| 2000 vs. 2017 Population Growth and Change Lyon County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 57.04% Rank = #1 Esmeralda County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = -23.52% Rank = #17 Nye County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 41.43% Rank = #3 With a spotlight on Nye County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Nevada's 17 counties over the period 2000-2017. Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2017 population grew in fourteen Nevada counties while declining in three.
- Population growth in two counties outpaced the statewide average (46.41%), while growth in fifteen counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Lyon County posted the highest growth of population (57.04%), while Esmeralda County placed last by logging a -23.52% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Lyon County, 57.04%) and lowest (Esmeralda County, -23.52%) over 2000-2017 equated to 80.56% ( = 57.04% − -23.52%).
- Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Nevada, Clark County's net population growth over 2000-2017 of 760,707 made up 81.19% of the total net growth statewide (936,890):
Clark County: Percent Share of Nevada's Population Growth, 2000-2017:81.19% = (760,707 / 936,890) x 100 Nye County Snippets:- Over 2000-2017, Nye County posted a 41.43% net gain in population.
- Nye County was joined by fourteen other counties whose population growth over 2000-2017 registered below the statewide average (46.41%).
- Ranked #3 among Nevada's 17 counties, Nye County's population growth (41.43%) trailed the statewide average of 46.41% by a 4.98% margin.
- Nye County's net population growth (41.43%, #3) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of Washoe County (35.85%, #4) and just below that of Clark County (54.57%, #2).
- Nye County's share of population statewide slipped from 1.63% in 2000 to 1.57% in 2017, resulting in a share-shift of -0.06%.
Data Definition Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division. Regional Definitions. 2023. Web. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/ | | | | County Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2017 | More than 40% | 40% to 30% | 30% to 20% | 20% to 10% | 10% to 0% | 0% to -10% | -10% to -20% | -20% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | | | | | | Clark County 2017 Population = 2,154,616 Percent of State = 72.90% Rank = #1 Esmeralda County 2017 Population = 748 Percent of State = 0.03% Rank = #17 Nye County 2017 Population = 46,550 Percent of State = 1.57% Rank = #7 Again highlighting Nye County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2017 population statewide (2,955,631). Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, Clark County's 2017 population totaled 2,154,616, equating to 72.90% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#17), Esmeralda County's population of 748 in 2017 comprised just 0.03% of the total statewide. Esmeralda County's population in 2017 equates to less than .01% to that of Clark County's.
- Clark County's 2017 population (2,154,616) exceeded the combined population (801,015) of Nevada's sixteen smallest counties.
Nye County Snippets:- Nye County's population in 2017 ranked #7, amounting to 1.57% of the statewide total.
- Nye County's population of 46,550 placed below that of Douglas County's (48,273, #6), and just above that of Churchill County's (24,204, #8).
- Nye County's population of 46,550 exceeds the combined total (37,276) of Nevada's eight smallest counties.
| | | | County Distribution of Population, 2017 | More than 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 to 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 to 750,000 | 750,000 to 500,000 | 500,000 to 250,000 | 250,000 or Below | Total | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | Nevada by County: 2000 vs. 2017 | 2000 | | 2017 | | 2000 - 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,024 | 1.19 | | 24,204 | 0.82 | | 0.75 | 180 | 0.02 | | | 1,393,909 | 69.05 | | 2,154,616 | 72.90 | | 54.57 | 760,707 | 81.19 | | | 41,443 | 2.05 | | 48,273 | 1.63 | | 16.48 | 6,830 | 0.73 | | | 45,233 | 2.24 | | 52,820 | 1.79 | | 16.77 | 7,587 | 0.81 | | | 978 | 0.05 | | 748 | 0.03 | | -23.52 | -230 | -0.02 | | | 1,632 | 0.08 | | 1,810 | 0.06 | | 10.91 | 178 | 0.02 | | | 15,868 | 0.79 | | 16,955 | 0.57 | | 6.85 | 1,087 | 0.12 | | | 5,702 | 0.28 | | 5,733 | 0.19 | | 0.54 | 31 | 0.00 | | | 4,179 | 0.21 | | 4,703 | 0.16 | | 12.54 | 524 | 0.06 | | | 34,809 | 1.72 | | 54,665 | 1.85 | | 57.04 | 19,856 | 2.12 | | | 4,999 | 0.25 | | 4,482 | 0.15 | | -10.34 | -517 | -0.06 | | | 32,914 | 1.63 | | 46,550 | 1.57 | | 41.43 | 13,636 | 1.46 | | | 6,672 | 0.33 | | 6,520 | 0.22 | | -2.28 | -152 | -0.02 | | | 3,393 | 0.17 | | 3,933 | 0.13 | | 15.92 | 540 | 0.06 | | | 341,389 | 16.91 | | 463,781 | 15.69 | | 35.85 | 122,392 | 13.06 | | | 9,029 | 0.45 | | 9,347 | 0.32 | | 3.52 | 318 | 0.03 | | | 52,568 | 2.60 | | 56,491 | 1.91 | | 7.46 | 3,923 | 0.42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,018,741 | 100.00 | | 2,955,631 | 100.00 | | 46.41 | 936,890 | 100.00 | | | 1,791,259 | 88.73 | | 2,678,821 | 90.63 | | 49.55 | 887,562 | 94.73 | | | 227,482 | 11.27 | | 276,810 | 9.37 | | 21.68 | 49,328 | 5.27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 326,623,063 | | | 15.76 | 44,460,652 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 281,262,885 | | | 18.20 | 43,314,648 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,360,178 | | | 2.59 | 1,146,004 | |
Source: Calculations by the Nevada Regional Economic Analysis Project (NV-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | |
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