Gayest places in Nevada research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Nevada with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
3.5% gay households · #1 gayest in Nevada
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3.2% gay households · #2 gayest in Nevada
3.2% gay households · #3 gayest in Nevada
Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2010 census. It is named after Henry M. Yerington, Superintendent of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from 1868 to 1910. The city incorporated in 1907. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, the first county seat being established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. After the Dayton Court House burned down in 1909, the seat was moved to Yerington in 1911.
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3.0% gay households · #4 gayest in Nevada
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Clark County, Nevada
Winchester is an unincorporated town and census-designated place and part of Las Vegas Township in Clark County, Nevada, United States that contains part of the Las Vegas Strip. It is one of a number of CDPs in the unincorporated urbanized area directly south of Las Vegas. The population was 27,978 at the 2010 census. It is governed by the Clark County Commission with advice from the Winchester Town Advisory Board. “Winchester, NV” does not appear in postal addresses; the United States Postal Service has assigned “Las Vegas, NV” as the place name for the ZIP codes containing Winchester.
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2.7% gay households · #5 gayest in Nevada
Incline Village is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. The population was 8,777 at the 2010 census. It is part of the RenoSparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Until the 2010 census, the CDP Crystal Bay, Nevada was counted jointly with Incline Village.
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2.0% gay households · #6 gayest in Nevada
Located in
Lyon County, Nevada
Coordinates: 393555N 1191254W 39.59861; -119.21500 Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, east of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. The city incorporated in 2001; prior to that it was a census-designated place. The population of the city was 19,368 at the 2010 census. Fernley is home to the Reno-Fernley Raceway.
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1.9% gay households · #7 gayest in Nevada
Located in
Nye County, Nevada
Pahrump is an unincorporated town in Nye County, Nevada, United States. As of 2010 the population was 36,441, making it the largest settlement in the county.
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1.8% gay households · #8 gayest in Nevada
Located in
Washoe County, Nevada
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1.6% gay households · #9 gayest in Nevada
Located in
Clark County, Nevada
North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, in the Las Vegas Valley. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 216,961, with an estimated population of 249,180 in 2017. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946. It is in the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA and is the fourth largest city in the state of Nevada.
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1.6% gay households · #10 gayest in Nevada
Located in
Clark County, Nevada
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How we determined the gayest places in Nevada for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Nevada, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 43 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Minden ended up being the most gay place with 3.5% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Nevada.
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Gayest Places In Nevada
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minden | 1,527 | 53 | 3.5% |
| 2 | Kingsbury | 1,147 | 37 | 3.2% |
| 3 | Yerington | 1,333 | 42 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Winchester | 14,673 | 435 | 3.0% |
| 5 | Incline Village | 4,008 | 109 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Fernley | 8,789 | 177 | 2.0% |
| 7 | Pahrump | 19,117 | 359 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Cold Springs | 3,618 | 64 | 1.8% |
| 9 | North Las Vegas | 88,909 | 1,432 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Summerlin South | 13,322 | 211 | 1.6% |
| 11 | Fallon | 3,815 | 59 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Elko | 7,608 | 110 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Spring Valley | 87,156 | 1,248 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Moapa Valley | 2,190 | 31 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Enterprise | 85,081 | 1,194 | 1.4% |
| 16 | Whitney | 16,309 | 227 | 1.4% |
| 17 | Las Vegas | 247,741 | 3,168 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Paradise | 75,934 | 921 | 1.2% |
| 19 | Sunrise Manor | 64,393 | 753 | 1.2% |
| 20 | Spanish Springs | 6,685 | 78 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Reno | 114,322 | 1,328 | 1.2% |
| 22 | Laughlin | 4,315 | 50 | 1.2% |
| 23 | Sparks | 42,414 | 482 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Mesquite | 10,016 | 113 | 1.1% |
| 25 | Henderson | 132,573 | 1,289 | 1.0% |
| 26 | Washoe Valley | 1,300 | 11 | 0.8% |
| 27 | Dayton | 5,842 | 46 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Sun Valley | 6,922 | 49 | 0.7% |
| 29 | Gardnerville | 2,780 | 17 | 0.6% |
| 30 | Boulder City | 6,574 | 40 | 0.6% |
| 31 | Spring Creek | 5,077 | 26 | 0.5% |
| 32 | Nellis AFB | 1,177 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 33 | Battle Mountain | 1,404 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 34 | Silver Springs | 2,300 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 35 | Winnemucca | 3,444 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Johnson Lane | 2,576 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Ely | 1,622 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 38 | Indian Hills | 2,534 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Gardnerville Ranchos | 4,837 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 40 | Lemmon Valley | 1,875 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Tonopah | 1,039 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 42 | Hawthorne | 1,112 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 43 | West Wendover | 2,169 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Nevada For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Nevada, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Nevada are Minden, Kingsbury, Yerington, Winchester, Incline Village, Fernley, Pahrump, Cold Springs, North Las Vegas, and Summerlin South. Not sold on Nevada? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
