Utah county geography overview
Utah has 29 counties, which places it 37th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 82,595.9 square miles of land place the state 12th by mapped land area.
The average county-level area is 2,848 square miles, while the median is 2,427.6 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 39% of the state’s mapped land area.
Largest and smallest Utah counties
San Juan County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 7,823.7 square miles. It represents about 9% of all mapped land in Utah. At the other end of the range, Davis County has 324.8 square miles of land.
Largest by land area
- San Juan County7,823.7 sq mi
- Tooele County7,040.3 sq mi
- Millard County6,785.5 sq mi
- Box Elder County5,781.3 sq mi
- Garfield County5,179.6 sq mi
Smallest by land area
- Davis County324.8 sq mi
- Morgan County609.2 sq mi
- Weber County611 sq mi
- Daggett County696.5 sq mi
- Salt Lake County752.9 sq mi
Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.
Alphabetical list of Utah counties
The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Utah state FIPS prefix 49. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.
29 county-level areas
Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)| No. | Name | FIPS code | Land area | Water area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaver County | 49001 | 2,582.9 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 2 | Box Elder County | 49003 | 5,781.3 sq mi | 947.9 sq mi |
| 3 | Cache County | 49005 | 1,164.7 sq mi | 8.2 sq mi |
| 4 | Carbon County | 49007 | 1,479.3 sq mi | 6 sq mi |
| 5 | Daggett County | 49009 | 696.5 sq mi | 23.6 sq mi |
| 6 | Davis County | 49011 | 324.8 sq mi | 310.5 sq mi |
| 7 | Duchesne County | 49013 | 3,235.5 sq mi | 15 sq mi |
| 8 | Emery County | 49015 | 4,462.6 sq mi | 9.5 sq mi |
| 9 | Garfield County | 49017 | 5,179.6 sq mi | 29.3 sq mi |
| 10 | Grand County | 49019 | 3,672.9 sq mi | 11.8 sq mi |
| 11 | Iron County | 49021 | 3,296.2 sq mi | 4.4 sq mi |
| 12 | Juab County | 49023 | 3,391.8 sq mi | 14 sq mi |
| 13 | Kane County | 49025 | 3,994.1 sq mi | 113.1 sq mi |
| 14 | Millard County | 49027 | 6,785.5 sq mi | 51.5 sq mi |
| 15 | Morgan County | 49029 | 609.2 sq mi | 1.7 sq mi |
| 16 | Piute County | 49031 | 758.2 sq mi | 7.8 sq mi |
| 17 | Rich County | 49033 | 1,028.8 sq mi | 57.6 sq mi |
| 18 | Salt Lake County | 49035 | 752.9 sq mi | 52.8 sq mi |
| 19 | San Juan County | 49037 | 7,823.7 sq mi | 110.1 sq mi |
| 20 | Sanpete County | 49039 | 1,589.8 sq mi | 12.4 sq mi |
| 21 | Sevier County | 49041 | 1,910.5 sq mi | 7.8 sq mi |
| 22 | Summit County | 49043 | 1,870.7 sq mi | 10.1 sq mi |
| 23 | Tooele County | 49045 | 7,040.3 sq mi | 245.7 sq mi |
| 24 | Uintah County | 49047 | 4,482.9 sq mi | 21.6 sq mi |
| 25 | Utah County | 49049 | 2,004.5 sq mi | 139.8 sq mi |
| 26 | Wasatch County | 49051 | 1,177 sq mi | 30.5 sq mi |
| 27 | Washington County | 49053 | 2,427.6 sq mi | 3 sq mi |
| 28 | Wayne County | 49055 | 2,461.1 sq mi | 5.7 sq mi |
| 29 | Weber County | 49057 | 611 sq mi | 48.9 sq mi |
How to read and use this map
County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.
For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Utah?
Utah has 29 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.
Can I print this Utah county map?
Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.
What is the largest county in Utah?
San Juan County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 7,823.7 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.
What is the smallest county in Utah?
Davis County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 324.8 square miles.
Are these legal survey boundaries?
No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.
Map source
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.