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Counties in Utah by poverty rate

San Juan County had the highest poverty rate of 29 counties in 2020, at 18.6%. Morgan County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 9% and the figure for Utah was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.6San Juan County
Lowest3.7Morgan County
Median929 counties
Utah7.3History

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

San Juan CountySan Juan County: 18.6 %18.6Piute CountyPiute County: 15.3 %15.3Sanpete CountySanpete County: 14.1 %14.1Iron CountyIron County: 13.7 %13.7Carbon CountyCarbon County: 12.8 %12.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.2 %11.2Uintah CountyUintah County: 10.8 %10.8Millard CountyMillard County: 10.7 %10.7Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 10.6 %10.6Grand CountyGrand County: 10.4 %10.4Sevier CountySevier County: 10 %10Garfield CountyGarfield County: 9.7 %9.7Emery CountyEmery County: 9.3 %9.3Cache CountyCache County: 9.2 %9.2Kane CountyKane County: 9 %9Rich CountyRich County: 8.4 %8.4Utah CountyUtah County: 7.8 %7.8Beaver CountyBeaver County: 7.7 %7.7Juab CountyJuab County: 7.7 %7.7Weber CountyWeber County: 7.3 %7.3Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 7 %7Washington CountyWashington County: 6.9 %6.9Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 6.8 %6.8Daggett CountyDaggett County: 6.5 %6.5Tooele CountyTooele County: 5.7 %5.7Davis CountyDavis County: 5 %5Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 4.7 %4.7Summit CountySummit County: 4.5 %4.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1San Juan County18.6-3.3 pts
2Piute County15.3-0.4 pts
3Sanpete County14.1+1 pts
4Iron County13.7+0.6 pts
5Carbon County12.8-3.6 pts
6Wayne County11.2-0.6 pts
7Uintah County10.8-0.3 pts
8Millard County10.7-1.1 pts
9Duchesne County10.6-3.6 pts
10Grand County10.4-1.8 pts
11Sevier County10-2.1 pts
12Garfield County9.7+0.3 pts
13Emery County9.3-1.6 pts
14Cache County9.2-3.9 pts
15Kane County9-0.4 pts
16Rich County8.4-0.9 pts
17Utah County7.8-1.9 pts
18Beaver County7.7-1.2 pts
18Juab County7.7-1.3 pts
20Weber County7.3+0.4 pts
21Salt Lake County7-2 pts
22Washington County6.9-2.6 pts
23Box Elder County6.8-0.7 pts
24Daggett County6.5-0.2 pts
25Tooele County5.7+0.4 pts
26Davis County5-0.5 pts
27Wasatch County4.7-0.3 pts
28Summit County4.5-0.2 pts
29Morgan County3.7-0.3 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

San Juan County, with 18.6% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Morgan County, with 3.7% in 2020.

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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