Counties in Utah by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

Piute County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 29 counties in 2018, at 30.8%. Morgan County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 13.5% and the figure for Utah was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.8Piute County

Lowest3.8Morgan County

Median13.529 counties

Utah9.7History

Map of counties, 2018

Under 7.5
7.5 to 11
11 to 14
14 to 16
16 and over

%, 2018. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Piute County	30.8	-1 pts
2	San Juan County	26.8	-5.9 pts
3	Garfield County	19.1	+4.3 pts
4	Wayne County	17.2	-5.2 pts
5	Carbon County	17	-2 pts
6	Emery County	16.6	-0.6 pts
7	Iron County	16.4	-2 pts
8	Sanpete County	16.3	+0.7 pts
9	Grand County	16.2	-1.6 pts
10	Sevier County	15.6	-0.1 pts
11	Millard County	14.7	-3 pts
12	Kane County	14.5	-0.8 pts
13	Beaver County	13.7	+1.1 pts
14	Duchesne County	13.6	-3 pts
15	Uintah County	13.5	-2.2 pts
16	Washington County	11.7	-2.6 pts
17	Cache County	11.6	-0.1 pts
18	Rich County	11.4	-2.1 pts
19	Weber County	11.3	-1.2 pts
20	Juab County	10.7	-2.7 pts
21	Salt Lake County	10.4	-0.4 pts
22	Box Elder County	9.2	-0.9 pts
23	Utah County	7.5	-1.6 pts
24	Daggett County	7.4	-2.3 pts
24	Tooele County	7.4	-1 pts
26	Davis County	6.4	+0.1 pts
26	Wasatch County	6.4	-0.6 pts
28	Summit County	5.8	+0.1 pts
29	Morgan County	3.8	-0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Utah by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt

MLA 9

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Utah by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/utah-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Utah by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/utah-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Utah by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/utah-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_counties_in_utah_by_2018,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Utah by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/utah-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Piute County, with 30.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Morgan County, with 3.8% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.