Clark County, which contains the metropolitan area of Las Vegas.
With about 2 million residents, Clark County has nearly 75% of the population of the entire state.
Nye County, population 38,180, is the second largest county in the United States!
Clark County (which includes Las Vegas) is the largest county in population in Nevada.
There are sixteen counties in the U.S. state of Nevada. Clark County is the largest county in Nevada based on population. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,951,269. Las Vegas, Nevada's most populous city, is located in Clark County.
Nye County
Nye County is the largest county in Nevada in terms of size, covering approximately 18,147 square miles.
New York's largest county by population is Kings County. At the 2010 Census, the population of Kings County was 2,504,700. The second largest county is Queens County with a population of 2,230,722.
Marion County, which encompasses the city of Indianapolis, has the largest population in Indiana.
Nevada is the 8th larges state, but has only 2 senators because the population is small. Nye County, the second largest county in the United States, is in Nevada. Prostitution is legal in most Nevada counties. Gambling is legal in all counties.
The five largest counties by land area in the United States are San Bernardino County (California), Coconino County (Arizona), Nye County (Nevada), Elko County (Nevada), and Mohave County (Arizona).
SIZE: The largest Minnesota county by size is St. Louis County (6,226 square miles). POPULATION: The largest Minnesota county by population is Hennepin County (population of 1,116,200).
St. Louis County is the largest county by population in Missouri, with over 1 million residents.
Shelby is the largest county in Tennessee based on both population and on area. As of the 2010 census, Shelby County had a population of 927,644. Davidson County is the second largest county in Tennessee with a population of 569,891.