RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 97 SHOWN OF 97

Most unemployed people, Utah cities · 2020

Utah cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 97 cities in Utah that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 97 is 230.

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01Salt Lake City, UTUT218,4284,526–

02Provo, UTUT114,5273,401–

03West Valley City, UTUT137,4912,998–

04West Jordan, UTUT116,8122,370–

05Ogden, UTUT89,5102,038–

06Orem, UTUT95,2141,970–

07St. George, UTUT108,7131,494–

08Taylorsville, UTUT57,4841,434–

09Millcreek, UTUT63,9261,276–

10Lehi, UTUT95,3131,258–

11Sandy, UTUT92,3861,256–

12Murray, UTUT53,2971,171–

13Logan, UTUT55,576981–

14Midvale, UTUT36,099959–

15Tooele, UTUT42,270959–

16Herriman, UTUT63,282950–

17Magna metro, UTUT35,401935–

18Layton, UTUT85,308902–

19Kearns metro, UTUT35,404901–

20Cedar City, UTUT41,871862–

21South Salt Lake, UTUT26,934835–

22South Jordan, UTUT87,614718–

23Pleasant Grove, UTUT37,773696–

24Riverton, UTUT47,395689–

25Draper, UTUT50,652615–

26Clinton, UTUT23,797606–

27American Fork, UTUT41,020596–

28Roy, UTUT38,794574–

29Cottonwood Heights, UTUT32,265547–

30Eagle Mountain, UTUT66,557518–

31Bountiful, UTUT44,988502–

32Payson, UTUT24,630499–

33Clearfield, UTUT35,144493–

34Springville, UTUT35,670436–

35Kaysville, UTUT33,307421–

36Roosevelt, UTUT7,032373–

37Holladay, UTUT31,162366–

38Brigham City, UTUT20,633357–

39Vernal, UTUT10,671348–

40Spanish Fork, UTUT48,837334–

41North Salt Lake, UTUT23,588328–

42Saratoga Springs, UTUT61,397321–

43North Ogden, UTUT21,689298–

44Grantsville, UTUT16,472274–

45Washington Terrace, UTUT9,075269–

46Price, UTUT8,368264–

47White City metro, UTUT5,146247–

48Heber, UTUT19,651232–

49Richfield, UTUT8,478230–

50Highland, UTUT21,571229–

51Santaquin, UTUT18,989222–

52Summit Park, UTUT8,537222–

53Farmington, UTUT26,266218–

54Syracuse, UTUT39,909213–

55South Weber, UTUT8,218203–

56Bluffdale, UTUT19,506199–

57Ephraim, UTUT6,393198–

58Riverdale, UTUT9,206185–

59West Haven, UTUT25,627183–

60Pleasant View, UTUT11,423173–

61North Logan, UTUT11,608168–

62Smithfield, UTUT15,153168–

63Harrisville, UTUT7,154152–

64Moab, UTUT5,206146–

65Ivins, UTUT11,546141–

66Centerville, UTUT16,480140–

67Hurricane, UTUT25,745140–

68Lindon, UTUT12,015139–

69Salem, UTUT12,234136–

70Woods Cross, UTUT11,429133–

71Sunset, UTUT5,549118–

72Cedar Hills, UTUT9,755108–

73Washington, UTUT37,107105–

74South Ogden, UTUT17,710103–

75Alpine, UTUT10,44499–

76Tremonton, UTUT12,93494–

77Plain City, UTUT9,25690–

78Hyrum, UTUT11,13288–

79Park City, UTUT8,58786–

80Providence, UTUT9,53985–

81Nephi, UTUT7,48884–

82Vineyard, UTUT16,09280–

83Enoch, UTUT8,84778–

84Hyde Park, UTUT5,78672–

85Mapleton, UTUT16,27571–

86West Bountiful, UTUT5,93171–

87Santa Clara, UTUT8,72269–

88Snyderville, UTUT5,94864–

89West Point, UTUT13,05863–

90Farr West, UTUT8,16347–

91Stansbury Park, UTUT11,24247–

92Fruit Heights, UTUT5,95243–

93Kanab, UTUT5,33242–

94Hooper, UTUT9,74131–

95Midway, UTUT6,01128–

96Nibley, UTUT8,97520–

97Perry, UTUT6,2267–

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