Sevier County, Utah

• White (non-Hispanic) 20,073 90.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,171 5.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 25 0.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 62 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 551 2.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 94 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 42 0.2%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 67 0.3%

• Under 18 6,144 27.8%
• 18–24 1,892 8.6%
• 25–44 5,381 24.4%
• 45–64 4,922 22.3%
• 65 and over 3,746 17.0%

Median household income

$74,469

90% interval $69,138–$79,800

−$21,929 vs UT · 17th of 29

Below poverty line

10.0%

90% interval 7.7%–12.3%

+1.6 pp vs UT · 11th of 29

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.4%

+0.69 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.7B

0.55% of state

Avg. annual pay

$49,705

Establishments

820

• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,013 30.2%
• Education & health services 2,029 20.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,127 11.3%
• Public administration 950 9.5%
• Natural resources & mining 808 8.1%
• Professional & business services 609 6.1%
• Construction 485 4.9%
• Manufacturing 482 4.8%
• Other services 215 2.2%
• Financial activities 196 2.0%
• Information 52 0.5%

Home ownership

77.8%

+7.6 pp vs UT · 16th of 29

Median gross rent

$912

−$584 vs UT · 20th of 29

Owner-occupied

5,838

Renter-occupied

1,665

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $81,229/yr) pays 4.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,473/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 9,526 87.2%
• Democratic 1,236 11.3%
• Other / third-party 164 1.5%

• Spanish 556 2.7%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 22 0.1%
• Tagalog 21 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 15 0.1%
• Vietnamese 3 0.0%
• Chinese 2 0.0%

Households

7,503

Family households

5,869

78.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,314

39.4% of families

Single-mother families

199

3.4% of families

Veterans

1,183

7.4% of civilians 18+

• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 12,434 57.8%
• Catholic 541 2.5%
• Evangelical Protestant 422 2.0%
• Mainline Protestant 24 0.1%

Health insured

90.7%

±1.5 pp

Uninsured

9.3%

±1.5 pp

12th of 29

With a disability

15.0%

±1.3 pp

11th of 29

Bachelor's or higher

22.8%

±2.1 pp

−14.9 pp vs UT · 21st of 29

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.9%

90% interval 10.7%–13.1% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

6th Judicial District Court

Judges

2 (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

Junction, Kanab, Loa, Manti, Panguitch, Richfield

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

7

43.91 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

7