State 49 · UT

Utah county map

Utah has 29 counties. San Juan County is the largest by land at 7,824 square miles, and Salt Lake County is the most populous with 1,216,274 residents.

Population 2024
3,503,613
#30 of 51
Land area
82,596 sq mi
#12 of 51
Density
42.4 / sq mi
#41 of 51
Counties
29
Capital: Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City 40.78° N, 111.89° W

Map of all 29 counties in Utah

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Utah map sheets.

BeaverBox ElderCacheCarbonDaggettDavisDuchesneEmeryGarfieldGrandIronJuabKaneMillardMorganPiuteRichSalt LakeSan JuanSanpeteSevierSummitTooeleUintahUtahWasatchWashingtonWayneWeberUtah county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
29 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Utah population and land area

Utah had 3,503,613 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 30th of the 50 states and DC. Its 82,596 square miles of land rank 12th. Utah averages 42.4 people per square mile of land, about 2.3 times sparser than the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 41st.

Population, 2024
3,503,61330th of 51
Land area
82,596 sq mi12th of 51
Density
42.4 per sq mi41st of 51
Number of counties
29
Capital
Salt Lake City40.777° N, 111.888° W
State FIPS code
49

Utah counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Salt Lake City.

Iron County: 20Rich County: 2.7Summit County: 23San Juan County: 1.9Duchesne County: 6.4Uintah County: 8.5Grand County: 2.7Box Elder County: 11Cache County: 125Garfield County: 1.0Salt Lake County: 1,616Utah County: 373Sanpete County: 19Wayne County: 1.1Piute County: 2.0Emery County: 2.3Juab County: 3.9Sevier County: 12Wasatch County: 32Daggett County: 1.4Kane County: 2.1Tooele County: 12Morgan County: 21Weber County: 452Davis County: 1,165Washington County: 86Beaver County: 2.9Millard County: 2.0Carbon County: 14
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Largest county in Utah by land area

San Juan County ranks first at 7,824 square miles and Davis County last at 325 square miles. The top value is 24 times the bottom one.

  1. 01San Juan County7,824
  2. 02Tooele County7,040
  3. 03Millard County6,785
  4. 04Box Elder County5,781
  5. 05Garfield County5,180
  6. 06Uintah County4,483
  7. 07Emery County4,463
  8. 08Kane County3,994
  9. 09Grand County3,673
  10. 10Juab County3,392

Most populous county in Utah

Salt Lake County ranks first at 1,216,274 residents and Daggett County last at 956 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Salt Lake County1,216,274
  2. 02Utah County747,234
  3. 03Davis County378,470
  4. 04Weber County276,118
  5. 05Washington County207,943
  6. 06Cache County145,487
  7. 07Tooele County84,488
  8. 08Iron County65,936
  9. 09Box Elder County64,120
  10. 10Summit County43,109

Least populous county in Utah

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Daggett County956
  2. 02Piute County1,534
  3. 03Wayne County2,608
  4. 04Rich County2,752
  5. 05Garfield County5,290
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Utah

Salt Lake County ranks first at 1,615.6 people per square mile and Garfield County last at 1.0 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Salt Lake County1,615.6
  2. 02Davis County1,165.4
  3. 03Weber County451.9
  4. 04Utah County372.8
  5. 05Cache County124.9
  6. 06Washington County85.7
  7. 07Wasatch County32.2
  8. 08Summit County23.0
  9. 09Morgan County21.5
  10. 10Iron County20.0
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Utah

Summit County ranks first at $139,848 and San Juan County last at $57,941. The top value is 2.4 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Summit County$139,848
  2. 02Morgan County$122,672
  3. 03Wasatch County$121,397
  4. 04Davis County$111,081
  5. 05Utah County$100,617
  6. 06Tooele County$94,200
  7. 07Salt Lake County$94,013
  8. 08Weber County$86,678
  9. 09Juab County$85,382
  10. 10Box Elder County$83,493

Towns and cities in Utah

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 156 incorporated places in Utah with 1,000 or more residents, holding 3,242,074 people together, or 93% of the state total. 95 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Lewiston at 41.969° N and the southernmost is Hildale at 37.015° N. Among places of 5,000+, Saratoga Springs grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 49.9%.

  1. 01Salt Lake City217,783
  2. 02West Valley City138,144
  3. 03West Jordan116,688
  4. 04Provo115,479
  5. 05St. George106,288
  6. 06Orem96,646
  7. 07Lehi93,446
  8. 08Sandy92,840
  9. 09Ogden88,656
  10. 10South Jordan86,156
  11. 11Layton84,348
  12. 12Millcreek64,217
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Salt Lake City, the capital

89.7% of Utah's place population, 2,907,809 of 3,242,074 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Salt Lake City. That ranks 13th of 51 for how central the capital is. The most remote town of 1,000 to 9,999 people is Blanding, 93 miles in a straight line from the nearest place of 10,000+ (Durango).

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Salt Lake City, month by month, are on the Salt Lake City daylight page.

States bordering Utah

Utah borders 6 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Boise, 296 miles NW of Salt Lake City in a straight line.

UTM zones in Utah

The internal points of Utah's counties fall in UTM zone 12. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1.

All 29 counties in Utah

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
49035Salt Lake County1,216,274#17531,615.6$94,013
49049Utah County747,234#22,004372.8$100,617
49011Davis County378,470#33251,165.4$111,081
49057Weber County276,118611451.9$86,678
49053Washington County207,9432,42885.7$78,094
49005Cache County145,4871,165124.9$83,027
49045Tooele County84,4887,04012.0$94,200
49021Iron County65,9363,29620.0$68,170
49003Box Elder County64,1205,78111.1$83,493
49043Summit County43,1091,87123.0$139,848
49047Uintah County38,3074,4838.5$70,989
49051Wasatch County37,8581,17732.2$121,397
49039Sanpete County30,7321,59019.3$67,295
49041Sevier County22,5201,91011.8$75,024
49013Duchesne County20,8033,2366.4$75,705
49007Carbon County20,6131,47913.9$59,838
49037San Juan County14,6017,8241.9$57,941
49027Millard County13,5726,7852.0$66,467
49023Juab County13,2973,3923.9$85,382
49029Morgan County13,09360921.5$122,672
49015Emery County10,1614,4632.3$68,823
49019Grand County9,7883,6732.7$67,360
49025Kane County8,5253,9942.1$69,247
49001Beaver County7,4242,5832.9$67,100
49017Garfield County5,2905,1801.0$64,844
49033Rich County2,7521,0292.7$78,332
49055Wayne County2,6082,4611.1$60,858
49031Piute County1,5347582.0$58,106
49009Daggett County9566971.4$65,231

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.