Utah · 95 places of 5,000+

Largest cities in Utah by population

Short answer

Salt Lake City is the largest city in Utah with 217,783 residents in 2024, followed by West Valley City (138,144) and West Jordan (116,688).
Largest
217,783
Places 5,000+
95
100,000+
5

The 20 largest

Salt Lake City leads with 217,783 residents, 1.6 times the 138,144 of second-place West Valley City. The ten largest places hold 1,152,126 people, 33% of the state's 3,503,613. 5 places have 100,000 or more.

The median place of 5,000+ is Bluffdale at 19,393. Within the top ten, Lehi grew most since July 2020 (+21.6%) and Sandy least (-4.2%). 3 of the 95 places cross a county line; their totals include every county part.

  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
  13. 13Herriman62,352
  14. 14Eagle Mountain60,575
  15. 15Taylorsville57,819
  16. 16Saratoga Springs57,411
  17. 17Logan56,770
  18. 18Murray50,817
  19. 19Draper50,166
  20. 20Spanish Fork47,809
July 1, 2024 population, Census Vintage 2024.

Dots: the 20 places in the chart. Orange pin: Salt Lake City, ranked first.

All 95 places of 5,000+ ranked

#Place2024Since 2020County
1Salt Lake City217,783+8.5%Salt Lake County
2West Valley City138,144-1.3%Salt Lake County
3West Jordan116,688-0.3%Salt Lake County
4Provo115,479+0.3%Utah County
5St. George106,288+10.7%Washington County
6Orem96,646-1.8%Utah County
7Lehi93,446+21.6%Utah County
8Sandy92,840-4.2%Salt Lake County
9Ogden88,656+1.6%Weber County
10South Jordan86,156+10.5%Salt Lake County
11Layton84,348+2.8%Davis County
12Millcreek64,217+0.8%Salt Lake County
13Herriman62,352+10.9%Salt Lake County
14Eagle Mountain60,575+35.8%Utah County
15Taylorsville57,819-4.2%Salt Lake County
16Saratoga Springs57,411+49.9%Utah County
17Logan56,770+7.4%Cache County
18Murray50,817+0.6%Salt Lake County
19Draper50,166-1.7%Salt Lake County +1
20Spanish Fork47,809+11.8%Utah County
21Riverton46,680+3.1%Salt Lake County
22Bountiful45,024-1.6%Davis County
23American Fork41,298+23.1%Utah County
24Tooele40,919+13.6%Tooele County
25Cedar City40,885+15.3%Iron County
26Kearns39,398+7.2%Salt Lake County
27Syracuse38,999+20.4%Davis County
28Roy38,719-1.5%Weber County
29Pleasant Grove38,127+1.0%Utah County
30Midvale36,219+0.3%Salt Lake County
31Springville36,027+1.9%Utah County
32Washington35,501+24.0%Washington County
33Clearfield34,778+9.0%Davis County
34Kaysville33,252+0.6%Davis County
35Cottonwood Heights32,437-3.2%Salt Lake County
36Magna31,381+7.2%Salt Lake County
37Holladay30,588-4.0%Salt Lake County
38South Salt Lake26,561-0.6%Salt Lake County
39Farmington26,163+6.5%Davis County
40Hurricane24,753+22.5%Washington County
41Payson24,666+15.6%Utah County
42West Haven24,617+43.5%Weber County
43Clinton23,728+1.1%Davis County
44North Salt Lake23,593+2.2%Davis County
45North Ogden22,908+8.8%Weber County
46Highland21,146+9.1%Utah County
47Brigham City20,319+3.2%Box Elder County
48Bluffdale19,393+11.7%Salt Lake County
49Heber19,042+11.8%Wasatch County
50Santaquin18,394+32.4%Utah County +1
51South Ogden17,749+1.5%Weber County
52Centerville16,560-1.9%Davis County
53Vineyard16,077+24.5%Utah County
54Grantsville15,682+23.1%Tooele County
55Smithfield15,018+9.8%Cache County
56Mapleton14,812+29.2%Utah County
57West Point12,726+15.0%Davis County
58Tremonton12,677+27.2%Box Elder County
59Lindon12,018+4.7%Utah County
60North Logan11,727+6.7%Cache County
61Woods Cross11,493+0.1%Davis County
62Pleasant View11,337+2.3%Weber County
63Salem11,283+20.5%Utah County
64Ivins11,108+22.3%Washington County
65Hyrum11,043+17.0%Cache County
66Vernal10,698+6.1%Uintah County
67Alpine10,548+2.7%Utah County
68Cedar Hills9,916-0.9%Utah County
69Hooper9,548+4.8%Weber County
70Providence9,447+14.0%Cache County
71Riverdale9,184-2.1%Weber County
72Washington Terrace9,091-1.9%Weber County
73Plain City8,880+12.0%Weber County
74Enoch8,664+15.8%Iron County
75Santa Clara8,631+13.6%Washington County
76Nibley8,615+17.4%Cache County
77Richfield8,330+2.1%Sevier County
78Park City8,292-1.4%Summit County +1
79Price8,278+0.4%Carbon County
80South Weber8,155+2.3%Davis County
81Farr West8,121+5.0%Weber County
82Roosevelt7,390+8.6%Duchesne County
83Nephi7,326+13.1%Juab County
84Harrisville6,947-1.3%Weber County
85Ephraim6,220+10.4%Sanpete County
86Perry6,111+9.3%Box Elder County
87Midway6,064+0.2%Wasatch County
88Fruit Heights5,969-2.2%Davis County
89White City5,918+7.2%Salt Lake County
90West Bountiful5,884-1.1%Davis County
91Hyde Park5,766+9.8%Cache County
92Sunset5,372-1.8%Davis County
93Kanab5,291+12.3%Kane County
94Moab5,242-2.4%Grand County
95Elk Ridge5,003+5.7%Utah County
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates. Counties from the SUMLEV 157 county parts.

Questions people ask

What is the largest city in Utah?

Salt Lake City, with 217,783 residents on July 1, 2024 in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

What is the second largest city in Utah?

West Valley City, with 138,144 residents, 79,639 fewer than Salt Lake City.

How many cities in Utah have more than 100,000 people?

5: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Provo, St. George.

How is city size measured here?

By the Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 population estimate for each incorporated place, inside its legal city limits. Metro areas and census-designated places are not ranked.

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 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

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