Nevada County Map: All 17 Counties
Nevada is partitioned into 16 counties plus the consolidated municipality of Carson City, the state capital. Governed under the 1864 "Battle Born" Constitution, Nevada presents the most extreme urban-rural demographic concentration in the United States: over 74% of the state's population resides in Clark County (Las Vegas), while more than 85% of the state's total landmass is owned and managed by the federal government.
Nevada at a Glance
Nevada County Map
Counties of Nevada with the state capital, Carson City, marked. Hover a shape for its name or click it to jump to its row in the list below.
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Nevada County Rankings: Population & Land Area
Comparative demographic and territorial distribution across Nevada's largest administrative subdivisions based on the 2020 US Census Decennial count.
Top 10 Most Populous Counties
| # | County | Seat | Population | % State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | Las Vegas | 2,265,475 | 73.0% |
| 2 | Washoe County | Reno | 486,493 | 15.7% |
| 3 | Lyon County | Dayton | 59,236 | 1.9% |
| 4 | Carson City | Carson City | 58,646 | 1.9% |
| 5 | Elko County | Elko | 53,700 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Nye County | Tonopah | 51,588 | 1.7% |
| 7 | Douglas County | Minden | 49,482 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Churchill County | Fallon | 25,518 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Humboldt County | Winnemucca | 17,284 | 0.6% |
| 10 | White Pine County | Ely | 9,076 | 0.3% |
Top 10 Largest Counties by Land Area
| # | County | Seat | Land Area | % State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nye County | Tonopah | 18,181.9 sq mi | 16.6% |
| 2 | Elko County | Elko | 17,173.4 sq mi | 15.6% |
| 3 | Lincoln County | Pioche | 10,633.4 sq mi | 9.7% |
| 4 | Humboldt County | Winnemucca | 9,640.8 sq mi | 8.8% |
| 5 | White Pine County | Ely | 8,886.7 sq mi | 8.1% |
| 6 | Clark County | Las Vegas | 7,891.7 sq mi | 7.2% |
| 7 | Washoe County | Reno | 6,315.9 sq mi | 5.8% |
| 8 | Pershing County | Lovelock | 6,036.6 sq mi | 5.5% |
| 9 | Lander County | Battle Mountain | 5,519.2 sq mi | 5.0% |
| 10 | Churchill County | Fallon | 4,950.2 sq mi | 4.5% |
How Local Government Operates in Nevada: Board of County Commissioners & Federal Land Interface
Counties are governed by 3- to 7-member Boards of County Commissioners. Clark County operates as an immense regional municipal-county service provider for the unincorporated Las Vegas Strip, while rural commissions manage vast desert jurisdictions.
Clark County & The Unincorporated Las Vegas Strip
A common misconception is that the world-famous Las Vegas casino corridor is located inside the City of Las Vegas.
In reality, the world-famous Las Vegas Strip—including Bellagio, Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, and the Venetian—lies outside the municipal boundary of the City of Las Vegas in the unincorporated Clark County townships of Paradise and Winchester.
To prevent the City of Las Vegas from annexing lucrative casino gaming resort tax revenues, hotel developers in the 1950s successfully petitioned the Clark County Board of Commissioners to establish unincorporated townships. As a result, the Clark County Commission functions as the direct municipal government for over 1 million unincorporated residents and the gaming corridor.
Clark County operates the Clark County Fire Department, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (jointly funded with the city), the nation's fifth-largest school district, and the regional water reclamation authority, wielding budget authority larger than several state governments.
Paradise Township is an unincorporated census-designated place in Clark County. If incorporated as an independent city, its population of over 230,000 would make it the second-largest city in Nevada, ahead of Reno and Henderson.
Nye, Esmeralda & The Great Basin: Living with 86% Federal Land
Outside the urban corridors of Las Vegas and Reno-Sparks, Nevada counties encompass colossal expanses of the Great Basin Desert.
Nye County covers 18,159 square miles—larger than Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island combined. Spanning from Pahrump in the south to Tonopah in the north, Nye County contains the Nevada National Security Site (formerly the Nevada Test Site) and vast military testing ranges.
Because the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Defense, and U.S. Forest Service control nearly 86% of Nevada's land, county commissions have virtually no local property tax base across public acreage. Instead, rural county budgets depend heavily on federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and state net proceeds of minerals mining taxes on gold and silver operations.
In Esmeralda County, home to fewer than 800 people across 3,589 square miles, the county seat of Goldfield preserves grand stone buildings from its early 1900s gold rush peak when it was Nevada's largest city.
At 18,159 square miles, Nye County is the third-largest county by land area in the contiguous United States, trailing only San Bernardino County, California, and Coconino County, Arizona.
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List of All 17 Counties in Nevada
Every county in Nevada is listed below with its seat, 2020 Census population, land area and FIPS code. Search by name, seat or FIPS, sort any column, or export the full table as CSV.
County | Seat | 2020 Census Pop | Land Area (sq mi) | FIPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clark County | Las Vegas | 2,265,475 | 7,892 sq mi | 32003 |
Washoe County | Reno | 486,493 | 6,316 sq mi | 32031 |
Lyon County | Dayton | 59,236 | 2,003 sq mi | 32019 |
Carson City | Carson City | 58,646 | 145 sq mi | 32510 |
Elko County | Elko | 53,700 | 17,173 sq mi | 32007 |
Nye County | Tonopah | 51,588 | 18,182 sq mi | 32023 |
Douglas County | Minden | 49,482 | 711 sq mi | 32005 |
Churchill County | Fallon | 25,518 | 4,950 sq mi | 32001 |
Humboldt County | Winnemucca | 17,284 | 9,641 sq mi | 32013 |
White Pine County | Ely | 9,076 | 8,887 sq mi | 32033 |
Pershing County | Lovelock | 6,646 | 6,037 sq mi | 32027 |
Lander County | Battle Mountain | 5,733 | 5,519 sq mi | 32015 |
Mineral County | Hawthorne | 4,553 | 3,751 sq mi | 32021 |
Lincoln County | Pioche | 4,505 | 10,633 sq mi | 32017 |
Storey County | Virginia City | 4,100 | 264 sq mi | 32029 |
Eureka County | Eureka | 1,852 | 4,176 sq mi | 32011 |
Esmeralda County | Goldfield | 730 | 3,582 sq mi | 32009 |
Neighboring States Bordering Nevada
County maps, lists and printable blank maps for the states that border Nevada:
Data Sources & FIPS Codes
Nevada uses state FIPS code 32; each county adds a three-digit code to form the five-digit FIPS (now INCITS 31) identifiers in the table. Populations are 2020 Census counts and land areas come from the Census Gazetteer. The map above is drawn from the Census Bureau's generalized 2017 cartographic boundary file (1:10,000,000), so it suits overview and printing, not parcel-level or legal boundary questions; for those, check the local assessor or GIS office.
Questions About Nevada Counties
Why is the Las Vegas Strip not in the City of Las Vegas?
The Las Vegas Strip is located in the unincorporated Clark County townships of Paradise and Winchester. In the 1950s, casino resort developers successfully lobbied the Clark County Commission to create unincorporated townships to avoid city municipal taxes and regulations.
What is the largest county by land area in Nevada?
Nye County is the largest county by land area in Nevada, covering 18,159 square miles. It is the third-largest county in the lower 48 states, stretching across south-central Nevada from Pahrump to Tonopah.
Is Carson City a county or a city?
Carson City is an independent consolidated municipality. In 1969, the Nevada Legislature consolidated Ormsby County and the City of Carson City into a single entity, making it the state capital with both city and county legal powers.
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