Ranking · Nevada · Population

Largest cities in Nevada by population.

All 19 cities in Nevada, ranked by 2024 resident population. Las Vegas and Henderson lead the state. Growth figures show the four-year change from the April 2020 census base to the July 2024 estimate — within a single vintage.

Source U.S. Census · PEP
Vintage V2024
Reference 2024-07-01
Geography Nevada · cities reported under PEP
Coverage 19 cities
Last build 2026-05-11

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All 19 cities in Nevada by 2024 population.
Rank	City	2024 pop	2020 base	4-yr Δ	4-yr Δ %
#1	Las Vegas	678,922	645,822	33,100	+5.1%
#2	Henderson	350,039	316,893	33,146	+10.5%
#3	North Las Vegas	294,034	259,472	34,562	+13.3%
#4	Reno	281,714	264,146	17,568	+6.7%
#5	Sparks	111,520	108,459	3,061	+2.8%
#6	Carson City	58,148	58,642	-494	-0.8%
#7	Fernley	25,508	22,896	2,612	+11.4%
#8	Mesquite	23,599	20,456	3,143	+15.4%
#9	Elko	20,822	20,541	281	+1.4%
#10	Boulder City	15,029	14,876	153	+1.0%
#11	Fallon	9,647	9,322	325	+3.5%
#12	Winnemucca	8,225	8,397	-172	-2.0%
#13	West Wendover	4,528	4,516	12	+0.3%
#14	Ely	3,892	3,927	-35	-0.9%
#15	Yerington	3,199	3,101	98	+3.2%
#16	Carlin	2,000	2,051	-51	-2.5%
#17	Lovelock	1,823	1,815	8	+0.4%
#18	Wells	1,242	1,243	-1	-0.1%
#19	Caliente	964	985	-21	-2.1%

All 19 cities in Nevada.

Methodology · Nevada population ranking

Nevada cities ranked by Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Nevada ranking uses Census Vintage 2024 Population Estimates Program data as of July 1, 2024. Ranks are state-scoped, using standard competition ranking ("1224"): tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Growth shown is 2020-base → 2024 — within-vintage; no 2010→2024 figures appear here per methodology §6.

This page covers every city for which Census publishes annual PEP estimates in Nevada: standard incorporated places, any consolidated city-county governments, and (where applicable) DC or Urban Honolulu. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded with one named exception — Urban Honolulu. In states like Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, many residents live in towns and townships rather than incorporated cities; PEP does not publish annual estimates for those places (a V1 limitation), so the city counts for MCD-heavy states may be lower than expected.

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