Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Utah

Many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family, to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.

In order to determine where people stay put in your home state, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Utah using data from the Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state according to the latest data, which is 2024 five-year estimates. The percentage of residents who were born in another state, a U.S. territory, and another country is also included.

Read on to find out where the most loyal Utah residents live.

29. Summit County
- Population: 42,970
- Born in Utah: 17,063 (39.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21,327 (49.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 603 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,977 (9.3% of population)

28. Grand County
- Population: 9,754
- Born in Utah: 4,738 (48.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,117 (42.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 51 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 848 (8.7% of population)

27. Wasatch County
- Population: 36,642
- Born in Utah: 19,179 (52.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,923 (38.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 510 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,030 (8.3% of population)

26. Washington County
- Population: 196,431
- Born in Utah: 103,729 (52.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 79,508 (40.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,839 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 11,355 (5.8% of population)

25. Kane County
- Population: 8,170
- Born in Utah: 4,474 (54.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,422 (41.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 69 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 205 (2.5% of population)

24. Iron County
- Population: 62,252
- Born in Utah: 34,359 (55.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 24,827 (39.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 361 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,705 (4.3% of population)

23. San Juan County
- Population: 14,483
- Born in Utah: 7,997 (55.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,205 (42.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 33 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 248 (1.7% of population)

22. Salt Lake County
- Population: 1,196,523
- Born in Utah: 683,744 (57.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 337,980 (28.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 13,657 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 161,142 (13.5% of population)

21. Utah County
- Population: 705,400
- Born in Utah: 428,482 (60.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 211,671 (30.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7,097 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 58,150 (8.2% of population)

20. Daggett County
- Population: 783
- Born in Utah: 497 (63.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 271 (34.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 7 (0.9% of population)

19. Cache County
- Population: 140,046
- Born in Utah: 89,280 (63.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 40,278 (28.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,617 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,871 (6.3% of population)

18. Weber County
- Population: 269,648
- Born in Utah: 175,068 (64.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 73,039 (27.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3,239 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 18,302 (6.8% of population)

17. Garfield County
- Population: 5,219
- Born in Utah: 3,389 (64.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,737 (33.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 13 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 80 (1.5% of population)

16. Wayne County
- Population: 2,584
- Born in Utah: 1,688 (65.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 790 (30.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 8 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 98 (3.8% of population)

15. Davis County
- Population: 370,924
- Born in Utah: 243,684 (65.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 101,182 (27.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 4,579 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 21,479 (5.8% of population)

14. Rich County
- Population: 2,631
- Born in Utah: 1,749 (66.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 863 (32.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 18 (0.7% of population)

13. Tooele County
- Population: 79,347
- Born in Utah: 54,535 (68.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 20,616 (26.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 763 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,433 (4.3% of population)

12. Uintah County
- Population: 37,056
- Born in Utah: 25,616 (69.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,092 (27.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 211 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,137 (3.1% of population)

11. Millard County
- Population: 13,315
- Born in Utah: 9,208 (69.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,003 (22.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 48 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,056 (7.9% of population)

10. Box Elder County
- Population: 61,246
- Born in Utah: 44,823 (73.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,727 (22.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 562 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,134 (3.5% of population)

9. Sanpete County
- Population: 29,719
- Born in Utah: 22,193 (74.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,608 (18.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 251 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,667 (5.6% of population)

8. Piute County
- Population: 1,694
- Born in Utah: 1,275 (75.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 341 (20.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 51 (3.0% of population)

7. Carbon County
- Population: 20,517
- Born in Utah: 15,531 (75.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,483 (21.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 122 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 381 (1.9% of population)

6. Sevier County
- Population: 22,085
- Born in Utah: 16,722 (75.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,936 (22.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 36 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 391 (1.8% of population)

5. Morgan County
- Population: 12,802
- Born in Utah: 9,710 (75.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,744 (21.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 117 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 231 (1.8% of population)

4. Duchesne County
- Population: 20,185
- Born in Utah: 15,663 (77.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,802 (18.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 43 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 677 (3.4% of population)

3. Beaver County
- Population: 7,273
- Born in Utah: 5,655 (77.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,111 (15.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 18 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 489 (6.7% of population)

2. Juab County
- Population: 12,586
- Born in Utah: 10,124 (80.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,136 (17.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 56 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 270 (2.1% of population)

1. Emery County
- Population: 10,046
- Born in Utah: 8,356 (83.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,556 (15.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 14 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 120 (1.2% of population)