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Counties in Utah by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Wasatch County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 29 counties in 2021, at 56.1%. Daggett County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 38.9% and the figure for Utah was 45.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.1Wasatch County
Lowest5.6Daggett County
Median38.929 counties
Utah45.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Beaver County: 33.2 %Box Elder County: 37.5 %Cache County: 44.9 %Carbon County: 53.7 %Daggett County: 5.6 %Davis County: 40.6 %Duchesne County: 37.8 %Emery County: 43.8 %Garfield County: 31 %Grand County: 50.1 %Iron County: 44.6 %Juab County: 26.3 %Kane County: 38.1 %Millard County: 36.4 %Morgan County: 11.5 %Piute County: 33.3 %Rich County: 14.3 %Salt Lake County: 46.2 %San Juan County: 29.8 %Sanpete County: 40.9 %Sevier County: 39.6 %Summit County: 35 %Tooele County: 38.9 %Uintah County: 36 %Utah County: 47.8 %Wasatch County: 56.1 %Washington County: 49.2 %Wayne County: 40.5 %Weber County: 43.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Wasatch County: 56.1 %Wasatch County56.1Carbon County: 53.7 %Carbon County53.7Grand County: 50.1 %Grand County50.1Washington County: 49.2 %Washington County49.2Utah County: 47.8 %Utah County47.8Salt Lake County: 46.2 %Salt Lake County46.2Cache County: 44.9 %Cache County44.9Iron County: 44.6 %Iron County44.6Emery County: 43.8 %Emery County43.8Weber County: 43.7 %Weber County43.7Sanpete County: 40.9 %Sanpete County40.9Davis County: 40.6 %Davis County40.6Wayne County: 40.5 %Wayne County40.5Sevier County: 39.6 %Sevier County39.6Tooele County: 38.9 %Tooele County38.9Kane County: 38.1 %Kane County38.1Duchesne County: 37.8 %Duchesne County37.8Box Elder County: 37.5 %Box Elder County37.5Millard County: 36.4 %Millard County36.4Uintah County: 36 %Uintah County36Summit County: 35 %Summit County35Piute County: 33.3 %Piute County33.3Beaver County: 33.2 %Beaver County33.2Garfield County: 31 %Garfield County31San Juan County: 29.8 %San Juan County29.8Juab County: 26.3 %Juab County26.3Rich County: 14.3 %Rich County14.3Morgan County: 11.5 %Morgan County11.5Daggett County: 5.6 %Daggett County5.6Wasatch County: 56.1 %Wasatch County56.1Carbon County: 53.7 %Carbon County53.7Grand County: 50.1 %Grand County50.1Washington County: 49.2 %Washington County49.2Utah County: 47.8 %Utah County47.8Salt Lake County: 46.2 %Salt Lake County46.2Cache County: 44.9 %Cache County44.9Iron County: 44.6 %Iron County44.6Emery County: 43.8 %Emery County43.8Weber County: 43.7 %Weber County43.7Sanpete County: 40.9 %Sanpete County40.9Davis County: 40.6 %Davis County40.6Wayne County: 40.5 %Wayne County40.5Sevier County: 39.6 %Sevier County39.6Tooele County: 38.9 %Tooele County38.9Kane County: 38.1 %Kane County38.1Duchesne County: 37.8 %Duchesne County37.8Box Elder County: 37.5 %Box Elder County37.5Millard County: 36.4 %Millard County36.4Uintah County: 36 %Uintah County36Summit County: 35 %Summit County35Piute County: 33.3 %Piute County33.3Beaver County: 33.2 %Beaver County33.2Garfield County: 31 %Garfield County31San Juan County: 29.8 %San Juan County29.8Juab County: 26.3 %Juab County26.3Rich County: 14.3 %Rich County14.3Morgan County: 11.5 %Morgan County11.5Daggett County: 5.6 %Daggett County5.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Wasatch County56.1
2Carbon County53.7
3Grand County50.1
4Washington County49.2
5Utah County47.8
6Salt Lake County46.2
7Cache County44.9
8Iron County44.6
9Emery County43.8
10Weber County43.7
11Sanpete County40.9
12Davis County40.6
13Wayne County40.5
14Sevier County39.6
15Tooele County38.9
16Kane County38.1
17Duchesne County37.8
18Box Elder County37.5
19Millard County36.4
20Uintah County36
21Summit County35
22Piute County33.3
23Beaver County33.2
24Garfield County31
25San Juan County29.8
26Juab County26.3
27Rich County14.3
28Morgan County11.5
29Daggett County5.6

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Utah by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Utah by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/utah-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Utah by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/utah-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Utah by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/utah-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Wasatch County, with 56.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Daggett County, with 5.6% 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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