Nevada statistical areas
Nevada statistical areas refer to the 10 areas defined by the Office of Management and Budget covering the U.S. state of Nevada. Effective July 21, 2023, the OMB subdivides Nevada into two combined statistical areas, three metropolitan statistical areas, and five micropolitan statistical areas.[1] The largest of these is the Las Vegas–Henderson, NV CSA, consisting of all of Clark and Nye counties with about 2.3 million out of the 3.3. million people in Nevada, according to the 2020 census. One of the areas, the Reno–Carson City–Garderville Ranchos, NV-CA CSA spans the region in Nevada and California around Lake Tahoe.
Statistical areas
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
| 2025 rank | Core-based statistical area[3] | Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 estimate[4] | Change | 2020 Census[5] | Change | 2010 Census[6] | ||
| 1 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA | 2,407,226 | +6.26% | 2,265,461 | +16.10% | 1,951,269 |
| 2 | Reno, NV MSA | 578,734 | +5.26% | 549,831 | +15.17% | 477,397 |
| 3 | Carson City, NV MSA | 58,571 | −0.12% | 58,639 | +6.09% | 55,274 |
| 4 | Pahrump, NV μSA | 57,336 | +11.14% | 51,591 | +17.40% | 43,946 |
| 5 | Elko, NV μSA | 56,682 | +2.02% | 55,557 | +9.35% | 50,805 |
| 6 | Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA μSA | 50,111 | +1.26% | 49,488 | +5.30% | 46,997 |
| 7 | Fallon, NV μSA | 25,851 | +1.31% | 25,516 | +2.57% | 24,877 |
| 8 | Winnemucca, NV μSA | 17,267 | −0.10% | 17,285 | +4.58% | 16,528 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA μSA | 51,154 | +0.91% | 50,692 | +5.23% | 48,172 | |
| 2025 rank | Combined statistical area[3] | Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 estimate[4] | Change | 2020 Census[5] | Change | 2010 Census[6] | ||
| 1 | Las Vegas-Henderson, NV CSA | 2,449,629 | +5.72% | 2,317,052 | +16.13% | 1,995,215 |
| 2 | Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA CSA (NV) | 713,267 | +4.36% | 683,474 | +13.06% | 604,545 |
| Reno-Carson City-Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA CSA | 714,310 | +4.33% | 684,678 | +13.04% | 605,720 | |
See also
Notes
- ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
- ^ For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
- ^ For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
References
- ^ OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. (July 21, 2023). "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas." Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics/Office of Management and Budget. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. (July 1, 2025). "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas." Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics/Office of Management and Budget. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. July 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics". United States Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". United States Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2026.