Metropolitan statistical area

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas

NV  · 2.32M residents  · CBSA 29820

Total wealth · absolute mobility
28th percentile nationally

Higher is better.

County-by-county total wealth on absolute mobility. Color shows each county's position on the national distribution (how to read the map).

The five lenses at a glance

Each row shows where Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas sits on the national distribution for one economic concept across all three mobility measures.

Total income

All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.

  • α Absolute mobility 34th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 34th percentile
    this county national median

    31.12 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 19th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 19th percentile
    this county national median

    0.28 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 46th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 46th percentile
    this county national median

    The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Labor income

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

  • α Absolute mobility 22nd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 22th percentile
    this county national median

    33.41 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 33rd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 33th percentile
    this county national median

    0.29 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 65th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 65th percentile
    this county national median

    9.33 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Homeownership

The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).

  • α Absolute mobility 1st percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 1th percentile
    this county national median

    42.36 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 92nd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 92th percentile
    this county national median

    0.50 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 97th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 97th percentile
    this county national median

    -1.17 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Housing wealth

The value of housing assets a person holds.

  • α Absolute mobility 12th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 12th percentile
    this county national median

    34.40 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 79th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 79th percentile
    this county national median

    0.37 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 97th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 97th percentile
    this county national median

    3.44 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Total wealth

The total value of all assets a person holds.

  • α Absolute mobility 27th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 27th percentile
    this county national median

    37.07 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 76th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 76th percentile
    this county national median

    0.33 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 52nd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 52th percentile
    this county national median

    3.13 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Constituent counties (1)

Raw α / β / δ values for total wealth across each county in the metro.

CountyStateα (absolute mobility)β (persistence)δ (extensive margin)n
ClarkNV37.070.3273.137800

About the data

These estimates are small-area (Fay–Herriot) county-level mobility statistics from the working paper Lands of Opportunity (Binder, Risch & Voorheis 2026, NBER WP 35219). Metro values shown here are population-weighted means of constituent county estimates. See the methodology page for a full description, and the user guide for how to navigate the explorer.