In 2023, nine percent of Utah's population lived below the poverty line. This is an increase from the previous year, when the poverty rate in the state stood at 8.2 percent. The poverty rate of the United States since 1990 can be accessed here.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Utah County, UT was 8.70% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Utah County, UT reached a record high of 14.00 in January of 2013 and a record low of 8.70 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Utah County, UT - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

In Utah, the poverty rate is 8.6% and the uninsured rate is 8.7%. Percent of people below the federal poverty line and the share without health insurance. Source: ACS 5-year estimates (derived).

Utah Poverty Rates By State 2007

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Salt Lake County, UT was 8.40% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Salt Lake County, UT reached a record high of 12.90 in January of 2014 and a record low of 8.10 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Salt Lake County, UT - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Cache County, UT was 13.10% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Cache County, UT reached a record high of 16.60 in January of 2013 and a record low of 13.10 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Cache County, UT - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Daggett County, UT was 10.10% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Daggett County, UT reached a record high of 12.30 in January of 2012 and a record low of 3.30 in January of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Daggett County, UT - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

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Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Wayne County, UT was 9.10% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Wayne County, UT reached a record high of 18.20 in January of 2013 and a record low of 8.50 in January of 2018. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Wayne County, UT - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Sevier County, UT was 10.50% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Sevier County, UT reached a record high of 15.40 in January of 2013 and a record low of 10.50 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Sevier County, UT - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Sanpete County, UT (S1701ACS049039) from 2012 to 2023 about Sanpete County, UT; UT; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

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Summary File 3 contains sample data, which is the information compiled from the questions asked of a sample of all people and housing units in the United States. Population items include basic population totals as well as counts for the following characteristics: urban and rural, households and families, marital status, grandparents as caregivers, language and ability to speak English, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship status, year of entry, migration, place of work, journey to work (commuting), school enrollment and educational attainment, veteran status, disability, employment status, industry, occupation, class of worker, income, and poverty status. Housing items include basic housing totals and counts for urban and rural, number of rooms, number of bedrooms, year moved into unit, household size and occupants per room, units in structure, year structure built, heating fuel, telephone service, plumbing and kitchen facilities, vehicles available, value of home, and monthly rent and shelter costs. The Summary File 3 population tables are identified with a "P" prefix and the housing tables are identified with an "H," followed by a sequential number. The "P" and "H" tables are shown for the block group and higher level geography, while the "PCT" and "HCT" tables are shown for the census tract and higher level geography. There are 16 "P" tables, 15 "PCT" tables, and 20 "HCT" tables that bear an alphabetic suffix on the table number, indicating that they are repeated for nine major race and Hispanic or Latino groups. There are 484 population tables and 329 housing tables for a total of 813 unique tables.

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