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Child Poverty in
Utah

Utah's child poverty rate is 9.2% across 29 counties, meaning 85K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

9.2%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

85K

Children in poverty

9.0%

All-ages poverty

$93,030

Median income

Utah by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Utah. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Utah at a glance

Children in poverty

85K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

9.2%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

8.8%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

9.0%

Entire population

Concentration

1.02×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$93,030

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 29 counties in Utah.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Piute County 24.2%
  2. 2 San Juan County 22.8%
  3. 3 Carbon County 16.9%
  4. 4 Wayne County 16.6%
  5. 5 Grand County 15.1%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Morgan County 4.4%
  2. 2 Summit County 4.9%
  3. 3 Wasatch County 5.7%
  4. 4 Davis County 5.8%
  5. 5 Utah County 7.5%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Salt Lake County 30K
  2. 2 Utah County 17K
  3. 3 Weber County 7K
  4. 4 Davis County 6K
  5. 5 Washington County 6K

Every county in Utah

All 29 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Beaver County 14.0% 13.3% 9.9% 1.41× 289 $67,100
Box Elder County 9.0% 8.5% 8.5% 1.06× 1,667 $83,493
Cache County 8.3% 7.3% 10.7% 0.78× 3,353 $83,027
Carbon County 16.9% 16.4% 14.0% 1.21× 860 $59,838
Daggett County 8.1% 8.1% 7.6% 1.07× 17 $65,231
Davis County 5.8% 5.4% 6.0% 0.97× 6,257 $111,081
Duchesne County 13.5% 12.0% 12.4% 1.09× 865 $75,705
Emery County 13.6% 12.7% 10.8% 1.26× 373 $68,823
Garfield County 14.9% 14.2% 10.0% 1.49× 171 $64,844
Grand County 15.1% 14.5% 10.6% 1.42× 294 $67,360
Iron County 13.8% 12.0% 11.6% 1.19× 2,319 $68,170
Juab County 10.1% 9.7% 8.2% 1.23× 433 $85,382
Kane County 12.9% 12.4% 8.9% 1.45× 248 $69,247
Millard County 13.3% 12.5% 9.3% 1.43× 537 $66,467
Morgan County 4.4% 4.0% 4.3% 1.02× 184 $122,672
Piute County 24.2% 24.8% 14.1% 1.72× 79 $58,106
Rich County 11.4% 10.3% 7.6% 1.50× 82 $78,332
Salt Lake County 10.6% 10.1% 9.5% 1.12× 30,453 $94,013
San Juan County 22.8% 21.2% 18.8% 1.21× 903 $57,941
Sanpete County 13.9% 13.8% 12.9% 1.08× 962 $67,295
Sevier County 14.1% 13.5% 10.7% 1.32× 824 $75,024
Summit County 4.9% 4.6% 5.1% 0.96× 464 $139,848
Tooele County 7.7% 7.4% 6.8% 1.13× 1,899 $94,200
Uintah County 12.7% 12.5% 11.1% 1.14× 1,441 $70,989
Utah County 7.5% 7.3% 9.0% 0.83× 16,676 $100,617
Wasatch County 5.7% 4.8% 5.0% 1.14× 584 $121,397
Washington County 12.7% 12.0% 10.6% 1.20× 6,105 $78,094
Wayne County 16.6% 17.2% 11.4% 1.46× 99 $60,858
Weber County 9.5% 8.7% 8.5% 1.12× 6,658 $86,678

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