Grand County, Utah

Grand County population, land area and income

Grand County had 9,788 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 3,672.9 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 29 in Utah by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 2.7 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 Grand County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,360 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Grand County's population changed since 2020

Grand County gained 105 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.1%. That ranks 26th 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, Grand County recorded 435 births and 361 deaths, a natural change of +74. Net international migration added +250 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -219. The largest single component was international migration, which added 250 people.

Where Grand County is

The Census internal point of Grand County is at 38.974300, -109.573400. 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 Grand County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Grand County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Grand County, 5,242 people together, or 54% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grand County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Moab with 5,242.

Counties bordering Grand County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Grand County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Mesa County, CO, with 161,260 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• CO

  Mesa County, CO

  161,260 people

  60 mi E

• CO

  Garfield County, CO

  63,167 people

  99 mi ENE

• CO

  Montrose County, CO

  44,806 people

  81 mi ESE

• Uintah County

  38,307 people

  80 mi N

• Carbon County

  20,613 people

  73 mi NW

• San Juan County

  14,601 people

  96 mi S

• Emery County

  10,161 people

  62 mi W

• Wayne County

  2,608 people

  91 mi WSW

Distance to Salt Lake City and the nearest big city

Salt Lake City is 174.8 miles NW of Grand County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Provo, UT (population 115,479), 141.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fruita, CO (population 13,912), 47.0 miles away.

Grand County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grand County is 49019: state code 49 for Utah plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,360.