Rich County, Utah
A county in Utah, ranked 26 of 29 by population.
CountyFIPS 49033
- Population
- 2,687
- +184 (+7.4%) since 2020
- Land area
- 1,029
- square miles. A further 5.3% of the total area is water
- Population density
- 2.6
- people per square mile, computed rather than published
- County seat
- Randolph
- Seat of county government.
- Established
- 1868
- 157 years ago
- Largest city
- Garden City town
- Population 876.
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
Satellite view
Aerial imagery of Rich County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.
Where Rich County ranks
Position among the 29 counties of Utah, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.
| Measure | Value | In Utah | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,687 | 26th of 29 | 2,981st of 3,144 |
| Land area | 1,029 sq mi | 23rd of 29 | 643rd of 3,144 |
| Population density | 2.6 per sq mi | 21st of 29 | 2,939th of 3,144 |
| Median household income | $79,009 | 14th of 29 | 624th of 3,143 |
Full data for Rich County
| Measure | Value | Source and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,687 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Population in 2020 | 2,503 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| 2020 estimates base? | 2,511 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Land area | 1,029 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Water area | 57.6 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Total area | 1,086 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Population density? | 2.6 per sq mi | Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area |
| Median household income | $79,009 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median home value | $334,600 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median age | 38.1 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Households | 923 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Housing units | 3,373 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
How the population changed
The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:
- Births minus deaths
- +12
- 33 births, 21 deaths
- Net migration
- -64
- More people moved out than moved in.
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
The 8 areas bordering Rich County
Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.
| Bordering area | State | Shared border | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache County | Utah | 55 mi | 145,000 |
| Morgan County | Utah | 30 mi | 13,383 |
| Lincoln County | Wyoming | 29 mi | 21,180 |
| Bear Lake County | Idaho | 24 mi | 6,727 |
| Uinta County | Wyoming | 23 mi | 20,728 |
| Summit County | Utah | 17 mi | 43,141 |
| Weber County | Utah | 8.3 mi | 278,174 |
| Franklin County | Idaho | a single point | 15,889 |
Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
All 29 counties of Utah
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- Beaver County
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Carbon County
- Daggett County
- Davis County
- Duchesne County
- Emery County
- Garfield County
- Grand County
- Iron County
- Juab County
- Kane County
- Millard County
- Morgan County
- Piute County
- Rich County
- Salt Lake County
- San Juan County
- Sanpete County
- Sevier County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Uintah County
- Utah County
- Wasatch County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Weber County
Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.