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Counties in Utah ranked

4.7%of income goes to home energy in Daggett County, the highest of 29 Utah counties

Summit County is lowest at 1.3%, a gap of 3.7 times. The median Utah county sits at 2.5%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for Utah: DOE LEAD 2022.

Utah county map

Utah counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureDuchesne County: 2.8%Cache County: 2.0%Sanpete County: 2.5%Summit County: 1.3%San Juan County: 4.2%Rich County: 2.7%Washington County: 1.9%Iron County: 2.2%Juab County: 3.3%Carbon County: 3.2%Emery County: 2.6%Grand County: 2.4%Tooele County: 1.8%Wayne County: 3.6%Uintah County: 2.4%Garfield County: 3.2%Kane County: 2.9%Box Elder County: 2.5%Millard County: 2.8%Weber County: 1.8%Wasatch County: 1.7%Morgan County: 1.4%Davis County: 1.6%Salt Lake County: 1.5%Beaver County: 2.6%Piute County: 4.2%Utah County: 1.6%Sevier County: 2.3%Daggett County: 4.7%
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  • 3.2% to 4.7%

Utah counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in Utah

Daggett County leads Utah on burden at 4.7% of income and San Juan County follows at 4.2%. For lower-income homes the top is Daggett County: 18.8% of income, against 7.3% in the median Utah county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 Utah counties

  • Daggett County4.7
  • San Juan County4.2
  • Piute County4.2
  • Wayne County3.6
  • Juab County3.3
  • Carbon County3.2
  • Garfield County3.2
  • Kane County2.9
  • Duchesne County2.8
  • Millard County2.8
  • Utah median county2.5
Utah counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in UtahShare of income (UT)Residents (UT)
Summit County1.3%42,709
Morgan County1.4%12,585
Salt Lake County1.5%1,184,689
Davis County1.6%366,742
Utah County1.6%683,622

Storm reports and FEMA risk in Utah

NOAA logged 190 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Grand County from 2015 to 2025, 1,959 for every 100,000 residents: the most in Utah. FEMA scores Salt Lake County highest at 98.6 (relatively high). In Utah these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

Utah top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in Utahreports 2015-2025 (UT)Residents (UT)Rank (UT)
Grand County1,9599,6971st
Garfield County1,5475,1702nd
Beaver County1,2837,1723rd
Juab County1,05912,2734th
San Juan County88514,4665th
Utah top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in Utahscore 0-100 (UT)Residents (UT)Rank (UT)
Salt Lake County98.61,184,6891st
Utah County95.3683,6222nd
Washington County92.8189,8273rd
Davis County87.8366,7424th
Weber County87.0266,1835th

Flood claims and flood insurance in Utah

Grand County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in Utah: 1.7 from 2015 to 2025, against 0.3 in the median Utah county. Grand County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (2.2%, median county 0.3%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

Utah top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in Utahclaims 2015-2025 (UT)Residents (UT)Rank (UT)
Grand County1.79,6971st
Kane County0.87,9962nd
Summit County0.642,7093rd
Iron County0.660,2014th
Wasatch County0.435,8085th
Utah top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in Utah% of homes insured (UT)Residents (UT)Rank (UT)
Grand County2.2%9,6971st
Sevier County1.0%21,8542nd
Sanpete County0.9%29,2093rd
Morgan County0.9%12,5854th
Summit County0.8%42,7095th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: Utah counties far from the state median

9 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the Utah median. Most extreme: Grand County, flood claims per 1,000 homes 1.7 against a median of 0.3.

Utah outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueUtah medianDeviations
Grand CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes1.70.3+6.7
Grand CountyFlood insurance penetration2.2%0.3%+6.3
Daggett CountyBurden, lower-income homes18.8%7.3%+5.7
Kane CountyHomes heated by electricity54%15%+5.1
San Juan CountyBurden, lower-income homes14.8%7.3%+3.7
Wayne CountyHomes heated by electricity40%15%+3.4
Washington CountyHomes heated by electricity40%15%+3.3
Garfield CountyHomes heated by electricity39%15%+3.2
Grand CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents1,959419+3.1

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in Utah

Carbon County has the oldest stock: 70% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Kane County at 54% of homes, and Utah County lists 6 utilities, the most in Utah.

Utah top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in Utah% of homes (UT)Residents (UT)Rank (UT)
Carbon County70%20,4461st
Millard County60%13,1792nd
Piute County57%1,7053rd
Beaver County56%7,1724th
Emery County55%9,9685th
Utah top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in Utah% of homes (UT)Residents (UT)Rank (UT)
Kane County54%7,9961st
Wayne County40%2,5572nd
Washington County40%189,8273rd
Garfield County39%5,1704th
Piute County34%1,7055th

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All 29 Utah counties, sortable

29 Utah counties, all measures
Beaver County7,1722.6%6.8%1,28310.456%30%1no datano data92
Box Elder County59,7252.5%7.3%41955.949%10%2no data0.2%250
Cache County137,0312.0%5.0%7866.539%13%20.20.2%107
Carbon County20,4463.2%9.5%2358.770%10%1no data0.5%48
Daggett County7474.7%18.8%under 5,000 residents3.750%6%1no data0.1%43
Davis County366,7421.6%5.8%3287.832%12%20.30.3%118
Duchesne County19,9322.8%8.7%4317.640%21%2no data0.1%86
Emery County9,9682.6%8.0%8437.055%17%1no data0.2%84
Garfield County5,1703.2%8.3%1,54737.647%39%2no data0.5%80
Grand County9,6972.4%9.2%1,95910.342%13%11.72.2%190
Iron County60,2012.2%5.2%13561.424%28%30.60.6%81
Juab County12,2733.3%9.9%1,05915.348%19%2no data0.2%130
Kane County7,9962.9%9.5%75039.727%54%10.80.5%60
Millard County13,1792.8%8.1%57722.260%11%3no data0.1%76
Morgan County12,5851.4%5.6%5483.537%7%1no data0.9%69
Piute County1,7054.2%9.3%under 5,000 residents0.957%34%2no datano data44
Rich County2,5882.7%7.1%under 5,000 residents0.843%4%1no data0.1%66
Salt Lake County1,184,6891.5%5.5%2798.644%15%20.20.2%320
San Juan County14,4664.2%14.8%88526.841%18%3no data0.1%128
Sanpete County29,2092.5%6.5%23338.645%10%1no data0.9%68
Sevier County21,8542.3%6.4%33922.754%13%2no data1.0%74
Summit County42,7091.3%7.0%37060.121%9%10.60.8%158
Tooele County76,6481.8%5.6%76748.929%18%3no data0.2%588
Uintah County36,4582.4%8.7%3324.038%21%2no data0.5%121
Utah County683,6221.6%4.9%3195.326%16%60.20.3%214
Wasatch County35,8081.7%8.6%42733.519%12%20.40.7%153
Washington County189,8271.9%6.1%6192.811%40%40.30.3%115
Wayne County2,5573.6%7.3%under 5,000 residents1.949%40%1no datano data40
Weber County266,1831.8%6.3%5887.046%14%10.30.2%154

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Utah: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

Utah sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (UT)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (UT)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (UT)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (UT)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (UT)20241 Oct 2026

Utah LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

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Other states: Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Questions

Which Utah county has the highest home energy burden?

Daggett County: 4.7% of income, against 2.5% for the median Utah county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which Utah county has the lowest energy burden?

Summit County at 1.3% of income.

How does Utah compare with the whole country?

The median Utah county has a burden of 2.5% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 29 Utah counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in Utah?

Grand County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 1,959 between 2015 and 2025.

Which Utah county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Salt Lake County: 98.6, rated relatively high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in Utah?

Carbon County: 70% of homes were built before 1980; the median Utah county is at 43% (Census ACS 2023).

Which Utah county relies most on electric heat?

Kane County: 54% of homes heat with electricity, against 15% in the median county.

Which Utah county has the most flood claims per home?

Grand County: 1.7 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median Utah county has 0.3 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in Utah?

No: in Utah they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can Utah households get help with bills?

See the Utah help page. Highest burden: Daggett County.

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4.7% of income goes to home energy in Daggett County, the highest of 29 Utah counties