Garfield County, Utah Population 2024

5,370

Garfield County, Utah's estimated 2024 population is 5,370 with a growth rate of 1.05% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Garfield County, Utah is the 25th largest county in Utah. The 2010 population was 5,196 and has seen a growth of 3.35% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20295,650561%
20285,594561.01%
20275,538561.02%
20265,482561.03%
20255,426561.04%
20245,370561.05%
20235,314561.07%
20225,2581322.58%
20215,126230.45%
20205,1031032.06%
20195,000300.6%
20184,970-52-1.04%
20175,022661.33%
20164,956-10-0.2%
20154,966-43-0.86%
20145,009-24-0.48%
20135,033-31-0.61%
20125,064-86-1.67%
20115,150-46-0.89%
20105,19600%
19903,9803078.36%
19803,67351616.34%
19703,157-420-11.74%
19603,577-574-13.83%
19504,151-1,102-20.98%
19405,25361113.16%
19304,642-126-2.64%
19204,7681,10830.27%
19103,6602607.65%
19003,40094338.38%
18902,457-3,193-56.51%
2024 Growth Rate
1.05% (56)
County Website
Garfield County
State
Utah
County Seat
Panguitch
2020 Population
5,103
Area
5180 mi²
Density
1 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
5.23% (267)
Founded
1882

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White4,82694.24%
Native American1462.85%
Two or more races741.45%
Other race470.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander220.43%
Black or African American60.12%
Asian00%

White

Native American

Two or more races

Other race

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Asian

Garfield County, Utah Population by Race

Garfield County, Utah Population Pyramid 2024

Garfield County, Utah Median Age

40.4

Total

39.1

Male

40.8

Female

Garfield County, Utah Adults

There are 3,987 adults, (1,174 of whom are seniors) in Garfield County, Utah.

Garfield County, Utah Age Dependency

82

Age Dependency Ratio

41.7

Old Age Dependency Ratio

40.3

Child Dependency Ratio

Garfield County, Utah Sex Ratio

Female2,48648.55%
Male2,63551.45%

Garfield County, Utah Population by Age

Garfield County, Utah Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All1,9522.4673.226.8
Married1,1662.9383.316.7
Non Family5831.1358.741.3
Female1343.5860.439.6
Male693.5449.350.7

2.98

Average Family Size

2.46

Average Household Size

73.2%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Garfield County, Utah Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1002.67%
Associates Degree45112.04%
Bachelors Degree78520.95%
Graduate Degree3519.37%
High School Graduate1,09029.09%
Less Than 9th Grade521.39%
Some College91824.5%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Garfield County, Utah Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Garfield County, Utah Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White3,2823,208942
Hispanic28822687
Native American111111105
2+ Races69510
Other Race37290
Islander2262
Black440

The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among native american people with a rate of 94.59%.

Garfield County, Utah Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$33,194$30,183$43,269
Graduate Degree$97,917$102,417$22,500
High School Graduate$31,367$45,536$21,996
Less Than 9th Grade$21,607$40,625$0
Overall$31,237$35,938$26,856
Some College$30,304$31,332$28,542

$31,237

Average Earnings

$35,938

Average Male

$26,856

Average Female

Garfield County, Utah Earnings by Educational Attainment

Garfield County, Utah Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Garfield County, Utah Language

91.07% of Garfield County, Utah residents speak only English, while 8.93% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 5.38% of the population.

Garfield County, Utah Language

Garfield County, Utah Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White4,42158713.28%
Native14413895.83%
Hispanic3295015.2%
Islander141285.71%

15.91%

Overall Poverty Rate

20.14%

Male Poverty Rate

11.61%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Garfield County, Utah

The race most likely to be in poverty in Garfield County, Utah is Native, with 95.83% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Garfield County, Utah is White, with 13.28% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.34%. Among those working part-time, it was 22.6%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 19.16%.

Garfield County, Utah Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade17.97%
Bachelors or Greater15.59%
Some College14.38%
High School12.43%

Garfield County, Utah Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed62%
Male Employed18.07%
Female Employed5.55%
Female Unemployed0%

Garfield County, Utah Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Garfield County, Utah Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$72,930$87,099
Households$56,481$72,278
Married Families$74,922$-999,999,999
Non Families$32,417$34,626

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Garfield County, Utah Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

59.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

55.4%

Male Marriage Rate

64.4%

Female Marriage Rate

Garfield County, Utah Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Garfield County, Utah Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Garfield County, Utah Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Garfield County, Utah Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

192

Number of Veterans

177

Male Veterans

15

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam100
Korea47
First Gulf War19
Second Gulf War7
World War II0

Garfield County, Utah Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 7483
75+70
55 to 6431
18 to 345
35 to 543

Garfield County, Utah Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White1925.13%

Garfield County, Utah Veterans by Race

Garfield County, Utah Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

4.17%

Veteran Poverty Rate

60.42%

Veteran Disability Rate

Garfield County, Utah Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

59.3%

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Employment Rate

4.4%

Unemployment Rate

Garfield County, Utah Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Garfield County, Utah Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Garfield County, Utah Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

64.13%

Born in Garfield County, Utah

95.94%

Native Born

4.06%

Foreign Born

1.91%

Non Citizen

2.15%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

95.94% of Garfield County, Utah residents were born in the United States, with 64.13% having been born in Utah. 1.91% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Garfield County, Utah Place of Birth

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