Poverty Rate in Salt Lake County, UT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Salt Lake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Salt Lake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Salt Lake County: 8.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Poverty Rate in Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County, Utah has a poverty rate of 8.1%, which ranks #386 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 35.4% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Utah, Salt Lake County ranks #11 of 29 out of 29 counties. This places it in the 88th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.