Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Nevada

Many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family, to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.

In order to determine where people stay put in your home state, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Nevada using data from the Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state according to the latest data, which is 2024 five-year estimates. The percentage of residents who were born in another state, a U.S. territory, and another country is also included.

Read on to find out where the most loyal Nevada residents live.

17. Douglas County
- Population: 49,623
- Born in Nevada: 9,040 (18.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 36,949 (74.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 538 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,096 (6.2% of population)

16. Esmeralda County
- Population: 1,028
- Born in Nevada: 211 (20.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 629 (61.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 188 (18.3% of population)

15. Storey County
- Population: 4,140
- Born in Nevada: 928 (22.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,967 (71.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 238 (5.7% of population)

14. Nye County
- Population: 54,344
- Born in Nevada: 12,190 (22.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 37,252 (68.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 478 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,424 (8.1% of population)

13. Eureka County
- Population: 1,585
- Born in Nevada: 385 (24.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,119 (70.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 64 (4.0% of population)

12. Clark County
- Population: 2,329,548
- Born in Nevada: 600,678 (25.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,169,885 (50.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 49,649 (2.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 509,336 (21.9% of population)

11. Lincoln County
- Population: 4,405
- Born in Nevada: 1,371 (31.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,968 (67.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 64 (1.5% of population)

10. Carson City
- Population: 58,384
- Born in Nevada: 18,268 (31.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 32,073 (54.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 769 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 7,274 (12.5% of population)

9. Lyon County
- Population: 61,680
- Born in Nevada: 19,311 (31.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 37,212 (60.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 707 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,450 (7.2% of population)

8. Pershing County
- Population: 6,487
- Born in Nevada: 2,185 (33.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,742 (57.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 13 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 547 (8.4% of population)

7. Washoe County
- Population: 497,200
- Born in Nevada: 167,591 (33.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 250,336 (50.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8,053 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 71,220 (14.3% of population)

6. Churchill County
- Population: 25,805
- Born in Nevada: 8,821 (34.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 15,168 (58.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 444 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,372 (5.3% of population)

5. Lander County
- Population: 5,770
- Born in Nevada: 2,095 (36.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,473 (60.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 202 (3.5% of population)

4. Elko County
- Population: 54,047
- Born in Nevada: 20,093 (37.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 28,803 (53.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 578 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,573 (8.5% of population)

3. Humboldt County
- Population: 17,289
- Born in Nevada: 7,553 (43.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,024 (46.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 80 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,632 (9.4% of population)

2. White Pine County
- Population: 8,735
- Born in Nevada: 4,162 (47.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,280 (49.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 10 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 283 (3.2% of population)

1. Mineral County
- Population: 4,542
- Born in Nevada: 2,358 (51.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,067 (45.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 14 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 103 (2.3% of population)

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