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Local government spending in Nevada

The 19 largest counties, cities and townships in Nevada with fully reported figures, out of 19 in this data. Schools, hospitals and utilities are often run by separate districts, so a total here is not comparable between places. Compare one service at a time. A zero means this government reported no spending on that service; another government may provide it.

Largest governments

GovernmentResidentsFY2022 spendingPolice per residentFire per residentRoads per resident
Clark County2,315,963$6.8 billion$378$79$428
Las Vegas662,368$889.6 million$27$244$248
Washoe County477,082$797.8 million$150$107$248
Henderson329,172$590.8 million$373$209$39
North Las Vegas260,098$366.9 million$311$173$47
Reno259,290$423.2 million$387$243$153
Sparks106,900$142.4 million$346$201$89
Lyon County58,319$69.1 million$320$0$103
Carson City56,034$168.3 million$435$301$241
Douglas County49,088$125.1 million$437$0$58
Nye County48,054$99.9 million$348$81$196
Churchill County25,363$74.9 million$315$70$122
Fernley21,926$23.9 million$0$0$147
Elko20,531$48.8 million$524$197$250
Mesquite20,438$50.8 million$307$244$146
Humboldt County16,962$110.5 million$325$0$235
Boulder16,410$75.8 million$666$341$724
Mineral County4,518$26.5 million$698$145$0
Eureka County2,065$18.8 million$1,502$115$1,548

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Per-resident figures are our calculation: spending divided by the population Census lists.

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Source and coverage

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, individual unit file (revision 07/15/2026). Our per-resident figures are our own calculation; the Census Bureau has not reviewed or sanctioned them. Census has not reviewed unit data as a time series, and the data may contain non-sampling error.

Census unit file. Covers counties, cities and townships for fiscal year 2022 only, not a trend. Governments where Census estimated part of the spending are left out, so a missing place is not a zero: about 14,200 of 38,400 are absent for that reason. Pushbuild is not affiliated with any government listed.