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Counties in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

San Juan County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 29 counties in 2021, at 11.1%. Wayne County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Utah was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.1San Juan County
Lowest0.5Wayne County
Median3.529 counties
Utah3.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Beaver County: 5.1 %Box Elder County: 2.7 %Cache County: 2.6 %Carbon County: 6.8 %Daggett County: 2.1 %Davis County: 2.4 %Duchesne County: 5.3 %Emery County: 4.2 %Garfield County: 4.9 %Grand County: 1.2 %Iron County: 4.2 %Juab County: 2.4 %Kane County: 3.5 %Millard County: 3.1 %Morgan County: 1.3 %Piute County: 5.6 %Rich County: 3.1 %Salt Lake County: 3.9 %San Juan County: 11.1 %Sanpete County: 3.9 %Sevier County: 5.4 %Summit County: 1.9 %Tooele County: 4.1 %Uintah County: 6.3 %Utah County: 3.6 %Wasatch County: 2.3 %Washington County: 3.2 %Wayne County: 0.5 %Weber County: 3.4 %
  • Under 2.3
  • 2.3 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 3.9
  • 3.9 to 5.2
  • 5.2 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

San Juan County: 11.1 %San Juan County11.1Carbon County: 6.8 %Carbon County6.8Uintah County: 6.3 %Uintah County6.3Piute County: 5.6 %Piute County5.6Sevier County: 5.4 %Sevier County5.4Duchesne County: 5.3 %Duchesne County5.3Beaver County: 5.1 %Beaver County5.1Garfield County: 4.9 %Garfield County4.9Emery County: 4.2 %Emery County4.2Iron County: 4.2 %Iron County4.2Tooele County: 4.1 %Tooele County4.1Salt Lake County: 3.9 %Salt Lake County3.9Sanpete County: 3.9 %Sanpete County3.9Utah County: 3.6 %Utah County3.6Kane County: 3.5 %Kane County3.5Weber County: 3.4 %Weber County3.4Washington County: 3.2 %Washington County3.2Millard County: 3.1 %Millard County3.1Rich County: 3.1 %Rich County3.1Box Elder County: 2.7 %Box Elder County2.7Cache County: 2.6 %Cache County2.6Davis County: 2.4 %Davis County2.4Juab County: 2.4 %Juab County2.4Wasatch County: 2.3 %Wasatch County2.3Daggett County: 2.1 %Daggett County2.1Summit County: 1.9 %Summit County1.9Morgan County: 1.3 %Morgan County1.3Grand County: 1.2 %Grand County1.2Wayne County: 0.5 %Wayne County0.5San Juan County: 11.1 %San Juan County11.1Carbon County: 6.8 %Carbon County6.8Uintah County: 6.3 %Uintah County6.3Piute County: 5.6 %Piute County5.6Sevier County: 5.4 %Sevier County5.4Duchesne County: 5.3 %Duchesne County5.3Beaver County: 5.1 %Beaver County5.1Garfield County: 4.9 %Garfield County4.9Emery County: 4.2 %Emery County4.2Iron County: 4.2 %Iron County4.2Tooele County: 4.1 %Tooele County4.1Salt Lake County: 3.9 %Salt Lake County3.9Sanpete County: 3.9 %Sanpete County3.9Utah County: 3.6 %Utah County3.6Kane County: 3.5 %Kane County3.5Weber County: 3.4 %Weber County3.4Washington County: 3.2 %Washington County3.2Millard County: 3.1 %Millard County3.1Rich County: 3.1 %Rich County3.1Box Elder County: 2.7 %Box Elder County2.7Cache County: 2.6 %Cache County2.6Davis County: 2.4 %Davis County2.4Juab County: 2.4 %Juab County2.4Wasatch County: 2.3 %Wasatch County2.3Daggett County: 2.1 %Daggett County2.1Summit County: 1.9 %Summit County1.9Morgan County: 1.3 %Morgan County1.3Grand County: 1.2 %Grand County1.2Wayne County: 0.5 %Wayne County0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1San Juan County11.1
2Carbon County6.8
3Uintah County6.3
4Piute County5.6
5Sevier County5.4
6Duchesne County5.3
7Beaver County5.1
8Garfield County4.9
9Emery County4.2
10Iron County4.2
11Tooele County4.1
12Salt Lake County3.9
12Sanpete County3.9
14Utah County3.6
15Kane County3.5
16Weber County3.4
17Washington County3.2
18Millard County3.1
19Rich County3.1
20Box Elder County2.7
21Cache County2.6
22Davis County2.4
23Juab County2.4
24Wasatch County2.3
25Daggett County2.1
26Summit County1.9
27Morgan County1.3
28Grand County1.2
29Wayne County0.5

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Utah by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/utah-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

San Juan County, with 11.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Wayne County, with 0.5% in 2021.

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