Poverty Rate in Salt Lake County, UT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.1%
Rank #386/3,222 · #11 in UT
88th
Salt Lake 8.1%
UT 8.5% -4.2%
US 12.6% -35.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Salt Lake County's poverty rate of 8.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Salt Lake County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #383 | Wake County, NC | 8.1% |
| #384 | Lac qui Parle County, MN | 8.1% |
| #385 | Dickinson County, KS | 8.1% |
| #386 | Salt Lake County, UT | 8.1% |
| #387 | Churchill County, NV | 8.1% |
| #388 | Butler County, PA | 8.1% |
| #389 | Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 8.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Salt Lake County, Utah has a poverty rate of 8.1%, ranking #386 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Utah, it ranks #11 of 29. This places it in the 88th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.