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Carbon County, Utah

Carbon County had 20,613 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,479.3 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 29 in Utah by population and 20th by land area.

Population
20,613
#16 of 29 in Utah · #1,795 in US
Area
1,479.3 sq mi
#20 of 29 in Utah · #407 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#12 of 29 in Utah · #2,428 in US
Median household income
$59,838
#27 of 29 in Utah · #1,853 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Carbon County within Utah. Pin: Salt Lake City.

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Carbon County population, land area and income

Carbon County had 20,613 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,479.3 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 29 in Utah by population and 20th by land area. That works out to 13.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Utah has 20,803 residents, about the same as Carbon County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,838 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,613

3144th1st

1795th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,479 sq mi

3144th1st

407th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2428th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,838

3143rd1st

1853rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Utah (29)

Population

20,613

29th1st

16th of 29 (UT)

Land area

1,479 sq mi

29th1st

20th of 29 (UT)

Density

13.9 / sq mi

29th1st

12th of 29 (UT)

Median household income

$59,838

29th1st

27th of 29 (UT)

How Carbon County's population changed since 2020

Carbon County gained 133 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 27th of 29 in Utah for growth. The median Utah county changed by +5.7%, and the state as a whole by +6.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Carbon County recorded 967 births and 1,183 deaths, a natural change of -216. Net international migration added +14 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +394. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 394 people.

20.5k202020.4k202120.5k202220.6k202320.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
967
Deaths
1,183
Net international migration
+14
Net domestic migration
+394
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+6

Where Carbon County is

The Census internal point of Carbon County is at 39.673300, -110.588500. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades Utah's 29 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Carbon County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Iron County: +14.3%Rich County: +9.9%Summit County: +1.5%San Juan County: +0.6%Duchesne County: +6.0%Uintah County: +7.4%Grand County: +1.1%Box Elder County: +10.7%Cache County: +8.9%Garfield County: +3.8%Salt Lake County: +2.5%Utah County: +12.6%Sanpete County: +7.7%Wayne County: +4.1%Piute County: +6.7%Emery County: +3.2%Juab County: +12.4%Sevier County: +4.4%Wasatch County: +8.0%Daggett County: +0.4%Kane County: +10.9%Tooele County: +15.2%Morgan County: +5.7%Weber County: +5.0%Davis County: +4.0%Washington County: +14.2%Beaver County: +4.7%Millard County: +4.0%Carbon County: +0.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +2.5%
  2. < +4.4%
  3. < +6.7%
  4. < +10.7%
  5. ≥ +10.7%
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Orange pin: Carbon County internal point. Dark pin: Salt Lake City.

Internal point

Decimal
39.673300, -110.588500
DMS
39°40'23.88"N 110°35'18.60"W
UTM
12N 535292.4E 4391578.6N
Geohash
9x13eqrct
Plus code
85FFMCF6+8H

Towns in Carbon County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Carbon County, 13,587 people together, or 66% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Carbon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Price with 8,278.

  1. 01Price8,278
  2. 02Helper2,126
  3. 03Wellington1,617
  4. 04East Carbon1,566
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Carbon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Carbon County. The most populous is Utah County, UT, with 747,234 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Salt Lake City and the nearest big city

Salt Lake City is 102.5 miles NW of Carbon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Provo, UT (population 115,479), 68.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mapleton, UT (population 14,812), 60.6 miles away.

Carbon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Carbon County is 49007: state code 49 for Utah plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,838.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carbon County, Utah?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,613. That is up 133 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,480.

What is the FIPS code of Carbon County?

49007. The first two digits (49) are Utah; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Carbon County?

Price, with 8,278 residents inside Carbon County in 2024.

Which counties border Carbon County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Utah County, UT; Uintah County, UT; Sanpete County, UT; Duchesne County, UT; Emery County, UT; Grand County, UT.

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 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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