Clark County
Established
1909
Population
2.25 Million
Total Budget
$6.5 Billion
Square Miles
8,000
With jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and covering an area the size of New Jersey, Clark County, is the nation’s 14th-largest county. Clark County's population accounts for 70% of the state of Nevada.
Clark County employs more than 10,000 people over 38 departments. The County is known for its strong ending-fund balance, overall financial strength, and an investment-quality credit rating. In the past year, Clark County has seen more than $315 million in new investments, creating over 720 new jobs. Clark County is governed by a seven-member County Commission, elected from geographic districts on a partisan basis for staggered four-year terms. Commissioners biennially elect a chairperson who serves as the Commission’s presiding officer. The Commission, in turn, hires a county manager who is responsible for administrative operations. Clark County, formed in 1909, is named for Sen. William Andrews Clark, who established the railroad that linked Los Angeles with Salt Lake City.
Quick Facts
Mission: To provide responsible, progressive, and results-oriented government that is responsive, accessible, and accountable to our citizens, ensuring their right to cost-effective and open government.
Employees: 10,000+
Website: clarkcountynv.gov
County Leadership
Steve Sisolak, Commissioner Chairman
Chris Giunchigliani, Vice Chair
Susan Brager, Commissioner
Larry Brown, Commissioner
James B. Gibson, Commissioner
Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Commissioner
Lawrence Weekly, Commissioner
Yolanda King, County Manager
Economic Development
Clark County’s Economic Development Office (CCEDO) is operated out of the County’s Comprehensive Planning Department. Specifically, the office works on building relationships with prospective business clients through facilitating positive interactions and experiences within comprehensive planning and other county departments such as zoning and building requirements. The office works with other local agencies and the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) in order to help provide and determine any needs-based requirements the client may have, as well as possible incentives that may be offered to promote a new business or relocation of the existing business to the county.
Unincorporated Clark County
2,018
Average Elevation
$52.5K
Median Income
518,600
Labor Force
44.6%
of total Clark County Population
Clark County provides extensive regional services to 2.25 million citizens and 45.5 million visitors a year including housing the nation’s 8th-busiest airport, air quality compliance, social services, and Nevada’s largest public hospital, University Medical Center. The County also provides municipal services that are traditionally provided by cities to 1 million residents in the unincorporated areas including fire protection, roads and other public works, parks and recreation, and planning and development.
McCarran International Airport, located in Clark County, is the 8th-busiest airport in the country, offering direct access to hundreds of cities across the world. This assures businesses have access to their customers and markets, making Clark County an attractive place to invest. Clark County is the most populous of Nevada’s 17 counties with 2.25 million residents and 70 percent of the state’s population.
Companies that call Clark County Home
