Southern Nevada

Southern Nevada
The largest of Southern Nevada's casinos are located on the Las Vegas Strip in 2007
The counties most commonly associated with Southern Nevada with Mineral County not shown in red
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Counties	Clark Esmeralda Lincoln Mineral Nye
Largest city	Las Vegas

Southern Nevada (SNV) is a region and the southern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada which includes the Las Vegas Valley. It also includes the areas in and around Pahrump and Pioche. Tonopah and Hawthorne are sometimes also referred to as part of Southern Nevada, but all organizations based in the Las Vegas area, such as the Southern Nevada Health District, effectively limit the term to the Las Vegas Valley.^[1]

Geographically, parts of Southern Nevada are within the Mojave Desert. The population of the region, as measured by the 2020 U.S. Census, is 2,327,680, with 2,265,461 living in the Las Vegas Valley (i.e., Clark County). Over time and influenced by climate change, droughts in Southern Nevada have been increasing in frequency and severity,^[2] putting a further strain on Las Vegas's and Southern Nevada’s water security.