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Highest unemployment, Utah counties

Utah counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 29 counties in Utah that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 3.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Daggett County, UT, up 27 places to #2.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01San Juan County, UTUT14,54212.5%+0.5 pts

02▲27Daggett County, UTUT9346.6%+5.6 pts

03Uintah County, UTUT38,2786.0%−1.0 pts

04Carbon County, UTUT20,6805.9%−0.8 pts

05▲13Piute County, UTUT1,5095.9%+2.8 pts

06▲6Millard County, UTUT14,0575.5%+1.8 pts

07▲1Sanpete County, UTUT31,4535.1%+0.9 pts

08▼3Sevier County, UTUT22,8274.4%−2.2 pts

09▼7Duchesne County, UTUT20,8564.3%−3.1 pts

10▲10Garfield County, UTUT5,2564.1%+1.1 pts

11▼4Iron County, UTUT67,1413.9%−1.0 pts

12▼1Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9163.8%+0.1 pts

13▼3Utah County, UTUT759,8593.8%0.0 pts

14▲1Kane County, UTUT8,5973.7%+0.3 pts

15▲1Washington County, UTUT213,6703.6%+0.2 pts

16▼7Emery County, UTUT10,1773.6%−0.2 pts

17▼11Tooele County, UTUT87,4613.6%−1.6 pts

18▲1Box Elder County, UTUT65,3203.2%+0.2 pts

19▼2Weber County, UTUT278,1743.0%−0.3 pts

20▲3Davis County, UTUT381,2272.7%+0.2 pts

21Cache County, UTUT145,0002.6%−0.3 pts

22▲6Morgan County, UTUT13,3832.3%+0.7 pts

23▼9Juab County, UTUT13,5672.2%−1.4 pts

24▲3Wayne County, UTUT2,5872.1%+0.4 pts

25▲1Wasatch County, UTUT38,5142.0%+0.2 pts

26▼1Summit County, UTUT43,1411.8%−0.3 pts

27▼14Beaver County, UTUT7,3011.7%−1.9 pts

28▼4Grand County, UTUT9,7901.6%−0.9 pts

29▼7Rich County, UTUT2,6870.0%−2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES