Counties in the State of Nevada Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of Nevada Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of Nevada based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

17 Esmeralda County

783
Total Population

-
Urban Population

783
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

389
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

389
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16 Eureka County

1,987
Total Population

-
Urban Population

1,987
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

836
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

836
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15 Humboldt County

16,528
Total Population

4,588
Urban Population

11,940
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

6,289
Housing Units

1,836
Urban Housing Units

4,453
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14 Lander County

5,775
Total Population

-
Urban Population

5,775
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,213
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

2,213
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13 Lincoln County

5,345
Total Population

-
Urban Population

5,345
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

1,988
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

1,988
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12 Pershing County

6,753
Total Population

-
Urban Population

6,753
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,018
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

2,018
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11 Storey County

4,010
Total Population

-
Urban Population

4,010
Rural Population

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

-
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

1,742
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

1,742
Rural Housing Units

-
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10 Churchill County

24,877
Total Population

11,715
Urban Population

13,162
Rural Population

2.86%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

5.4%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

711
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

711
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

9,671
Housing Units

4,687
Urban Housing Units

4,984
Rural Housing Units

205
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

205
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 Elko County

48,818
Total Population

19,488
Urban Population

29,330
Rural Population

5.47%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

9.1%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

2,669
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,669
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

17,442
Housing Units

7,160
Urban Housing Units

10,282
Rural Housing Units

1,041
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,041
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Douglas County

46,997
Total Population

29,758
Urban Population

17,239
Rural Population

6.92%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

18.85%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

3,250
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,250
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

19,638
Housing Units

11,998
Urban Housing Units

7,640
Rural Housing Units

1,417
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,417
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Carson City County

55,274
Total Population

51,517
Urban Population

3,757
Rural Population

19.89%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

21.34%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

10,996
Population In Low Income Areas

10,996
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

21,427
Housing Units

19,986
Urban Housing Units

1,441
Rural Housing Units

4,334
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,334
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Lyon County

51,980
Total Population

23,498
Urban Population

28,482
Rural Population

25.34%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

7.3%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

40.23%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

13,174
Population In Low Income Areas

1,716
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

11,458
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

19,808
Housing Units

8,702
Urban Housing Units

11,106
Rural Housing Units

5,268
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

656
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,612
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 Mineral County

4,772
Total Population

3,435
Urban Population

1,337
Rural Population

28.02%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,337
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

1,337
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,240
Housing Units

1,605
Urban Housing Units

635
Rural Housing Units

635
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

635
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Clark County

1,951,269
Total Population

1,887,253
Urban Population

64,016
Rural Population

30.52%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

30.86%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

20.47%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

595,480
Population In Low Income Areas

582,377
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

13,103
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

715,365
Housing Units

693,362
Urban Housing Units

22,003
Rural Housing Units

212,098
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

207,229
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,869
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Washoe County

421,407
Total Population

392,556
Urban Population

28,851
Rural Population

34.75%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.42%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

25.74%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

146,453
Population In Low Income Areas

139,026
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,427
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

163,445
Housing Units

152,068
Urban Housing Units

11,377
Rural Housing Units

58,515
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

55,717
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,798
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 White Pine County

10,030
Total Population

5,919
Urban Population

4,111
Rural Population

81.24%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

54.22%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

8,148
Population In Low Income Areas

5,919
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,229
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

3,707
Housing Units

1,910
Urban Housing Units

1,797
Rural Housing Units

2,899
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,910
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

989
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Nye County

43,946
Total Population

36,583
Urban Population

7,363
Rural Population

88.91%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.79%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

39,071
Population In Low Income Areas

36,583
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,488
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,032
Housing Units

14,950
Urban Housing Units

3,082
Rural Housing Units

16,016
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,950
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,066
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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