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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Utah

Utah's senior poverty rate is 7.2%, and 21.7% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 29 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

7.2%

Senior poverty (65+)

21.7%

Seniors living alone

31.9%

Senior SNAP take-up

$67,356

Senior median income

Utah by county

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Utah at a glance

Seniors in poverty

27K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

7.2%

Ages 65+

Living alone

21.7%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

31.9%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$67,356

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.18

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 29 counties in Utah.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Piute 19.4%
  2. 2 Grand 18.9%
  3. 3 Garfield 15.2%
  4. 4 San Juan 14.5%
  5. 5 Carbon 10.6%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Grand 39.5%
  2. 2 Carbon 35.9%
  3. 3 Piute 32.4%
  4. 4 Daggett 27.4%
  5. 5 Kane 26.9%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Salt Lake 135K
  2. 2 Utah 53K
  3. 3 Washington 41K
  4. 4 Davis 39K
  5. 5 Weber 32K

Every county in Utah

All 29 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Beaver 5.4% 22.5% 73.8% $55,900 1,036 0.16
Box Elder 6.4% 18.8% 20.1% $63,700 7,563 0.10
Cache 5.6% 18.1% 29.8% $68,435 13,326 0.06
Carbon 10.6% 35.9% 26.6% $43,859 3,801 0.58
Daggett 5.9% 27.4% 58.8% $42,222 135 0.28
Davis 6.6% 19.9% 31.3% $72,603 38,824 0.12
Duchesne 7.6% 18.9% 32.1% $50,056 2,488 0.12
Emery 5.3% 19.1% 23.5% $57,132 1,767 0.08
Garfield 15.2% 20.9% 40.2% $35,341 1,164 0.34
Grand 18.9% 39.5% 69.9% $35,656 1,931 0.85
Iron 8.1% 21.5% 24.4% $63,116 8,009 0.19
Juab 8.4% 18.4% 27.4% $57,331 1,518 0.13
Kane 7.4% 26.9% 52.2% $52,793 1,910 0.30
Millard 4.1% 22.4% 28.4% $59,688 2,201 0.12
Morgan 5.7% 10.5% 0.0% $105,375 1,507 0.06
Piute 19.4% 32.4% 60.8% $24,656 484 0.70
Rich 8.6% 12.2% 26.1% $57,143 548 0.13
Salt Lake 7.4% 24.2% 36.3% $70,352 135,260 0.24
San Juan 14.5% 16.6% 29.0% $43,250 2,279 0.26
Sanpete 8.6% 19.6% 28.0% $54,326 4,104 0.16
Sevier 8.5% 20.3% 17.3% $55,481 3,561 0.18
Summit 5.7% 17.6% 26.1% $107,524 6,245 0.06
Tooele 8.1% 22.4% 33.2% $60,311 6,881 0.22
Uintah 9.7% 23.3% 30.9% $53,099 4,215 0.27
Utah 5.4% 17.9% 27.5% $76,685 52,858 0.05
Wasatch 4.2% 15.7% 41.2% $92,740 4,620 0.03
Washington 7.4% 19.7% 33.2% $63,032 41,461 0.14
Wayne 8.3% 21.5% 13.6% $46,875 581 0.20
Weber 7.7% 24.1% 29.3% $62,682 31,806 0.25

Senior food help in Utah

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Utah senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Utah, and benefit amounts.

Utah SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Utah's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Utah food pantries