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Nevada county map

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2025 Census boundaries17 mapped unitsCapital: Carson City
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Labelled map of Nevada counties and an independent city Carson CityChurchill CountyClark CountyDouglas CountyElko CountyEsmeralda CountyEureka CountyHumboldt CountyLander CountyLincoln CountyLyon CountyMineral CountyNye CountyPershing CountyStorey CountyWashoe CountyWhite Pine County
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Nevada county geography overview

Nevada has 17 counties and an independent city, which places it 41st among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 109,860.5 square miles of land place the state 7th by mapped land area.

The average county-level area is 6,462 square miles, while the median is 5,519.2 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 59% of the state’s mapped land area.

17county-level units
5,519.2 sq mimedian land area
18,181.9 sq milargest unit
1%share of mapped area that is water

Largest and smallest Nevada counties and an independent city

Nye County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 18,181.9 square miles. It represents about 17% of all mapped land in Nevada. At the other end of the range, Carson City has 144.5 square miles of land.

Largest by land area

  1. Nye County18,181.9 sq mi
  2. Elko County17,173.3 sq mi
  3. Lincoln County10,633.4 sq mi
  4. Humboldt County9,640.8 sq mi
  5. White Pine County8,886.7 sq mi

Smallest by land area

  1. Carson City144.5 sq mi
  2. Storey County263.8 sq mi
  3. Douglas County710.5 sq mi
  4. Lyon County2,003.1 sq mi
  5. Esmeralda County3,581.9 sq mi

Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.

Alphabetical list of Nevada counties and an independent city

The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Nevada state FIPS prefix 32. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.

17 county-level areas

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No.NameFIPS codeLand areaWater area
1Carson City32510144.5 sq mi12.6 sq mi
2Churchill County320014,950.2 sq mi73.6 sq mi
3Clark County320037,891.7 sq mi169.3 sq mi
4Douglas County32005710.5 sq mi27.9 sq mi
5Elko County3200717,173.3 sq mi29 sq mi
6Esmeralda County320093,581.9 sq mi7.2 sq mi
7Eureka County320114,175.7 sq mi4.3 sq mi
8Humboldt County320139,640.8 sq mi17.1 sq mi
9Lander County320155,519.2 sq mi0.3 sq mi
10Lincoln County3201710,633.4 sq mi3.8 sq mi
11Lyon County320192,003.1 sq mi23 sq mi
12Mineral County320213,751.3 sq mi60.2 sq mi
13Nye County3202318,181.9 sq mi16.7 sq mi
14Pershing County320276,036.6 sq mi30.9 sq mi
15Storey County32029263.8 sq mi0.7 sq mi
16Washoe County320316,315.9 sq mi225 sq mi
17White Pine County320338,886.7 sq mi9 sq mi

How to read and use this map

County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.

For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.

Frequently asked questions

How many counties and an independent city are in Nevada?

Nevada has 17 counties and an independent city in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.

Can I print this Nevada county map?

Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.

What is the largest county-level area in Nevada?

Nye County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 18,181.9 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.

What is the smallest county-level area in Nevada?

Carson City is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 144.5 square miles.

Are these legal survey boundaries?

No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.

Map source

U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.