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How many counties in Utah? All 29 listed

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Utah has 29 counties and county equivalents holding 3,331,187 residents. The most populous county in Utah is Salt Lake County with 1,184,689 residents; the smallest is Daggett County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 4.85%, before county and city add-ons.

All 29 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Salt Lake County1,184,689$94,658$484,500$1,493
Utah County683,622$96,877$489,200$1,441
Davis County366,742$108,058$470,500$1,516
Weber County266,183$87,083$389,200$1,269
Washington County189,827$76,411$465,600$1,464
Cache County137,031$78,292$392,800$1,137
Tooele County76,648$101,846$391,300$1,134
Iron County60,201$65,527$342,900$1,008
Box Elder County59,725$77,865$357,400$1,028
Summit County42,709$137,058$1,000,400$1,969
Uintah County36,458$69,861$270,200$914
Wasatch County35,808$115,146$724,400$1,905
Sanpete County29,209$67,459$300,400$911
Sevier County21,854$73,765$274,100$878
Carbon County20,446$53,673$200,700$828
Duchesne County19,932$74,738$253,600$934
San Juan County14,466$54,890$189,900$805
Millard County13,179$70,877$246,400$897
Morgan County12,585$126,092$600,900$1,493
Juab County12,273$89,803$369,800$917
Emery County9,968$69,956$197,100$696
Grand County9,697$62,521$480,900$1,021
Kane County7,996$75,000$350,900$1,120
Beaver County7,172$85,603$287,600$1,034
Garfield County5,170$61,688$285,800$781
Rich County2,588$76,875$291,200$743
Wayne County2,557$70,074$364,800$1,018
Piute County1,705$44,650$235,400$792
Daggett County747$58,750$242,100$775

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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