: 672 loans
  • Zions Bank, A Division of: 357 loans
  • Wells Fargo Bank National Association: 305 loans
  • Newtek Bank, National Association: 206 loans
  • Northeast Bank: 164 loans

Most active Certified Development Companies, by 504 loans, FY2010 to FY2026

  • Nevada State Development Corporation: 894 loans
  • Mortgage Capital Development Corporation: 532 loans
  • California Statewide Certified Development Corporation: 127 loans
  • Mountain West Small Business Finance: 83 loans
  • CDC Small Business Finance Corp.: 80 loans

Industries with the most 7(a) loans, FY2020 to FY2026

  • Full-Service Restaurants: 197 loans
  • Limited-Service Restaurants: 154 loans
  • Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors: 82 loans
  • Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists): 73 loans
  • Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 72 loans

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics arithmetic over the SBA's loan-level records whose project state is Nevada: counts of records, sums of the gross approval amount, and ranks among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These are approvals, not disbursements or balances.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan records, FY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Nevada.

FEMA NFIP Community Status Book and EPA radon zones

How do flood insurance and radon screening stand in Nevada?

  • Communities participating in the NFIP35
  • Communities earning a Community Rating System discount, classes 1 to 99
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 1, the highest predicted level8
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 27
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 31

Communities by Community Rating System class (class 1 earns the largest discount, class 10 none)

  • Class 5: 2
  • Class 6: 3
  • Class 7: 3
  • Class 9: 1
  • Class 10: 1

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics counting over the agency's own list: FEMA's community rows for the state, and the state's county records by EPA radon zone. Radon zones are county-wide predictions, never a site measurement.

FEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Nevada.

What do jobs in Nevada pay, county by county?

  • Combined county product, 2024$269.01 bn
  • Covered employment, summed over counties1,520,708
  • Average annual pay, weighted by county employment$66,312

The average annual pay of $66,312 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labor market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How many businesses are in Nevada?

  • Business establishments, summed over counties76,612
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents of those counties24.1
  • Employment at those establishments1,298,916
  • Annual payroll$73.79 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Building permits in Nevada

  • Housing units permitted, summed over counties19,994
  • Permitted construction value$4.98 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households16.6

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

SBA loan charge-off rates in Nevada

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans13.30 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate750
  • 7(a) loans charged off100
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans1.80 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate546
  • 504 loans charged off10

Of the 750 Nevada 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 13.30 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over loans resolved in a window starting in FY2020, so it leans toward early outcomes and is not a lifetime loss rate.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates →

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How large is Nevada?

  • Land area, summed over counties109,782 sq mi
  • County-equivalents17
  • People per square mile, county records29

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Which are the largest counties in Nevada?

Nevada county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Clark County2,329,548$76,47254,202$195.94 bn4,112
Washoe County497,200$88,09614,199$43.72 bn1,007
Lyon County61,680$80,812874$2.37 bn69
Carson City58,384$72,3551,962$5.38 bn144
Nye County54,344$60,714862$2.67 bn62
Elko County54,047$86,4871,185$3.99 bn87
Douglas County49,623$90,7541,714$4.05 bn93
Churchill County25,805$79,163485$1.64 bn25
Humboldt County17,289$81,073418$1.82 bn30
White Pine County8,735$72,865197$1.33 bn7

Counties

All 17 Nevada county-equivalents, resolved locally.

Nevada counties. Select a county to open its site intelligence page.Esmeralda CountyMineral CountyWhite Pine CountyDouglas CountyElko CountyHumboldt CountyLincoln CountyNye CountyWashoe CountyCarson CityEureka CountyPershing CountyChurchill CountyClark CountyLander CountyLyon CountyStorey County

Select a county

Every county opens a page carrying its own demographics, growth and migration, economic output, employment and wages, business establishments by industry, construction, SBA lending and charge off record, geography and hazard.

Nevada counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Carson City58,384$72,3551,962$5.38 bn144145
Churchill County25,805$79,163485$1.64 bn254,930
Clark County2,329,548$76,47254,202$195.94 bn4,1127,891
Douglas County49,623$90,7541,714$4.05 bn93710
Elko County54,047$86,4871,185$3.99 bn8717,170
Esmeralda County1,028$41,71515$46.9 m13,582
Eureka County1,585$70,47341$1.30 bn54,176
Humboldt County17,289$81,073418$1.82 bn309,641
Lander County5,770$89,01496$920.5 m125,490
Lincoln County4,405$72,30774$254.5 m510,633
Lyon County61,680$80,812874$2.37 bn692,001
Mineral County4,542$54,85558$232.7 m43,753
Nye County54,344$60,714862$2.67 bn6218,182
Pershing County6,487$66,90271$592.2 m16,037
Storey County4,140$93,409159$2.77 bn9263
Washoe County497,200$88,09614,199$43.72 bn1,0076,302
White Pine County8,735$72,865197$1.33 bn78,876

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Questions

Nevada questions, answered from this page.

What is the population of Nevada?

The Census Bureau estimates 3,267,467 residents on July 1, 2024 (Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024).

What is the unemployment rate in Nevada?

4.8 percent in August 2026, preliminary, seasonally adjusted, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How many SBA 7(a) loans were approved in Nevada?

3,938 loans with a project in Nevada, counted by MMCG Analytics from the SBA's 7(a) loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30.

How many counties does Nevada have?

17. Each has a page on this site covering population, income, business establishments, employment and wages, building permits, SBA lending and hazard records.

The register

Every source behind this page and its 17 county pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicense
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, state totals (NST-EST2024-ALLDATA)Vintage 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, state tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B11001, B15003, B19013, B25064, B250772020 to 2024, 5-yearPublic domain
US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File, table P2, urban and rural2020 CensusPublic domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, gross domestic product by state, millions of current dollars2021 to 2025Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, statewide series, seasonally adjustedAugust 2026, preliminaryPublic domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataFY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan-level dataFY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA NfipCommunityStatusBook)as of 2026-09-26Public domain
US Environmental Protection Agency, Map of Radon Zones, county list2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001Public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualPublic domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsPublic domain