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Rich County, Utah

Republican +68.9 (2024)
County seat
Randolph
Judicial district
1st Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
2,687
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,631.

At a glance

Rich County is a 2,687-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,337, $24,061 below the UT state median of $96,398; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 17.2% of covered employment, average pay $48,825/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, below the 3.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 85% of the vote across the three.

Population
2,631
Median household income
$79,009
Unemployment
3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.

Rich County has a population of 2,631, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.9%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $72,337; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.5% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 2,416 91.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 142 5.4%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 47 1.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 21 0.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 4 0.2%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 38.1

  • Under 18 760 28.9%
  • 18–24 149 5.7%
  • 25–44 617 23.5%
  • 45–64 550 20.9%
  • 65 and over 555 21.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$72,337
90% interval $69,344–$75,330
−$24,061 vs UT · 23rd of 29
Below poverty line
8.5%
90% interval 6.3%–10.7%
+0.1 pp vs UT · 20th of 29

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Hospitality anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Leisure & hospitality, about 21% of covered jobs.

Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 17.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 11.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, below the Utah state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.5%
−0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$253.4M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,918
Establishments
159

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 185 17.2%
  • Education & health services 122 11.4%
  • Construction 107 10.0%
  • Professional & business services 97 9.0%
  • Financial activities 97 9.0%
  • Public administration 96 8.9%
  • Other services 63 5.9%

The sectors listed cover 71.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
84.7%
+14.5 pp vs UT · 3rd of 29
Median gross rent
$760
Owner-occupied
782
Renter-occupied
141

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 39% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 1.7× the lowest ($61,366 vs $37,149/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 6.7 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Rich County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.7% in 2024, 84.9% in 2020, 71.7% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,447 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201671.7%9.5%
202084.9%13.2%
202483.7%14.8%
  • Republican 1,211 83.7%
  • Democratic 214 14.8%
  • Other / third-party 22 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-dominant, English-speaking

Family households are 80% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (127 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

97.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 34 1.4%
  • German or other West Germanic 10 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
923
Family households
737
79.8% of households
Married couples w/ children
253
34.3% of families
Single-mother families
24
3.3% of families
Veterans
127
6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

110.1% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,763 110.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.9%
±3.5 pp
Uninsured
7.1%
±3.5 pp
20th of 29
With a disability
15.1%
±3.9 pp
10th of 29
Bachelor's or higher
24.4%
±5.4 pp
−13.3 pp vs UT · 16th of 29
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
12.3%
90% interval 10.7%–13.9% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
5 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal trial jurisdiction); vintage 2026 utcourts.gov directory + Utah Code § 78A-5-101. UT has ~89 District Court judges statewide. Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction: Class B/C misdemeanors, small civil under $20K) are separately allocated at the city + county level and not counted here. Juvenile Court judges (companion court with same district boundaries) are also separately allocated.)
Court seats
Brigham City, Logan, Randolph

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Rich totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 1 recorded death, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
1
53.45 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Rich County, Utah to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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