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Utah: county data, all 29 of them.

3,392,331 residents across 29 county-equivalents, 94,807 business establishments, and 10,668 SBA approvals worth $6.67 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 29 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Utah?

  • Population3,392,331
  • Households1,124,822
  • Average household size3.02
  • County-equivalents29
  • People per square mile41

Utah has 3,392,331 residents in 1,124,822 households across 29 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Utah economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$299.47 bn
  • County product per resident$88,279
  • Covered employment1,714,010
  • Average annual pay$66,894

The average annual pay of $66,894 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Utah?

  • Business establishments94,807
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents27.9
  • Employment at those establishments1,454,396
  • Annual payroll$88.60 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Utah

  • Housing units permitted23,902
  • Permitted construction value$7.42 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households21.2

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Utah (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded6,585
  • 7(a) approval dollars$3.42 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$519,995
  • 504 approvals recorded4,083
  • 504 approval dollars$3.25 bn
  • Average 504 approval$795,044
  • Counties with a 7(a) record29 of 29

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Utah

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans5.40 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate1,490
  • 7(a) loans charged off81
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans1.00 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate1,356
  • 504 loans charged off14

Of the 1,490 Utah 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 5.40 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Utah?

  • Land area82,170 sq mi
  • County-equivalents29
  • People per square mile41

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Utah.

Utah county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Salt Lake County1,196,523$97,49435,732$153.85 bn3,790
Utah County705,400$100,67117,568$47.94 bn2,359
Davis County370,924$110,8848,636$23.32 bn931
Weber County269,648$90,0056,389$18.12 bn633
Washington County196,431$80,6327,191$11.55 bn877
Cache County140,046$81,6654,140$9.09 bn517
Tooele County79,347$106,5871,187$3.25 bn144
Iron County62,252$66,2471,935$3.19 bn227
Box Elder County61,246$84,5501,332$3.55 bn152
Summit County42,970$138,1142,810$6.08 bn188

Counties

All 29 Utah county-equivalents.

Utah counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Beaver County7,273$79,360198$586.5 m112,590
Box Elder County61,246$84,5501,332$3.55 bn1525,746
Cache County140,046$81,6654,140$9.09 bn5171,165
Carbon County20,517$58,377495$1.28 bn541,478
Daggett County783$66,00031$146.4 m5697
Davis County370,924$110,8848,636$23.32 bn931299
Duchesne County20,185$78,445675$1.86 bn733,241
Emery County10,046$74,291194$1.46 bn174,462
Garfield County5,219$61,875203$417.2 m365,175
Grand County9,754$67,106564$938.9 m483,672
Iron County62,252$66,2471,935$3.19 bn2273,297
Juab County12,586$101,786288$894.9 m363,392
Kane County8,170$77,092345$586.2 m373,990
Millard County13,315$73,639301$1.49 bn376,572
Morgan County12,802$130,929382$575.4 m18609
Piute County1,694$48,39336$131.2 m3758
Rich County2,631$79,009128$253.4 m191,029
Salt Lake County1,196,523$97,49435,732$153.85 bn3,790742
San Juan County14,483$64,481285$823.0 m317,820
Sanpete County29,719$70,083534$1.51 bn561,590
Sevier County22,085$74,884616$1.66 bn751,911
Summit County42,970$138,1142,810$6.08 bn1881,872
Tooele County79,347$106,5871,187$3.25 bn1446,941
Uintah County37,056$73,7461,149$2.88 bn1404,480
Utah County705,400$100,67117,568$47.94 bn2,3592,003
Wasatch County36,642$117,6081,345$1.88 bn1391,176
Washington County196,431$80,6327,191$11.55 bn8772,426
Wayne County2,584$76,607118$160.3 m152,461
Weber County269,648$90,0056,389$18.12 bn633576

The register

Every source behind these 29 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

An Utah statutory guide is in preparation.

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