San Juan County, UT

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2024 Population

14,483

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.16% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.1%

1.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,481

17.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$224,200

18.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,362

1.71% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in San Juan County, UT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in San Juan County, UT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in San Juan County, UT was $224,200, and the homeownership rate was 80.9%.

Most people in San Juan County, UT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.3 minutes. The average car ownership in San Juan County, UT was 2 cars per household.

San Juan County, UT borders Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Dolores County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, San Juan County, NM, Emery County, UT, Garfield County, UT, Grand County, UT, Kane County, UT, and Wayne County, UT.

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United States Utah

Population & Diversity

San Juan County, UT is home to a population of 14.5k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.71% of San Juan County, UT residents were born outside of the country (248 people).

In 2024, there were 1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.49k people) in San Juan County, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.47k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 392 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of San Juan County, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in San Juan County, UT was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Juan County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Juan County, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.49k ± 140
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
6.47k ± 134
Other (Hispanic)
392 ± 150

5.75%

Hispanic Population

833 people

5.75% of the people in San Juan County, UT are hispanic (833 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in San Juan County, UT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,934 ± 7,718 people
Venezuela
11,533 ± 2,632 people
India
9,236 ± 2,356 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 101,934 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 11,533 and India with 9,236.

Foreign-Born Population

1.71%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

248 people

1.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

188 people

As of 2024, 1.71% of San Juan County, UT residents (248 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Juan County, UT was 1.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in San Juan County, UT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
242 ± 75
Gulf War (2001-)
127 ± 78
Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 41

San Juan County, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in San Juan County, UT.

Economy

The economy of San Juan County, UT employs 5.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Juan County, UT were Educational Services (1,022 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (873 people), and Construction (478 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($78,571), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,833), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,125).

Employment

Occupations

5.36k

2024 Value

± 403

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Juan County, UT grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 5.27k employees to 5.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Juan County, UT, are Management Occupations (770 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (625 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (576 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Juan County, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.36k

2024 Value

± 403

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Juan County, UT grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 5.27k employees to 5.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Juan County, UT, are Educational Services (1,022 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (873 people), and Construction (478 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Juan County, UT, though some of these residents may live in San Juan County, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,216

Median earning men ± $5,602

$30,411

Median earning women ± $3,483

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,607), Manufacturing ($66,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,750), Construction ($44,015), and Public Administration ($37,031).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.7M people employed in Utah. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 7.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Utah.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

25
Accommodation and Food Services
24
Construction
16
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$55.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$17.3k
Accommodation and Food Services
$16.1k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing the state of Utah. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Utah is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for San Juan County, UT. Showing the available data for Utah.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (37.8%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.14%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Utah went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.14%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Utah for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Utah

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Utah.

Mike Lee

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

John Curtis

Senator from Utah

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mike Lee and John Curtis are the senators currently representing Utah.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Utah over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in San Juan County, UT was $224,200 in 2024, which is 0.674 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,900 to $224,200, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in San Juan County, UT is 80.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Juan County, UT have an average commute time of 24.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Juan County, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 24.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in San Juan County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.263%.

Housing

Property

$224,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,689

$3,684

Median Property Taxes

±$296

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In San Juan County, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Juan County, UT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.9%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.9% of the housing units in San Juan County, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Juan County, UT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,481

Median Household Income

± $6,352

4.56k

Number of Households

± 359

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.56k households in San Juan County, UT grew to $64,481 from the previous year's value of $54,890.

The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, UT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Juan County, UT is from Utah.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

0.478

2022 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2023, the income inequality in Utah was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.584% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Utah across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.8%)
Carpooled (12.6%)
Worked At Home (10%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in San Juan County, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Juan County, UT have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.91% of the workforce in San Juan County, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Juan County, UT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, UT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Juan County, UT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 24.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in San Juan County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.263%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

18.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Juan County, UT (2.55k out of 14.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Juan County, UT is Native American, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.8% of the children was living in poverty in San Juan County, UT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 93.3 in San Juan County, UT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 18.2 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

82.5% of the population of San Juan County, UT has health coverage, with 34.4% on employee plans, 23% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.887% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in San Juan County, UT see 1,610 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,610 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 845 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 552 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,610 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Juan County, UT

Primary care physicians in San Juan County, UT see an average of 1,610 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,610 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Juan County, UT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.3% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.5%

Uninsured

34.4%

Employer Coverage

23%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

0.887%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Juan County, UT declined by 4.43% from 18.3% to 17.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Juan County, UT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 50.6 in San Juan County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in San Juan County, UT.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.3% in San Juan County, UT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in San Juan County, UT.