RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 29 SHOWN OF 29

Most residents in poverty, Utah counties · 1990

Utah counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 29 counties in Utah that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 2,294.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91671,597–

02Utah County, UTUT759,85940,497–

03Weber County, UTUT278,17415,983–

04Davis County, UTUT381,22713,419–

05Cache County, UTUT145,0009,513–

06Washington County, UTUT213,6706,470–

07San Juan County, UTUT14,5424,592–

08Uintah County, UTUT38,2784,158–

09Iron County, UTUT67,1413,496–

10Sanpete County, UTUT31,4533,288–

11Tooele County, UTUT87,4613,050–

12Carbon County, UTUT20,6802,907–

13Box Elder County, UTUT65,3202,640–

14Duchesne County, UTUT20,8562,369–

15Sevier County, UTUT22,8272,294–

16Millard County, UTUT14,0571,586–

17Summit County, UTUT43,1411,121–

18Emery County, UTUT10,1771,088–

19Grand County, UTUT9,790969–

20Kane County, UTUT8,597841–

21Wasatch County, UTUT38,514800–

22Beaver County, UTUT7,301639–

23Juab County, UTUT13,567617–

24Garfield County, UTUT5,256587–

25Morgan County, UTUT13,383474–

26Wayne County, UTUT2,587357–

27Piute County, UTUT1,509268–

28Rich County, UTUT2,687242–

29Daggett County, UTUT934102–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS