Daggett County, UT
Demographic and economic profile of Daggett County, UT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Daggett County is an extremely small rural county in Utah, with a population of just 747, yet it recorded 22.1% population growth over five years and a strikingly high GDP per capita of $156,272 against median worker earnings of only $27,083, suggesting output is concentrated in capital-intensive or resource-based activity rather than broad wage employment. The labor force participation rate is 58.6% with an 8.6% unemployment rate, and only 11.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce that is modest in size and skewed toward non-degree occupations. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $242,100 and median gross rent of $775/month—with an 82.8% homeownership rate, and the median age of 46.0 points to an older resident base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+22.1% since 2018
Daggett County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone711 (90.8%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone29 (3.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races24 (3.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race17 (2.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone2 (0.3%)
- Black or African American Alone0 (0.0%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance62
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services56
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining31
- 4.Construction (Group)27
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services26
Top Occupations
- 1.Service Occupations80
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations72
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations66
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations42
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations35
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
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Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.