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Nevada Statistics and Censuses: Nevada Statistics and Censuses

Nevada Statistics & Censuses

Selected Nevada Resources

2017 Governor Certified Population Estimates of Nevada's Counties, Cities and Towns 2000 to 2017

Nevada County Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin Estimates and Projections 2017 to 2036 - Estimates from 2000 to 2016 and Projections from 2017 to 2036

Nevada County Population Projections 2017 to 2036

Nevada County Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin Estimates and Projections 2017 to 2036 - Estimates from 2000 to 2016 and Projections from 2017 to 2036

Demographic Profiles of Nevada Assembly and Senate Districts - 79th Session (2017)

Trends in Nevada's Population and Housing, 1900 - 2000 - 2002 table prepared by Nevada SDC Coordinator, Mona Reno

Selected Federal Resources 

2010 Guidance for Data Users – provides details and links for 2010 Census data products

Selected 2010 Census – Nevada demographic data

DP-1 Demographic Profiles for Nevada (State, Congressional Districts, Counties, Places, MSA's and Native American Colonies, Reservations and Trust Lands).   Use American FactFinder to access 2 tables with state-level data or to refine your results for an individual geography.

Summary File 1 (SF 1) Selected population and housing characteristics for Nevada.  Use American FactFinder to access 361 tables with state-level data or to refine your results for an individual geography.

Summary File 2 (SF 2) Population and housing characteristics iterated for many detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories, and American Indian tribes for Nevada. UseAmerican FactFinder to access 134 tables with state-level data or to refine your results for an individual geography.

Selected 2010 Census - Nevada population and housing data

Nevada Summary Population and Housing Characteristics (CPH-1-30)

Nevada : 2010 - Population and Housing Characteristics (CPH-2-30)

Nevada Population and Housing Counts (CPH-2-1)

NOTE: Characteristics of American Indians and Alaska Natives by Tribe (CPH-3) was canceled by the Census Bureau.  Please see the note on the 2010 Guidance for Data Users page.

Selected Nevada Resources

Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) data portal  --  Information about Nevada's economy and its consumers.

Nevada Department of Business and Industry (DBI) - promote the development and growth of business and to ensure the legal operation of business in order to protect consumers by maintaining a fair and competitive regulatory environment.

Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) - Economy in Brief-- Current and historical workforce information including income and employment and related economic indicators.

Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) - Nevada Labor Market information - is responsible for creating, analyzing, and reporting Nevada’s labor market information, in cooperation with the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 

Nevada Regional Development Authorities - links to all 17 regional development authorities in Nevada.

Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC) - guides and assists Nevadans looking to start and grow businesses, with objectives to increase business starts, create and retain jobs, and increase access to capital.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) - CBER conducts applied research vital to business and government.

University of Nevada, Reno - University Center for Economic Development (UCED) - UCED provides economic development research, technical assistance and educational services.

Selected Federal Resources

US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Nevada economy at a glance -  Nevada labor and employment statistics

Economic Report of the President (Council of Economic Advisors) - provides a detailed account of the performance of the U.S. economy in the preceding year and an analysis of the Administration’s domestic and international economic policy priorities for the years ahead

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - regional and national financial and economic data

U.S. Census Bureau - Economic Census - Every five years, the U.S. Census Bureau collects extensive statistics about businesses that are essential to understanding the American economy and  serves as the foundation for the measurement of U.S. businesses and their economic impact.  Nearly 4 million businesses, large, medium and small, covering most industries and all geographic areas of the United States will receive surveys tailored to their primary business activity.

US Census Bureau - 2017 Economic Census - status, deadlines and additional information for the 2017 Economic Census

US Census Economic Data and Information - surveys and programs that pertain to industries, companies, and business.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) - produces some of the world's most closely watched statistics, including U.S. gross domestic product, better known as GDP,  state and local numbers, plus foreign trade and investment stats and industry data.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy

US Bureau of Labor Statistics - The Employment Situation - monthly BLS release detailing latest employment, payroll, and unemployment figures

Selected Nevada Resources

Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation - Nevada Workforce Informer -- Current and historical workforce information including income and employment and related economic indicators, along with data analysis capabilities, articles, and publications. Related economic indicators are included on the site to ensure that the public has easy access to information necessary to have a more complete picture of the Nevada economy and labor market.

Selected Federal Resources

U.S. Census Bureau

Income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States : 2016 

2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, selected economic characteristics - Nevada - Table DP03 provides selected economic characteristics including income, employment status, occupation, industry, health insurance coverage, commuting, and poverty estimates.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year income limits reports - HUD's fiscal year reports include income limits, median family income, state income limits and median family incomes, and Section 8 income limits and median family incomes. Historic reports for FY1990 - FY2017 are available.

Nevada Section 8 income limits - Fiscal Year 2018 table

Selected Nevada Resources

Selected Nevada Resources

Nevada Core Health Indicators - 2014 reports, tables and visualization

Healthy People Nevada, Moving from 2010 to 2020 - individual county reports and statistics

2017 Nevada Rural and Frontier Health Data Book - Eighth Edition - current county-level information on the resident population, economy, social environment, population health, health workforce, and the health care delivery system 

Nevada Health Statistics Portal (NHSP) - an interactive public data system which allows users to query online public health datasets, find standard data reports produced by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, and look up contact information for biostatisticians with the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology.

Selected Federal Resources

The US Census Bureau produces health insurance data from three surveys and one model-based program. The programs differ in length and detail of the survey questionnaire, the number of households interviewed, the methodology used to collect and process the data, and consequently, in the health insurance estimates produced.

  • CPS ASEC: The Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey
  • ACS: The American Community Survey
  • SAHIE: The Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Program
  • SIPP: The Survey of Income and Program Participation

US Census Bureau health insurance data - tables, reports and historic data back to 1990

Income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States: 2016 -  data on income, earnings, income inequality, and poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC)

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) - Model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states. This program builds on the work of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program.

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) - SIPP provides information for income and program participation using data and measures change for topics including: economic well-being, family dynamics, education, assets, health insurance, childcare, and food security.

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - state, region or metro area substance abuse and mental health data reports

Behavioral Health Barometer: Nevada, 2017 - SAMHSA data about behavioral health conditions including the rate of serious mental illness, suicidal thoughts, substance use, and underage drinking. The report also highlights the percentages of those who seek treatment. 

Nevada State Demographer
2010 Census profiles by county and incorporated city -- Profiles include Hispanic origin data

Nevada County Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin Estimates and Projections 2017 to 2036 - Estimates from 2000 to 2016 and Projections from 2017 to 2036

US Census Bureau

Hispanic Origin - provides brief explanations of how Hispanic Origin is used at the Census and links to major data tables

U.S. Census Bureau guidance on the presentation and comparison of race and Hispanic origin data - Traditional and current data collection and classification treat race and Hispanic origin as two separate and distinct concepts in accordance with guidelines from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This document provides U.S. Census Bureau guidance to the user community on how to handle the interpretation of race and Hispanic origin data.

Historical census statistics on population totals by race, 1790 to 1990, and by Hispanic origin, 1970 to 1990, for the United States, regions, divisions, and states / by Campbell Gibson and Kay Jung, US Census Bureau, Population Division Working Paper No. 56, 2002

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Tabulations - The Census Bureau produces the EEO Tabulations for Federal agencies responsible for monitoring employment practices and enforcing civil rights laws in the workforce, and for all employers so they can measure their compliance with the laws. The EEO Tabulation 2006-2010 (5-year ACS data) serves as the primary external benchmark for conducting comparisons between the racial, ethnic, and sex composition of each employer's workforce to its available labor market. provide data about the labor force by sex, race and ethnicity (Hispanic origin) crosstabulated by detailed occupations, EEO Occupational Groups, EEO-1 Job Categories, Federal Sector Job Groups, State and Local Government Job Groups, educational attainment, younger and older age groups, earnings, industry, citizenship, and unemployment status by residence geography, worksite geography, and commuter flows. These are also used by organizations to develop and update their affirmative action plans.

Special 2000 Census EEO Tabulation - Nevada data

These charts show Hispanic workers as a percentage in Nevada counties total workforce for selected job categories. Mona Reno, SDC Librarian, compiled these charts from the Special 2000 Census EEO Tabulation.
 

Nevada Department of Transportation

Indian Reservations and Colonies in Nevada - 2017 (map) -- map shows locations of Nevada's Native American Reservations and Colonies and lists tribal contacts and agencies.

Nevada State Demographer

2010 Census profiles by county and incorporated city -- profiles include Native American data.

Nevada County Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin Estimates and Projections 2017 to 2036 - estimates from 2000 to 2016 and projections from 2017 to 2036

US Census Bureau

Table B16001 - Language spoken at home by ability to speak English for the population 5 years and over.  Use American FactFinder to access the American Community Survey (ACS) 2012-2016 5-year and 2016 1-year data tables with state-level data or to refine your results for an individual geography.

Native North American languages spoken at home in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2006-2010 (ACS) - American Community Survey Briefs Publication ACSBR/10-10, December 2011

DP-1 Demographic Profiles for Nevada (State, Congressional Districts, Counties, Places, MSA's and Native American Colonies, Reservations and Trust Lands) - use American FactFinder to access 2 tables with state-level data or to refine your results for an individual geography.

Summary File 1 (SF 1) Selected population and housing characteristics for Nevada - use American FactFinder to access 361 tables with state-level data or to refine your results for an individual geography.

Summary File 2 (SF 2) Population and housing characteristics iterated for many detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories, and Native American tribes for Nevada - use American FactFinder to access 134 tables with state-level data or to refine your results for an individual geography.

Native American Census Rolls

Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940 -  National Archives and Records (NARA) Series M595 microfilm available at the Nevada State Library, Archives, & Public Records

National Archives and Records (NARA) microfilm (1853-1940) - document lists Indian Census rolls, letters sent and received by the Office of Indian Affairs - Nevada Superintendency, records of the Nevada and Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs, and Superintendents' annual narrative and statistical reports from field jurisdictions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs available at the Nevada State Library, Archives, & Public Records

National Archives & Records (NARA- The American Indian Records in the National Archives website contains Native American records and information available at NARA

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) records - Microfilm rolls available at National Archives & Records (NARA) - the BIA gathered, collected, and/or created census rolls involving Native Americans to identify members of various tribes and bands, including Freedmen.  These rolls were created as a result of allotments, legislation, removals, treaties, and other activities. Since the purpose of the rolls vary; the information collected also varies.  Information on the Baker, Dawes, Guion-Miller, Kern-Clifton, Roblin and Wallace rolls is available.

Selected Nevada Resources

Nevada transportation facts and figures (NDOT Fact Book) - reports to provide the Legislature and the public historical and current statistical information describing the department's operations and factors that drive Nevada's multimodal transportation programs. Reports are available for years 1999 - 2017.

Nevada State boundary approximate geodetic dimensions (map) - undated Nevada Department of Transportation map that shows the total distance of Nevada's state boundary lines, distance for each segment, and the longest distance across the state from north to south and east to west.

Nevada Statistics - 2016 (map) - Nevada Department of Transportation map shows mileage between cities, county areas and populations, and the highest and lowest elevation in the state. 

Selected Federal Resources

Federal Highway Administration (FHA) Office of Highway Policy Information - Quick Find Data, Statistical Abstracts, reports and other data for the US and individual states including state-specific data on population, land area, mileage, fuel use, drivers, vehicles, travel, and other related data.

Federal Highway Administration (FHA) Highway Statistics Series -  annual reports containing analyzed statistical information on motor fuel, motor vehicle registrations, driver licenses, highway user taxation, highway mileage, travel, and highway finance.

Selected Nevada Resources

Nevada State Department of Agriculture - Publications

Nevada State Department of Agriculture, Global Trade and Economic Development program -  supports companies with financing, increased export sales, market research, education and company growth/expansion.

Selected Federal Resources

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - Nevada Field Office -- The US Department of Agriculture's NASS - Nevada Field Office is operated in cooperation with the Nevada Division of Agriculture and the School of Agriculture, University of Nevada, Reno.

2017 Overview of Nevada Agriculture  - survey data from Quick Stats as of 3/21/2018

2012 Census of Agriculture - Nevada reports

Census of Agriculture publications, 1840 - 2012 -- National Agricultural Census data and publications. Results may be narrowed by Census date, locations, or topics.

Quick Stats (nationwide searchable agricultural database) - from USDA NASS

Selected State Resources

Public lands in the State of Nevada - This 2001 report from the University of Nevada's Cooperative Extension Office shows federal land ownership in Nevada as of 1999.  Tables in the report compare Nevada's public land acreage to surrounding western states and split out the acreage by county.

Indian Reservations and Colonies in Nevada - 2017 (map) -- This map shows locations of Nevada's Native American Reservations and Colonies and lists tribal contacts and agencies.

Nevada State boundary approximate geodetic dimensions (map) - This undated Nevada Department of Transportation map shows the total distance of Nevada's state boundary lines, distance for each segment, and the longest distance across the state from north to south and east to west.

Nevada Statistics - 2016 (map) - Nevada Department of Transportation map shows mileage between cities, county areas and populations, and the highest and lowest elevation in the state.

Selected Federal Resources

Federal land ownership overview and data (all states) - report from the Congressional Research Service shows federal land ownership for all states by total acreage and by Federal Land Management Agency responsibility as of 2017. 

  • Table 1. Federal Land by State, 2015
  • Table 2. Federal Acreage in Each State by Agency, 2015

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2016 Public land statistics (all states) - The BLM publishes the Public Land Statistics report annually providing information on multiple-use land management activities

2010 Census - Census block maps - The 2010 Census Block Map Series, also referred to as the Geographic Unit (GU) Block Maps, was produced to support the 2010 Decennial Census data release. These maps display tabulation geography down to the Census Block level.