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Counties in Utah by poverty rate

San Juan County had the highest poverty rate of 29 counties in 2017, at 25.9%. Morgan County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 10.8% and the figure for Utah was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25.9San Juan County
Lowest4.1Morgan County
Median10.829 counties
Utah9.7History

All counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

San Juan CountySan Juan County: 25.9 %25.9Piute CountyPiute County: 16.7 %16.7Iron CountyIron County: 15.6 %15.6Carbon CountyCarbon County: 15.3 %15.3Cache CountyCache County: 15 %15Sanpete CountySanpete County: 14.2 %14.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 13.7 %13.7Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 13.3 %13.3Emery CountyEmery County: 13.2 %13.2Uintah CountyUintah County: 12.7 %12.7Millard CountyMillard County: 12.4 %12.4Sevier CountySevier County: 12.4 %12.4Washington CountyWashington County: 11.2 %11.2Kane CountyKane County: 10.9 %10.9Grand CountyGrand County: 10.8 %10.8Weber CountyWeber County: 10.8 %10.8Utah CountyUtah County: 10.5 %10.5Juab CountyJuab County: 10.2 %10.2Garfield CountyGarfield County: 9.9 %9.9Beaver CountyBeaver County: 9.2 %9.2Rich CountyRich County: 9.2 %9.2Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 9.2 %9.2Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 7.9 %7.9Tooele CountyTooele County: 6.8 %6.8Daggett CountyDaggett County: 6.7 %6.7Davis CountyDavis County: 5.4 %5.4Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 5.2 %5.2Summit CountySummit County: 4.9 %4.9Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.1 %4.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1San Juan County25.9-5.1 pts
2Piute County16.7-1 pts
3Iron County15.6-2.8 pts
4Carbon County15.3+0.1 pts
5Cache County15+2.2 pts
6Sanpete County14.2-2.6 pts
7Wayne County13.7-1.1 pts
8Duchesne County13.3-0.5 pts
9Emery County13.2+0.8 pts
10Uintah County12.7+1.3 pts
11Millard County12.4+1.2 pts
11Sevier County12.4-1.4 pts
13Washington County11.2-1.3 pts
14Kane County10.9+0.3 pts
15Grand County10.8-1.9 pts
15Weber County10.80 pts
17Utah County10.5-0.9 pts
18Juab County10.2-0.4 pts
19Garfield County9.9-1 pts
20Beaver County9.2+0.3 pts
20Rich County9.2-0.1 pts
20Salt Lake County9.2-0.2 pts
23Box Elder County7.9-1.6 pts
24Tooele County6.8-1.3 pts
25Daggett County6.7-1.5 pts
26Davis County5.4-0.9 pts
27Wasatch County5.2-0.3 pts
28Summit County4.9-1.1 pts
29Morgan County4.1-0.2 pts

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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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

San Juan County, with 25.9% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Morgan County, with 4.1% in 2017.

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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