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Poverty Rate in Utah, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Utah, ranked. The highest is San Juan County at 18.1% and the lowest is Morgan County at 1.4%.

Utah: 8.5% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Utah: 9.5%

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#County Poverty Rate
1San Juan County18.1%
2Carbon County17.0%
3Sanpete County15.2%
4Iron County13.8%
5Grand County13.3%
6Emery County12.5%
7Cache County12.0%
8Duchesne County11.8%
9Uintah County11.8%
10Wayne County10.6%
11Piute County10.2%
12Garfield County9.8%
13Washington County9.8%
14Sevier County9.7%
15Kane County9.5%
16Daggett County9.0%
17Utah County8.7%
18Box Elder County8.4%
19Salt Lake County8.1%
20Weber County8.1%
21Millard County7.7%
22Juab County6.9%
23Beaver County6.6%
24Davis County6.4%
25Tooele County5.2%
26Summit County4.9%
27Wasatch County4.7%
28Rich County3.8%
29Morgan County1.4%

Small populations produce wide margins: Morgan County is 1.4% with a margin of error of ±0.8%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Utah ranks 51st of 52 states for poverty rate.

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