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Most residents in poverty, Utah cities · 2020

Utah cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 97 cities in Utah that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Salt Lake City, UTUT218,42830,269+9%

02Provo, UTUT114,52729,735+5%

03West Valley City, UTUT137,49116,393+73%

04Logan, UTUT55,57613,805+42%

05Ogden, UTUT89,51012,415−2%

06Orem, UTUT95,21410,775+52%

07St. George, UTUT108,71310,509+83%

08Cedar City, UTUT41,8717,214+59%

09West Jordan, UTUT116,8126,363+81%

10Millcreek, UTUT63,9265,929+75%

11Taylorsville, UTUT57,4845,921+75%

12Layton, UTUT85,3085,730+74%

13Midvale, UTUT36,0994,868+38%

14South Salt Lake, UTUT26,9344,682+31%

15Lehi, UTUT95,3134,364+320%

16Sandy, UTUT92,3863,781+12%

17Clearfield, UTUT35,1443,205+1%

18Magna metro, UTUT35,4013,197+84%

19Murray, UTUT53,2973,193+49%

20Kearns metro, UTUT35,4043,170+32%

21Roy, UTUT38,7942,829+56%

22Eagle Mountain, UTUT66,5572,785+4542%

23Spanish Fork, UTUT48,8372,704+194%

24Tooele, UTUT42,2702,678+86%

25Springville, UTUT35,6702,539+56%

26Pleasant Grove, UTUT37,7732,485+56%

27Draper, UTUT50,6522,401+252%

28Bountiful, UTUT44,9882,237+36%

29South Jordan, UTUT87,6142,220+357%

30American Fork, UTUT41,0202,072+135%

31Cottonwood Heights, UTUT32,2652,000+86%

32Riverton, UTUT47,3951,961+198%

33Vernal, UTUT10,6711,957+71%

34Herriman, UTUT63,2821,936+3181%

35Syracuse, UTUT39,9091,857+707%

36Hurricane, UTUT25,7451,837+70%

37Payson, UTUT24,6301,768+90%

38Washington, UTUT37,1071,724+167%

39Brigham City, UTUT20,6331,697+12%

40Holladay, UTUT31,1621,541+257%

41North Logan, UTUT11,6081,525+310%

42Saratoga Springs, UTUT61,3971,517+5968%

43Richfield, UTUT8,4781,506+137%

44Price, UTUT8,3681,504+19%

45North Ogden, UTUT21,6891,424+164%

46Tremonton, UTUT12,9341,375+148%

47Moab, UTUT5,2061,234+64%

48Vineyard, UTUT16,0921,168–

49Roosevelt, UTUT7,0321,147+21%

50South Ogden, UTUT17,7101,088+46%

51Kaysville, UTUT33,3071,048+10%

52Ephraim, UTUT6,3931,033−26%

53Enoch, UTUT8,847886+188%

54Heber, UTUT19,651874+96%

55Smithfield, UTUT15,153859+90%

56Farmington, UTUT26,266847+191%

57West Haven, UTUT25,627823+1059%

58Pleasant View, UTUT11,423823+468%

59Riverdale, UTUT9,206812+20%

60Ivins, UTUT11,546800+162%

61Santaquin, UTUT18,989797+638%

62Nephi, UTUT7,488749+59%

63Hyrum, UTUT11,132719+75%

64West Bountiful, UTUT5,931702+374%

65Grantsville, UTUT16,472668+107%

66Park City, UTUT8,587668−9%

67Alpine, UTUT10,444656+153%

68Woods Cross, UTUT11,429622+107%

69North Salt Lake, UTUT23,588596+106%

70Kanab, UTUT5,332594+196%

71Santa Clara, UTUT8,722592+263%

72Bluffdale, UTUT19,506586+7225%

73Sunset, UTUT5,549584+43%

74Clinton, UTUT23,797565+24%

75Hyde Park, UTUT5,786531+431%

76Cedar Hills, UTUT9,755525+278%

77Washington Terrace, UTUT9,075518−24%

78Lindon, UTUT12,015490+88%

79Centerville, UTUT16,480444+56%

80Providence, UTUT9,539426+206%

81West Point, UTUT13,058395+67%

82Nibley, UTUT8,975386+1578%

83Summit Park, UTUT8,537343+304%

84Plain City, UTUT9,256342+389%

85White City metro, UTUT5,146341+73%

86Highland, UTUT21,571323+39%

87Snyderville, UTUT5,948306–

88Hooper, UTUT9,741282+729%

89Mapleton, UTUT16,275248−16%

90Salem, UTUT12,234221+22%

91Fruit Heights, UTUT5,952217+578%

92Farr West, UTUT8,163169+114%

93South Weber, UTUT8,218165−32%

94Midway, UTUT6,011158+42%

95Harrisville, UTUT7,154152+15%

96Perry, UTUT6,226121+133%

97Stansbury Park, UTUT11,242108+1250%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS