State profile · UT
Largest Cities in Utah
Ranked by resident population across 310 tracked cities and towns in Utah, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.
- 310
- Cities
- 3.2M
- Combined city pop.
- $89,500
- Avg median income
- 6.8%
- Avg poverty rate
Data updated August 2026
The headline finding
Salt Lake City is the largest of 310 tracked cities in Utah, which ranks #11 of 52 nationally on avg median income.
- Salt Lake City
- largest tracked city (203,888 people)
- #11
- national rank, avg median income
- 310
- cities tracked in this state
Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.
79% of Utah's 310 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.
Utah's city-size mix
How the tracked cities and towns split by resident population
- <10K
Small towns under 10,000 residents
244 tracked cities
- 10K-99K 62
Mid-size cities with 10,000-99,999 residents
62 tracked cities
- 100K-999K 4
Large cities with 100,000-999,999 residents
4 tracked cities
What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Utah coverage, with 244 of 310 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.
How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below
Every tracked city in Utah is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Utah's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
Largest cities in Utah
By population, hover or tap a bar for income detail
- Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT
203,888 residents
- West Valley City
West Valley City, UT
137,955 residents
- West Jordan
West Jordan, UT
116,277 residents
- Provo
Provo, UT
114,303 residents
- St. George
St. George, UT
99,184 residents
- Orem
Orem, UT
97,048 residents
- Sandy
Sandy, UT
94,723 residents
- Ogden
Ogden, UT
86,973 residents
- Layton
Layton, UT
82,512 residents
- Lehi 81,039
Lehi, UT
81,039 residents
- South Jordan 80,331
South Jordan, UT
80,331 residents
- Millcreek 63,342
Millcreek, UT
63,342 residents
What this shows Salt Lake City, UT is the most populous city profiled in Utah; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 310-row record is available as a CSV.
How Utah ranks nationally
Avg median income
$89,500
#11 of 52 · highest income
Avg home value
$426,119
#11 of 52 · highest values
Avg poverty rate
6.8%
#7 of 52 · lowest poverty
Tracked cities
310
#36 of 52 · most tracked cities
Utah ranks #11 of 52 nationally on average median income and #7 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.
How Utah's home values compare nationally
Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories
$426,119 21st percentile more affordable than 21% of 52 US states
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Largest cities in Utah
Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 310 city records and their source-backed fields.
What to do with Utah's city data
310 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.
- Salt Lake City is Utah's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major UT metro. Salt Lake City profile
- Silver Summit has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Utah, a different lens than population size alone. Silver Summit profile
- See how Utah's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings
City counts and averages on this page cover only the 310 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide similar states
Other states closest to Utah on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar statewide population
Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 3,199,453.
Similar mean household income
Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $89,500. Population peers are excluded.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cities does PlainCities track in Utah?
PlainCities profiles 310 cities and towns in Utah, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What is the largest city in Utah?
Salt Lake City is the largest tracked city in Utah, with a population of 203,888.
What is the average household income in Utah?
Across the 310 tracked cities in Utah, the average median household income is $89,500. Individual cities vary widely, with Silver Summit reporting the highest median income at $235,329.
What is the average poverty rate in Utah?
The average poverty rate across Utah's tracked cities is 6.8%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
Every figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.