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Counties in Utah by poverty rate

San Juan County had the highest poverty rate of 29 counties in 2022, at 22.8%. Morgan County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 9.7% and the figure for Utah was 8.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.8San Juan County
Lowest4Morgan County
Median9.729 counties
Utah8.3History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

San Juan CountySan Juan County: 22.8 %22.8Sanpete CountySanpete County: 15.2 %15.2Piute CountyPiute County: 14.5 %14.5Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 13.8 %13.8Carbon CountyCarbon County: 13.5 %13.5Iron CountyIron County: 12.7 %12.7Cache CountyCache County: 12.2 %12.2Uintah CountyUintah County: 11.9 %11.9Emery CountyEmery County: 11.6 %11.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.5 %11.5Grand CountyGrand County: 10.9 %10.9Millard CountyMillard County: 10.5 %10.5Sevier CountySevier County: 10.1 %10.1Beaver CountyBeaver County: 9.9 %9.9Washington CountyWashington County: 9.7 %9.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 9.3 %9.3Kane CountyKane County: 9.2 %9.2Rich CountyRich County: 8.8 %8.8Weber CountyWeber County: 8.5 %8.5Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 8.1 %8.1Utah CountyUtah County: 8.1 %8.1Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 7.7 %7.7Juab CountyJuab County: 7.6 %7.6Daggett CountyDaggett County: 7.3 %7.3Tooele CountyTooele County: 6.5 %6.5Davis CountyDavis County: 6.4 %6.4Summit CountySummit County: 5.4 %5.4Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 5 %5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4 %4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1San Juan County22.8-4 pts
2Sanpete County15.2+3.5 pts
3Piute County14.5-0.6 pts
4Duchesne County13.8+0.7 pts
5Carbon County13.5-2.4 pts
6Iron County12.7-0.6 pts
7Cache County12.2+1.2 pts
8Uintah County11.90 pts
9Emery County11.6-0.2 pts
10Wayne County11.5+0.4 pts
11Grand County10.9-0.2 pts
12Millard County10.5+0.3 pts
13Sevier County10.1+0.4 pts
14Beaver County9.9+0.7 pts
15Washington County9.7+0.3 pts
16Garfield County9.3-0.6 pts
17Kane County9.2-0.2 pts
18Rich County8.8+0.8 pts
19Weber County8.5-0.8 pts
20Box Elder County8.1+0.1 pts
20Utah County8.10 pts
22Salt Lake County7.7-1.1 pts
23Juab County7.6-1.2 pts
24Daggett County7.3+0.1 pts
25Tooele County6.5+0.9 pts
26Davis County6.40 pts
27Summit County5.4-0.4 pts
28Wasatch County5+0.1 pts
29Morgan County4-0.5 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

San Juan County, with 22.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Morgan County, with 4% in 2022.

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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