Utah County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 29 counties in Utah, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 34.3.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Utah Snapshot
29 Counties Scored
34.3 Mean Score
33.2 Median Score
55.0 San Juan County Most Distressed
13.2 Morgan County Least Distressed
2 moderate county distress5 moderate-low county distress12 low-moderate county distress9 low county distress1 very low county distress
Score Label Distribution Utah County Map
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All 29 Utah counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
Most Distressed
Least Distressed
Score Distribution
How Utah's 29 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Utah Counties
29 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,322 | San Juan County | 55.0 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 2 | 1,346 | Carbon County | 54.5 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 3 | 1,669 | Piute County | 48.4 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 4 | 1,865 | Grand County | 45.3 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 5 | 1,959 | Salt Lake County | 43.6 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 6 | 2,020 | Washington County | 42.3 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 7 | 2,089 | Weber County | 41.0 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 8 | 2,148 | Garfield County | 39.9 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 9 | 2,179 | Duchesne County | 39.4 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 10 | 2,200 | Sevier County | 39.0 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 11 | 2,224 | Sanpete County | 38.5 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 12 | 2,238 | Uintah County | 38.1 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 13 | 2,435 | Emery County | 34.2 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 14 | 2,458 | Iron County | 33.6 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 15 | 2,479 | Kane County | 33.2 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 16 | 2,487 | Tooele County | 33.1 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 17 | 2,555 | Wayne County | 31.5 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 18 | 2,576 | Millard County | 31.1 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 19 | 2,596 | Utah County | 30.6 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 20 | 2,641 | Box Elder County | 29.5 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 21 | 2,653 | Juab County | 29.1 | low county distress | Labor |
| 22 | 2,732 | Beaver County | 27.2 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 23 | 2,761 | Cache County | 26.2 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 24 | 2,792 | Davis County | 25.4 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 25 | 2,800 | Daggett County | 25.2 | low county distress | Labor |
| 26 | 2,818 | Summit County | 24.8 | low county distress | Labor |
| 27 | 2,892 | Rich County | 22.6 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 28 | 2,959 | Wasatch County | 20.3 | low county distress | Labor |
| 29 | 3,097 | Morgan County | 13.2 | very low county distress | Labor |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
extreme county distress — 0 Utah counties
very high county distress — 0 Utah counties
high county distress — 0 Utah counties
moderate-high county distress — 0 Utah counties
moderate county distress — 2 Utah counties
moderate-low county distress — 5 Utah counties
low-moderate county distress — 12 Utah counties
low county distress — 9 Utah counties
very low county distress — 1 Utah county
exceptionally low county distress — 0 Utah counties