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Counties in Utah by share of population aged 65 and over

Daggett County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 29 counties in 2021, at 26.9%. Utah County had the lowest, at 8.2%. The median was 15.3% and the figure for Utah was 12%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.9Daggett County
Lowest8.2Utah County
Median15.329 counties
Utah12History

All counties, 2021

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Daggett CountyDaggett County: 26.9 %26.9Piute CountyPiute County: 26.2 %26.2Kane CountyKane County: 25.9 %25.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 24.2 %24.2Garfield CountyGarfield County: 23.8 %23.8Washington CountyWashington County: 22.1 %22.1Rich CountyRich County: 19.9 %19.9Grand CountyGrand County: 19.6 %19.6Carbon CountyCarbon County: 19.1 %19.1Emery CountyEmery County: 18.5 %18.5Sevier CountySevier County: 17.6 %17.6Millard CountyMillard County: 17.5 %17.5Sanpete CountySanpete County: 16.4 %16.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 15.7 %15.7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 15.3 %15.3Summit CountySummit County: 14.8 %14.8Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 14.1 %14.1Iron CountyIron County: 14 %14Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 14 %14Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 13.6 %13.6Juab CountyJuab County: 13.1 %13.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 12.9 %12.9Weber CountyWeber County: 12.6 %12.6Uintah CountyUintah County: 12.3 %12.3Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 11.8 %11.8Davis CountyDavis County: 11.1 %11.1Cache CountyCache County: 10.4 %10.4Tooele CountyTooele County: 9.6 %9.6Utah CountyUtah County: 8.2 %8.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Daggett County26.9+0.4 pts
2Piute County26.2-0.9 pts
3Kane County25.9-0 pts
4Wayne County24.20 pts
5Garfield County23.80 pts
6Washington County22.1-0.1 pts
7Rich County19.9+0.4 pts
8Grand County19.6+1 pts
9Carbon County19.1+0.4 pts
10Emery County18.5+0.3 pts
11Sevier County17.6+0.1 pts
12Millard County17.5+0.1 pts
13Sanpete County16.4+0.2 pts
14San Juan County15.7+0.4 pts
15Beaver County15.3+0.2 pts
16Summit County14.8+0.8 pts
17Duchesne County14.1+0.5 pts
18Iron County14+0.3 pts
19Wasatch County14+0.6 pts
20Box Elder County13.6+0.1 pts
21Juab County13.1-0 pts
22Morgan County12.9+0.3 pts
23Weber County12.6+0.2 pts
24Uintah County12.3+0.4 pts
25Salt Lake County11.8+0.4 pts
26Davis County11.1+0.3 pts
27Cache County10.4+0.2 pts
28Tooele County9.6+0.1 pts
29Utah County8.20 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Daggett County, with 26.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Utah County, with 8.2% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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