STATUS: LEGAL
Fully legal for adults 21 and over.
Legal for minors with qualifying marijuana cards for specific conditions.
Nevada is a state in the Western United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 19th-least populous, but the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. states.
Nevada has a reputation for its libertarian laws. In 1940, with a population of just over 110,000 people, Nevada was by far the least-populated state, with less than half the population of the next least-populated state, Wyoming. However, legalized gambling and lenient marriage and divorce laws transformed Nevada into a major tourist destination in the 20th century. Nevada is the only U.S. state where prostitution is legal, though it is illegal in its most populated regions – Clark County (Las Vegas), Washoe County (Reno) and Carson City (which, as an independent city, is not within the boundaries of any county). The tourism industry remains Nevada’s largest employer, with mining continuing as a substantial sector of the economy: Nevada is the fourth-largest producer of gold in the world.
Counties of Nevada
| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | 2,266,715 |
| 2 | Washoe County | 471,519 |
| 3 | Lyon County | 57,510 |
| 4 | Carson City | 55,916 |
| 5 | Elko County | 52,778 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 48,905 |
| 7 | Nye County | 46,523 |
| 8 | Churchill County | 24,909 |
| 9 | Humboldt County | 16,831 |
| 10 | White Pine County | 9,580 |
| 11 | Pershing County | 6,725 |
| 12 | Lander County | 5,532 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 5,183 |
| 14 | Mineral County | 4,505 |
| 15 | Storey County | 4,123 |
| 16 | Eureka County | 2,029 |
| 17 | Esmeralda County | 873 |
United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 19 December 2019. http://www.census.gov/.
United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2020. http://www.census.gov/.
