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Emery County, Utah

Emery County had 10,161 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,462.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 29 in Utah by population and 7th by land area.

Population
10,161
#21 of 29 in Utah · #2,395 in US
Area
4,462.6 sq mi
#7 of 29 in Utah · #103 in US
Density
2.3 / sq mi
#22 of 29 in Utah · #2,960 in US
Median household income
$68,823
#18 of 29 in Utah · #1,078 in US

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

Emery County within Utah. Pin: Salt Lake City.

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Emery County population, land area and income

Emery County had 10,161 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,462.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 29 in Utah by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 2.3 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, so Emery County has 49% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,823 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,161

3144th1st

2395th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

4,463 sq mi

3144th1st

103rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2960th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,823

3143rd1st

1078th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Utah (29)

Population

10,161

29th1st

21st of 29 (UT)

Land area

4,463 sq mi

29th1st

7th of 29 (UT)

Density

2.3 / sq mi

29th1st

22nd of 29 (UT)

Median household income

$68,823

29th1st

18th of 29 (UT)

How Emery County's population changed since 2020

Emery County gained 313 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.2%. That ranks 23rd 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, Emery County recorded 519 births and 525 deaths, a natural change of -6. Net international migration added +21 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +317. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 317 people.

9,84820209,967202110.1k202210.1k202310.2k2024
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
519
Deaths
525
Net international migration
+21
Net domestic migration
+317
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+12

Where Emery County is

The Census internal point of Emery County is at 39.009000, -110.721100. 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 Emery 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: Emery County internal point. Dark pin: Salt Lake City.

Internal point

Decimal
39.009000, -110.721100
DMS
39°00'32.40"N 110°43'15.96"W
UTM
12N 524147.4E 4317812.3N
Geohash
9wcmbmr7g
Plus code
85FF275H+JH

Towns in Emery County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Emery County, 6,315 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Emery County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Huntington with 1,984.

  1. 01Huntington1,984
  2. 02Castle Dale1,537
  3. 03Ferron1,525
  4. 04Orangeville1,269
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Emery County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Emery County. The most populous is Sanpete County, UT, with 30,732 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 136.9 miles NNW of Emery County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Provo, UT (population 115,479), 98.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Santaquin, UT (population 18,394), 87.7 miles away.

Emery County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Emery County is 49015: state code 49 for Utah plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,823.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Emery County, Utah?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,161. That is up 313 people (3.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,848.

What is the FIPS code of Emery County?

49015. The first two digits (49) are Utah; the last three (015) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Emery County?

Huntington, with 1,984 residents inside Emery County in 2024.

Which counties border Emery County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sanpete County, UT; Sevier County, UT; Carbon County, UT; San Juan County, UT; Grand County, UT; Wayne 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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