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Counties in Utah by poverty rate

San Juan County had the highest poverty rate of 29 counties in 2019, at 21.9%. Morgan County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 9.5% and the figure for Utah was 8.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.9San Juan County
Lowest4Morgan County
Median9.529 counties
Utah8.8History

All counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

San Juan CountySan Juan County: 21.9 %21.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 16.4 %16.4Piute CountyPiute County: 15.7 %15.7Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 14.2 %14.2Cache CountyCache County: 13.1 %13.1Iron CountyIron County: 13.1 %13.1Sanpete CountySanpete County: 13.1 %13.1Grand CountyGrand County: 12.2 %12.2Sevier CountySevier County: 12.1 %12.1Millard CountyMillard County: 11.8 %11.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.8 %11.8Uintah CountyUintah County: 11.1 %11.1Emery CountyEmery County: 10.9 %10.9Utah CountyUtah County: 9.7 %9.7Washington CountyWashington County: 9.5 %9.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 9.4 %9.4Kane CountyKane County: 9.4 %9.4Rich CountyRich County: 9.3 %9.3Juab CountyJuab County: 9 %9Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 9 %9Beaver CountyBeaver County: 8.9 %8.9Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 7.5 %7.5Weber CountyWeber County: 6.9 %6.9Daggett CountyDaggett County: 6.7 %6.7Davis CountyDavis County: 5.5 %5.5Tooele CountyTooele County: 5.3 %5.3Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 5 %5Summit CountySummit County: 4.7 %4.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4 %4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1San Juan County21.9-0.7 pts
2Carbon County16.4+2 pts
3Piute County15.7-2.9 pts
4Duchesne County14.2+2.3 pts
5Cache County13.1+0.2 pts
5Iron County13.1-1.3 pts
5Sanpete County13.1-1.7 pts
8Grand County12.2+0.9 pts
9Sevier County12.1+0.1 pts
10Millard County11.8+0.5 pts
10Wayne County11.8-1.1 pts
12Uintah County11.1-0.4 pts
13Emery County10.9-1.6 pts
14Utah County9.7+0.3 pts
15Washington County9.5-0.2 pts
16Garfield County9.4-1.8 pts
16Kane County9.4-1.1 pts
18Rich County9.3+0.4 pts
19Juab County9+0.5 pts
19Salt Lake County90 pts
21Beaver County8.9-0.5 pts
22Box Elder County7.5+0.2 pts
23Weber County6.9-2.5 pts
24Daggett County6.7+0.2 pts
25Davis County5.5-0.2 pts
26Tooele County5.3-1.5 pts
27Wasatch County5-0.3 pts
28Summit County4.7-1.5 pts
29Morgan County40 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

San Juan County, with 21.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Morgan County, with 4% in 2019.

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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