Lincoln County Demographics

A map of Lincoln County's Population by Race

Lincoln County, Nevada had a population of 4,499 in 2020. It was 85.3% White, 3.7% Black, 0.5% Asian, 6.5% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American/Other, and 2.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lincoln County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lincoln County is the 14th most populous county of the 17 counties in Nevada.

Lincoln County's White Population

3,838 residents of Lincoln County identify as White, or 85.3%. This makes the White share of the population of Lincoln County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Nevada (45.9% White). Of the 17 counties in Nevada, Lincoln County is ranked #1 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more White than neighboring Washington County (81.8% White), Clark County (39.4% White), Iron County (83.1% White), Nye County (72.3% White), and Beaver County (80.8% White).

Lincoln County's Black Population

168 residents of Lincoln County identify as Black, or 3.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lincoln County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Nevada (9.4% Black). Of the 17 counties in Nevada, Lincoln County is ranked #4 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Black than neighboring Washington County (0.5% Black), Iron County (0.7% Black), Nye County (2.9% Black), and Beaver County (0.3% Black). Lincoln County is less Black than neighboring Clark County (12.1% Black).

Lincoln County's Asian Population

21 residents of Lincoln County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lincoln County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Nevada (8.6% Asian). Of the 17 counties in Nevada, Lincoln County is ranked #16 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is less Asian than neighboring Washington County (1% Asian), Clark County (10.2% Asian), Iron County (1.1% Asian), and Nye County (2% Asian).

Lincoln County's Hispanic Population

294 residents of Lincoln County identify as Hispanic, or 6.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lincoln County considerably less than the Hispanic share of the population of Nevada (28.7% Hispanic). Of the 17 counties in Nevada, Lincoln County is ranked #17 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is less Hispanic than neighboring Washington County (11.4% Hispanic), Clark County (31% Hispanic), Iron County (9.6% Hispanic), Nye County (15.4% Hispanic), and Beaver County (15.1% Hispanic).

Lincoln County's Native American/Other Population

48 residents of Lincoln County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Nevada (2% Native American/Other). Of the 17 counties in Nevada, Lincoln County is ranked #17 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Washington County (2.1% Native American/Other), Clark County (1.8% Native American/Other), Iron County (2.3% Native American/Other), Nye County (2.2% Native American/Other), and Beaver County (1.4% Native American/Other).

Lincoln County's Multiracial Population

130 residents of Lincoln County identify as Multiracial, or 2.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lincoln County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Nevada (5.4% Multiracial). Of the 17 counties in Nevada, Lincoln County is ranked #17 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lincoln County is more Multiracial than neighboring Beaver County (1.9% Multiracial). Lincoln County is less Multiracial than neighboring Washington County (3.2% Multiracial), Clark County (5.5% Multiracial), Iron County (3.2% Multiracial), and Nye County (5.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.