Skip to content
Beacon CRE

Rich County, UT: population growth, jobs and income

Rich County lost 53 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−1.9%).

Rich County had an estimated 2,687 residents in 2025, up 7.4% (184 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Utah as a whole (+7.8%), and the 13th fastest growth of 28 counties in Utah.

Data as of 2025 · updated

See page 1 free (PDF)

14-day full refund · Stripe, Apple Pay or Google Pay · Instant PDF + CSV · Sold by Simply Stats LLC (NC)

How we compute every number · Refund terms

In the Rich County report

One-time $99 PDF: everything on this page for Rich County, ranked against Utah and the U.S., plus these figures that are not on the free page:

  • Median gross rent$760/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes72.6%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months672025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

What's inside: 5 pages

  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
See every page of a sample report

Want Pro for Utah? Get notified

Headline numbers

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 64 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 667 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.8% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.4% in 2025, 0.1 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 82 new homes in 2025, or 30.5 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $79,009 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +23.6% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 348th.

Part of the Evanston, WY-UT micro area.

Get Rich County’s next numbers by email

Email me when Rich County gets new Census numbers: population, building permits, jobs and income. About 4 emails a year, one click to stop.

We use your address only to email you when new data for Rich County is out: what changed, with a link to that county's report. No newsletter, no other sales emails. Delete it any time with the link in every email. We'll email you a link to confirm first; nothing starts until you click it. Privacy notice.

Rich County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20252,687−53
20242,740+72
20232,668+35
20222,633+35
20212,598+95
20202,503–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Rich County

Rich County grew by 184 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+121).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+12+69
International migrationfrom and to other countries+0−1
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−64+121
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−5
Total change−53+184

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn UtahAmong U.S. counties
Population growth13th of 28348th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents28th of 283,087th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth13th of 27423rd of 3,092
Median household income14th of 28622nd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate9th of 28855th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents1st of 283rd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

Get the county report — $99

The County Growth and Demographics Report for Rich County, UT as a PDF, from federal data: population and migration, housing and rents, permits, private employers and jobs, unemployment, ranks in the state and the country, and neighbouring counties, with a source next to every number. Pay once, no subscription.

Add 2 neighbouring counties for $50: the Weber County and Cache County reports too, $149 for all 3.

Choose other neighbouring counties

Preview page 1 of the Rich County report (free, PDF) · See a full 5-page sample (PDF) · Other counties and options

Every purchase also includes a CSV of every table in the report, ready for a spreadsheet.

Refund terms: Terms. · How we compute every number

Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Rich County's population change (+7.4%) was ahead of 4 of its 8 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

6 of its 8 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Rich County's $79,009 (2020–24).

Rich County, UT and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Rich County, UT This county2,687+7.4%−23.830.5$79,009
Cache County, UT145,000+8.5%−8.07.7$81,665
Morgan County, UT13,383+8.1%14.514.3$130,929
Weber County, UT278,174+5.8%1.05.4$90,005
Bear Lake County, ID6,727+5.7%6.519.0$75,260
Uinta County, WY20,728+1.3%1.52.8$82,980
Summit County, UT43,141+1.6%−10.313.1$138,114
Franklin County, ID15,889+11.2%9.44.0$71,950
Lincoln County, WY21,180+7.8%6.911.4$89,330

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

All 29 Utah counties · Every state

Questions

Is Rich County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 7.4% between 2020 and 2025, about 184 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Utah as a whole changed +7.8% over the same years. That ranks 13th of 28 counties in Utah for population growth.

How many people moved to Rich County?

On net, none in 2025: about 64 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Rich County?

It averaged 3.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Rich County?

About 2,687 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Rich County?

Private employers there had 667 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.8% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Utah

Map, parcel and listing layers cover North and South Carolina only for now. This page and the other Utah county pages carry the public federal growth figures.

Rich County data alerts

Email me when Rich County gets new Census numbers: population, building permits, jobs and income. About 4 emails a year, one click to stop.

We use your address only to email you when new data for Rich County is out: what changed, with a link to that county's report. No newsletter, no other sales emails. Delete it any time with the link in every email. We'll email you a link to confirm first; nothing starts until you click it. Privacy notice.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.