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Counties in Utah by poverty rate

San Juan County had the highest poverty rate of 29 counties in 2015, at 28.5%. Morgan County had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 11.2% and the figure for Utah was 11.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.5San Juan County
Lowest4.8Morgan County
Median11.229 counties
Utah11.2History

All counties, 2015

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San Juan CountySan Juan County: 28.5 %28.5Iron CountyIron County: 18.3 %18.3Piute CountyPiute County: 17.3 %17.3Sanpete CountySanpete County: 17.2 %17.2Carbon CountyCarbon County: 16.3 %16.3Cache CountyCache County: 16 %16Wayne CountyWayne County: 15 %15Sevier CountySevier County: 14 %14Washington CountyWashington County: 13.2 %13.2Millard CountyMillard County: 13.1 %13.1Grand CountyGrand County: 13 %13Utah CountyUtah County: 12.5 %12.5Weber CountyWeber County: 12.4 %12.4Kane CountyKane County: 11.3 %11.3Beaver CountyBeaver County: 11.2 %11.2Garfield CountyGarfield County: 11.2 %11.2Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 11 %11Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 10.8 %10.8Juab CountyJuab County: 10.5 %10.5Emery CountyEmery County: 10.4 %10.4Uintah CountyUintah County: 9.9 %9.9Rich CountyRich County: 9.1 %9.1Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 8.4 %8.4Daggett CountyDaggett County: 8 %8Tooele CountyTooele County: 7.2 %7.2Davis CountyDavis County: 6.9 %6.9Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 6.9 %6.9Summit CountySummit County: 6.2 %6.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.8 %4.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1San Juan County28.5
2Iron County18.3
3Piute County17.3
4Sanpete County17.2
5Carbon County16.3
6Cache County16
7Wayne County15
8Sevier County14
9Washington County13.2
10Millard County13.1
11Grand County13
12Utah County12.5
13Weber County12.4
14Kane County11.3
15Beaver County11.2
15Garfield County11.2
17Duchesne County11
18Salt Lake County10.8
19Juab County10.5
20Emery County10.4
21Uintah County9.9
22Rich County9.1
23Box Elder County8.4
24Daggett County8
25Tooele County7.2
26Davis County6.9
26Wasatch County6.9
28Summit County6.2
29Morgan County4.8

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About this ranking

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

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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 of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

San Juan County, with 28.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Morgan County, with 4.8% in 2015.

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 of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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