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Counties in Utah by poverty rate

San Juan County had the highest poverty rate of 29 counties in 2018, at 22.6%. Morgan County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 10.5% and the figure for Utah was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.6San Juan County
Lowest4Morgan County
Median10.529 counties
Utah9.1History

All counties, 2018

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San Juan CountySan Juan County: 22.6 %22.6Piute CountyPiute County: 18.6 %18.6Sanpete CountySanpete County: 14.8 %14.8Carbon CountyCarbon County: 14.4 %14.4Iron CountyIron County: 14.4 %14.4Cache CountyCache County: 12.9 %12.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 12.9 %12.9Emery CountyEmery County: 12.5 %12.5Sevier CountySevier County: 12 %12Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 11.9 %11.9Uintah CountyUintah County: 11.5 %11.5Grand CountyGrand County: 11.3 %11.3Millard CountyMillard County: 11.3 %11.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 11.2 %11.2Kane CountyKane County: 10.5 %10.5Washington CountyWashington County: 9.7 %9.7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 9.4 %9.4Utah CountyUtah County: 9.4 %9.4Weber CountyWeber County: 9.4 %9.4Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 9 %9Rich CountyRich County: 8.9 %8.9Juab CountyJuab County: 8.5 %8.5Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 7.3 %7.3Tooele CountyTooele County: 6.8 %6.8Daggett CountyDaggett County: 6.5 %6.5Summit CountySummit County: 6.2 %6.2Davis CountyDavis County: 5.7 %5.7Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 5.3 %5.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4 %4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1San Juan County22.6-3.3 pts
2Piute County18.6+1.9 pts
3Sanpete County14.8+0.6 pts
4Carbon County14.4-0.9 pts
4Iron County14.4-1.2 pts
6Cache County12.9-2.1 pts
6Wayne County12.9-0.8 pts
8Emery County12.5-0.7 pts
9Sevier County12-0.4 pts
10Duchesne County11.9-1.4 pts
11Uintah County11.5-1.2 pts
12Grand County11.3+0.5 pts
12Millard County11.3-1.1 pts
14Garfield County11.2+1.3 pts
15Kane County10.5-0.4 pts
16Washington County9.7-1.5 pts
17Beaver County9.4+0.2 pts
17Utah County9.4-1.1 pts
17Weber County9.4-1.4 pts
20Salt Lake County9-0.2 pts
21Rich County8.9-0.3 pts
22Juab County8.5-1.7 pts
23Box Elder County7.3-0.6 pts
24Tooele County6.80 pts
25Daggett County6.5-0.2 pts
26Summit County6.2+1.3 pts
27Davis County5.7+0.3 pts
28Wasatch County5.3+0.1 pts
29Morgan County4-0.1 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

San Juan County, with 22.6% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Morgan County, with 4% 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 of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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