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Counties of Utah
LocationState of Utah
Number29
Populations956 (Daggett) – 1,216,274 (Salt Lake)
Areas299 square miles (770 km2) (Davis) – 7,820 square miles (20,300 km2) (San Juan)
Government
Subdivisions
Population density of Utah counties

There are 29counties in the U.S. state ofUtah.

In 1849, the provisionalState of Deseret established seven counties:Davis,Iron,Sanpete,Salt Lake,Tooele,Utah, andWeber.[1] After theTerritory of Utah was created in 1851, the first territorial legislature (1851–1852) acknowledged those seven and created three more:Juab,Millard, andWashington. Over a 40-year period (1854–1894), the Utah Territorial Legislature established most of the counties that exist today. In the early 20th century, after Utah had become a state, the final two counties were created:Duchesne bygubernatorial proclamation (1913) andDaggett by popular vote (1917).[2] Present-day Duchesne County encompassed anIndian reservation that was created in 1861. The reservation was opened tohomesteaders in 1905 and the county was created in 1913.[3] Due to dangerous roads, mountainous terrain, and bad weather preventing travel via a direct route, 19th-century residents in present-day Daggett County had to travel 400 to 800 miles (640 to 1,290 km) on both stage and rail to conduct business inVernal, the county seat forUintah County a mere 50 miles (80 km) away. In 1917, all Uintah County residents voted to create Daggett County.[4]

Based on 2024 United States Census data, the population of Utah was 3,503,613. Just under 75% of Utah's population is concentrated along fourWasatch Front counties: Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Weber. Salt Lake County was the largest county in the state with a population of 1,216,274, followed by Utah County with 747,234, Davis County with 378,470 and Weber County with 276,118. Daggett County was the least populated with 956 people. The largest county in land area isSan Juan County with 7,821 square miles (20,260 km2) and Davis County is the smallest with 304 square miles (790 km2).[5]

TheFederal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each county.[6] Utah's FIPS code is 49, which when combined with any county code would be written as 49XXX. In the FIPS code column in the table below, each FIPS code links to the most current census data for that county.[7]

The Utah Code (Title 17, Chapter 50, Part 5) divides the counties into six classes by population:[8]

  • First class: Population of 1,000,000 or more. Only one county - Salt Lake - is first class.
  • Second class: Population between 175,000 and 1,000,000. Four counties.
  • Third class: Population between 40,000 and 175,000. Five counties.
  • Fourth class: Population between 11,000 and 40,000. Ten counties.
  • Fifth class: Population between 4,000 and 11,000. Five counties.
  • Sixth class: Population below 4,000. Four counties.

The county classes, for example, are used in the Utah legislature in crafting of legislation to distinguish between more urban and rural areas, such as important yet subtle distinctions in how revenue can be distributed. Usually, a bill intended to benefit rural counties would target the counties of the fourth, fifth and sixth class.[9]

Under Utah Code (Title 17, Chapter 52a, Part 2), Utah counties are permitted to choose one of four forms of county government:[10] a three-member full-time commission; a five or seven member expanded commission; a three to nine member (odd-numbered) part-time council with a full-time elected county mayor or a three to nine member (odd-numbered) part-time council with a full-time manager appointed by the council. 23 out of 29 counties are ruled by the standard three-member commission. Of the other six, Cache County was the first change in 1988 to a seven-member council with an elected mayor. Grand County adopted a seven-member council with appointed manager in 1992, followed by Morgan County in 1999 and Wasatch County in 2003. In 1998, Salt Lake County residents approved adopting a nine-member council with elected mayor that began work in 2001.[11] Summit County adopted a five-member council with an appointed manager in 2006.[12]

Counties

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County
FIPS code[7] County seat[2][13] Est.[2][13] Origin[2] Etymology[14]Population[15]Area[16]Map


Beaver County001BeaverJan 5, 1856Part ofIron County[17]The manybeavers in the area[18]7,4242,590 sq mi
(6,708 km2)		State map highlighting Beaver County


Box Elder County003Brigham CityJan 5, 1856Part ofWeber CountyThe manyBox Elder trees in the area[19]64,1205,746 sq mi
(14,882 km2)		State map highlighting Box Elder County
Cache County005LoganJan 5, 1857Part ofWeber County[17]Caches of furs made byRocky Mountain Fur Company trappers[20]145,4871,165 sq mi
(3,017 km2)		State map highlighting Cache County


Carbon County007PriceMar 8, 1894Part ofEmery CountyThe vast coal beds in the county[21]20,6131,478 sq mi
(3,828 km2)		State map highlighting Carbon County
Daggett County009ManilaJan 7, 1918Part ofSummit andUintah countiesOliver Ellsworth Daggett (1810–1880), the first Utah Surveyor General[22]956697 sq mi
(1,805 km2)		State map highlighting Daggett County


Davis County011FarmingtonOct 5, 1850Part ofDeseretGreat Salt Lake andWeber countiesDaniel C. Davis (1804–1850),Mormon Battalion captain[23]378,470299 sq mi
(774 km2)		State map highlighting Davis County


Duchesne County013DuchesneJan 4, 1915Part ofWasatch CountyUncertain; likely origins are aUte word translated "dark canyon", theFrench and Indian War site ofFort Duquesne (the county's initial settlement was also a fortress), the corrupted name of an area Indian chief, the name ofSociety of the Sacred Heart founderRose Philippine Duchesne, the name of French geographerAndré Duchesne, or the name of French fur trapper and explorer Du Chasne[24]20,8033,241 sq mi
(8,394 km2)		State map highlighting Duchesne County


Emery County015Castle DaleFeb 12, 1880Part ofSanpete County[25]George W. Emery (1830–1909), Governor of the Utah Territory from 1875–1880[26]10,1614,462 sq mi
(11,557 km2)		State map highlighting Emery County


Garfield County017PanguitchMar 9, 1882Part ofIron CountyJames A. Garfield (1831–1881), President of the United States in 1881[27]5,2905,083 sq mi
(13,165 km2)		State map highlighting Garfield County
Grand County019MoabMar 13, 1890Part ofEmery CountyThe Grand River, since renamed to theColorado River[28]9,7883,672 sq mi
(9,510 km2)		State map highlighting Grand County


Iron County021ParowanJan 31, 1850Original county ofState of DeseretIron mines west ofCedar City[29]65,9363,297 sq mi
(8,539 km2)		State map highlighting Iron County
Juab County023NephiMar 3, 1852Original county ofTerritory of UtahA Native American word translated "thirsty valley" or "flat plain"[30]13,2973,392 sq mi
(8,785 km2)		State map highlighting Juab County


Kane County025KanabJan 16, 1864Part ofWashington CountyThomas L. Kane (1822–1883), U.S. Army officer who spoke in favor of the Mormon migration and settlement of Utah[31]8,5253,990 sq mi
(10,334 km2)		State map highlighting Kane County


Millard County027FillmoreOct 4, 1851Original county ofTerritory of UtahMillard Fillmore (1800–1874), President of the United States from 1850 to 1853[32]13,5726,572 sq mi
(17,021 km2)		State map highlighting Millard County


Morgan County029MorganJan 17, 1862Part ofDavis,Great Salt Lake,Summit, andWeber counties[33]Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816–1856), anApostle ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[34]13,093609 sq mi
(1,577 km2)		State map highlighting Morgan County


Piute County031JunctionJan 16, 1865Part ofBeaver CountyThePiute tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area[35]1,534758 sq mi
(1,963 km2)		State map highlighting Piute County


Rich County033RandolphJan 16, 1864Part ofCache CountyCharles C. Rich (1809–1883), an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[36]2,7521,029 sq mi
(2,665 km2)		State map highlighting Rich County


Salt Lake County035Salt Lake CityJan 31, 1850Original county ofState of DeseretTheGreat Salt Lake, the largestterminal lake in the Western Hemisphere[37]1,216,274742 sq mi
(1,922 km2)		State map highlighting Salt Lake County
San Juan County037MonticelloFeb 17, 1880Parts ofKane,Iron, andPiute countiesNamed for theSan Juan River, a 400-mile (640 km) tributary of the Colorado river located in southernColorado and Utah[38]14,6017,820 sq mi
(20,254 km2)		State map highlighting San Juan County


Sanpete County039MantiJan 31, 1850Original county ofState of DeseretUncertain, possibly from aUte Chief named San Pitch[39]30,7321,590 sq mi
(4,118 km2)		State map highlighting Sanpete County
Sevier County041RichfieldJan 16, 1865Part ofSanpete CountyTheSevier River, a 280-mile (450 km) river in central Utah[40]22,5201,911 sq mi
(4,949 km2)		State map highlighting Sevier County


Summit County043CoalvilleJan 13, 1854Part ofGreat Salt Lake andGreen River counties[41]High elevations in the county, which includes 39 of Utah's highest peaks[42]43,1091,872 sq mi
(4,848 km2)		State map highlighting Summit County


Tooele County045TooeleJan 31, 1850Original county ofState of DeseretUncertain, either from theGoshute Tribe Chief Tuilla or theTules plant that grew in the marshes[43]84,4886,941 sq mi
(17,977 km2)		State map highlighting Tooele County


Uintah County047VernalFeb 18, 1880Part ofSanpete,Summit, andWasatch counties[44]The Uintah band of theUte tribe who lived in the area[45]38,3074,480 sq mi
(11,603 km2)		State map highlighting Uintah County


Utah County049ProvoJan 31, 1850Original county ofState of DeseretYuta, the Spanish name for theUte tribe[46]747,2342,003 sq mi
(5,188 km2)		State map highlighting Utah County
Wasatch County051Heber CityJan 17, 1862Part ofGreat Salt Lake,Green River,Sanpete,Summit, andUtah counties[47]A Native American word meaning "mountain pass", also the name of theWasatch Range[48]37,8581,176 sq mi
(3,046 km2)		State map highlighting Wasatch County


Washington County053St. GeorgeMar 3, 1852Original county ofTerritory of UtahGeorge Washington (1732–1799), President of the United States from 1789 to 1797[49]207,9432,426 sq mi
(6,283 km2)		State map highlighting Washington County


Wayne County055LoaMar 10, 1892Part ofPiute CountyWayne County, Tennessee[50]2,6082,461 sq mi
(6,374 km2)		State map highlighting Wayne County


Weber County057OgdenJan 31, 1850Original county ofState of DeseretTheWeber River, a 125 miles (201 km) tributary of the Great Salt Lake[51]276,118576 sq mi
(1,492 km2)		State map highlighting Weber County

State of Deseret counties

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County name changes

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Former counties

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There were ten counties in the Territory of Utah that were absorbed by other states or other Utah counties.

County[2]Established[2]Superseded[2]EtymologyPresent location[2]
Carson CountyJanuary 17, 1854March 2, 1861Named forKit Carson, an American frontiersman[52]Nevada
Cedar CountyJanuary 5, 1856January 17, 1862Named for the numerous cedar trees growing in the area (which are actuallyjuniper trees)[53][54]Utah County
Desert CountyMarch 3, 1852January 17, 1862Named for the surroundingdesertBox Elder County,Tooele County andNevada
Greasewood CountyJanuary 5, 1856January 17, 1862Named for thegreasewood plant growing in the area[55]Box Elder County
Green River CountyMarch 3, 1852February 16, 1872Named for theGreen River, a 730-mile (1,170 km) tributary of theColorado River that runs throughWyoming,Colorado and Utah[56]Cache,Weber,Morgan,Davis,Wasatch,Summit,Duchesne,Carbon, andUtah Counties, andWyoming andColorado
Humboldt CountyJanuary 5, 1856March 2, 1861Named for theHumboldt River, a 300-mile (480 km) river in Nevada and longest river in theGreat Basin[57]Nevada
Malad CountyJanuary 5, 1856January 17, 1862Named for theMalad River, the name beingFrench for "sickly"[58]Box Elder County
Rio Virgen CountyFebruary 18, 1869February 16, 1872Named for theVirgin River (elRio de la Virgen[59]), a 160-mile-long (260 km) tributary of the Colorado River located in southern Utah and Nevada[60]Washington County,Nevada andArizona
St. Mary's CountyJanuary 5, 1856January 17, 1862Named after the Mary's River, which was later renamed to the Humboldt River[61]Nevada
Shambip CountyJanuary 12, 1856January 17, 1862Goshute Native American Tribe word forRush Lake[62]Tooele County

References

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  4. ^Industrial Commission of Utah (1920).Report of the Industrial Commission of Utah. Kaysville, Utah: Inland Publishing Company. p. 346. RetrievedMay 1, 2010.
  5. ^"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Utah". U.S. Census Bureau. RetrievedMarch 14, 2025.
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  9. ^'One of the big boys': Cache County expected to move up in class in 2019, based on population growth
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  11. ^Changes in state's county governments
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Further reading

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Bibliography

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  • Van Cott, John W. (1990).Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press.ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7.

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