State Profile

Nevada

Population (2024): 3,139,600 million

Nevada’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness betters some states but falls behind others. The state placed in the low performance tier for public health emergency preparedness in TFAH’s 2025 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide were higher than the average for other states. Based on 2024 data, the percentage of adults with obesity and hypertension are even with the U.S. median. In addition, the rates of diabetes are higher than the U.S. median.