Ranking of Utah Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 17, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Utah was 8.75%. Among all Utah counties, San Juan County had the highest poverty rate (21.23%), followed by Piute County (19.86%), and Carbon County (16.26%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Morgan County (1.8%), Tooele County (4.75%), and Wasatch County (5.06%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Utah counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Utah counties.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Utah Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
San Juan County
Piute County
Carbon County
Garfield County
Iron County
Grand County
Cache County
Duchesne County
Sanpete County
Millard County
Ranking of Utah Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 San Juan County 21.23
2 Piute County 19.86
3 Carbon County 16.26
4 Garfield County 15.63
5 Iron County 15.34
6 Grand County 14.84
7 Cache County 13.88
8 Duchesne County 13.23
8 Sanpete County 13.23
9 Millard County 12.60
10 Emery County 12.55
11 Kane County 12.49
12 Uintah County 12.43
13 Sevier County 12.19
14 Juab County 11.27
15 Wayne County 9.76
16 Utah County 9.29
17 Washington County 9.19
18 Salt Lake County 8.39
19 Weber County 8.36
20 Rich County 7.07
21 Box Elder County 7.05
22 Daggett County 6.02
23 Beaver County 5.68
24 Davis County 5.50
25 Summit County 5.26
26 Wasatch County 5.06
27 Tooele County 4.75
28 Morgan County 1.80