Rich County, UT

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2024 Population
2,631
US Senator
Mike Lee
Republican Party
US Senator
John Curtis
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.1
2.42% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.8%
59.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$79,009
2.78% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$334,600
14.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,242
20.7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rich County, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Rich County, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rich County, UT was $334,600, and the homeownership rate was 84.7%.

Most people in Rich County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Rich County, UT was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Rich County, UT is home to a population of 2.63k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.684% of Rich County, UT residents were born outside of the country (18 people).

In 2024, there were 17.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.42k people) in Rich County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 139 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 45 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
96.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Rich County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rich County, UT was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rich County, UT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.42k ± 60
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    139 ± 57
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    45 ± 31
5.4%
Hispanic Population
142 people

In 2024, there were 17.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.42k people) in Rich County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 139 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 45 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.4% of the people in Rich County, UT are hispanic (142 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rich County, UT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Utah.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    101,934 ± 7,718 people
  2. Venezuela
    11,533 ± 2,632 people
  3. India
    9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.684%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
18 people
3.75%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
97 people

As of 2024, 0.684% of Rich County, UT residents (18 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rich County, UT was 3.75%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    60 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    23 ± 27
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 23

Rich County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.61 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rich County, UT employs 1.24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rich County, UT were Retail Trade (145 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (137 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (133 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($142,955), Manufacturing ($131,188), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($107,875).

Employment

Occupations

1.24k
2024 Value
± 181
20.7%
1 Year growth
± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rich County, UT grew at a rate of 20.7%, from 1.03k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rich County, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (182 people), Management Occupations (134 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (130 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rich County, UT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.24k
2024 Value
± 181
20.7%
1 Year growth
± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rich County, UT grew at a rate of 20.7%, from 1.03k employees to 1.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rich County, UT, are Retail Trade (145 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (137 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (133 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rich County, UT, though some of these residents may live in Rich County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$68,239
Median earning men ± $6,858
$21,957
Median earning women ± $5,837

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($131,188), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,929), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($92,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($38,056), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($30,402), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($29,286).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 17
    Accommodation and Food Services
  2. 10
    Transportation and Warehousing
  3. 9
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $5.26k
    Accommodation and Food Services
  2. $4.83k
    Construction
  3. $4.36k
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Rich County, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (37.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (1.14%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

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Mike Lee
Senator from Utah3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
John Curtis
Senator from Utah1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rich County, UT was $334,600 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $291,200 to $334,600, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Rich County, UT is 84.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rich County, UT have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rich County, UT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.85% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Rich County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.25%.

Housing

Property

$334,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$43,858
$782
Median Property Taxes
±$124

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rich County, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rich County, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

84.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.7% of the housing units in Rich County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,009
Median Household Income
± $10,987
923
Number of Households
± 142

In 2024, the median household income of the 923 households in Rich County, UT grew to $79,009 from the previous year's value of $76,875.

The following chart displays the households in Rich County, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rich County, UT is from Utah.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Utah
0.478
2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.9%)
  3. Carpooled (7.28%)

In 2024, 64.4% of workers in Rich County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rich County, UT have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.9% of the workforce in Rich County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rich County, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rich County, UT have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.85% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Rich County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.25%.

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Poverty & Diversity

3.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rich County, UT (99 out of 2.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rich County, UT is White, followed by Native American and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 11.4% of the children was living in poverty in Rich County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.5%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 86.3 in Rich County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 12.7 per 100,000 population.

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Health

92.9% of the population of Rich County, UT has health coverage, with 43.6% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 19.6% on non-group plans, and 1.72% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rich County, UT see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNk% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1314 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2670 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.9% were men and 47.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rich County, UT

Primary care physicians in Rich County, UT see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a NaNk% change from the previous year (0 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rich County, UT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.2% under 18 years, 14% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.9% were men and 47.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.09%
Uninsured
43.6%
Employer Coverage
11.2%
Medicaid
16.7%
Medicare
19.6%
Non-Group
1.72%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rich County, UT declined by 2.65% from 7.28% to 7.09%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.1% in Rich County, UT.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.4% in Rich County, UT.

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