Nye County

What Nye County does

Nye County is a county government entity and political subdivision of the State of Nevada, established in 1864 and headquartered in Tonopah. It is the largest county in Nevada by area, covering approximately 18,159 square miles across central and southern portions of the state, and serves residents and businesses in communities including Tonopah, Pahrump, Beatty, Gabbs, Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Amargosa Valley. The county is governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners representing five districts and is administered through a public-sector digital services ecosystem built on CivicPlus web infrastructure, augmented by DevNet Wedge for property tax processing, Sidwell/Portico for GIS mapping, Granicus for public meeting streaming, and the MyEden portal for HR, vendor, and tax payment functions.

The county delivers a comprehensive suite of mandated public services including fire and EMS (10 fire stations across the county, plus dedicated EMS stations and a Southern Hazmat Team), Sheriff and Emergency Management, Fifth Judicial District Court, three Justice Courts, Health and Human Services, Animal Services, Senior and Veterans Services, Public Works and Road Maintenance, Planning and Code Compliance, Elections, property assessment and tax collection, Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor, and Public Administrator functions. It also oversees related operating units including the Nye County Water District, Northern Nye County Hospital District, Senior Nutrition Board of Trustees, and Regional Transportation Commission.

Funding derives primarily from property taxes (with millage rates set annually by the Board of County Commissioners), transient lodging taxes (1-9% depending on town), service fees (building permits, business licenses, animal shelter services), 911 surcharges on telecom providers ($1/access line, $10/trunk line, $1/mobile number), and grants including approximately $3M in expected 2026-27 State CDBG funding. Processing fees apply for credit/debit card payments (2.95% with $2 minimum) and E-check payments ($1.50). The county is Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 AA compliant and serves as the sole statutory provider of county-level services within its jurisdiction.

Name

Nye County

Legal name

Nye County, NV

Website

https://nyecountynv.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1864

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nye County, NV is a county government and political subdivision of Nevada, headquartered in Tonopah. It provides mandated public services — public safety, fire/EMS, tax collection, elections, health and human services, and land use — to residents, businesses, and telecom providers across 18,159 square miles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government / Public Administration

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public administration
• Property tax administration
• Emergency services
• Public safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Tonopah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nye County is a county government entity providing mandated public administration services to residents, businesses, and visitors across approximately 18,159 square miles in central and southern Nevada. Core offerings include public safety (Sheriff, fire, EMS, emergency management), property tax assessment and collection, health and human services, elections administration, public works and road maintenance, animal control, land use planning and building permits, business licensing, senior and veterans services, and waste management. Service delivery occurs through physical offices in Tonopah and Pahrump supplemented by online portals and field operations.

Product overview

Nye County, Nevada operates a digital government services ecosystem built on CivicPlus web infrastructure, offering residents and businesses access to county administrative functions. The core offering is the official county website (nyecountynv.gov) which serves as a unified portal for public services. Supporting this are specialized service portals including MyEden for internal HR and business services, the DevNet Wedge-powered property tax system, the Sidwell/Portico GIS mapping platform, and the CivicPlus Meeting/Agenda Center for public meeting access. Additional services span department directories, health and human services programs, elections administration, waste management, and short-term rental licensing. The portfolio represents a government digital services platform rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Property Tax Services
• GIS Web Browser
• Meeting Center / Agenda Center
• Health and Human Services Programs
• Short-Term Vacation Rental Licensing
• Nye County Landfills and Garbage Services
• Elections Information Portal
• Public Safety Services (Fire, EMS, Sheriff)
• MyEden Online Services Portal
• Building Permits and Planning Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• CivicPlus: Vendor that powers Nye County's website platform and is itself a closely related entity in the county-government technology ecosystem. Included as an ecosystem/enabler peer rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Lyon County, NV: Nevada county offering the same statutory services with a mix of rural and exurban communities. Comparable in commission governance, tax structure, and digital-services maturity.
• Churchill County, NV: Rural Nevada county offering the full suite of county services with similar small-government structure. Comparable in staff size and the breadth of services delivered relative to population base.
• Washoe County, NV: Nevada county government with comparable organizational structure: elected commission, treasurer, assessor, sheriff, HHS, public works, and CivicPlus-style digital services. Provides a same-state benchmark for county operations and scale.
• White Pine County, NV: Rural Nevada county with a similar mix of mining, public-lands, and small-community service delivery. Comparable in HHS, public-works, and property-tax administration model.
• Elko County, NV: Large, rural Nevada county with mining-dependent economy and a similarly dispersed service model. Closely comparable in geographic scale, population density, and reliance on property-tax and grant revenue.
• Lincoln County, NV: Small rural Nevada county with comparable population density and geographic dispersion. Operates the same statutory county functions and faces similar recruitment and per-capita cost challenges.
• Mineral County, NV: One of Nevada's smallest rural counties with a comparable narrow staff delivering a broad statutory mandate. Useful benchmark for the smallest end of Nevada county operations.
• Esmeralda County, NV: Very small, geographically large Nevada county. Provides a peer benchmark for low-population, high-geographic-spread service delivery and tax-base constraints.
• Clark County, NV: Nevada county government offering the same broad portfolio of public-safety, tax, HHS, public-works, and licensing services. Larger in population but operated under identical Nevada Revised Statutes governance framework as Nye County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nyecounty
• YouTubenyecountynv.gov/youtube
• Facebookfacebook.com/NyeCounty
• Instagramnyecountynv.gov/instagram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amargosa-valley-fire-department

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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