Business Formation Pulse · UT counties
Utah Business Applications by County
Explore annual Census business applications across Utah. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.
Latest year: 2025 · 29 countiesInteractive county map
Where are business applications concentrated?
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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications
County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.
County ranking
Highest application counties
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Ranked by 2025 business applications
| Rank | County | Applications | vs. prior year | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake County | 26,549 | +4.4% | 36.5% |
| 2 | Utah County | 18,001 | +4.4% | 24.7% |
| 3 | Davis County | 6,156 | +5.6% | 8.5% |
| 4 | Washington County | 5,088 | +9.6% | 7.0% |
| 5 | Weber County | 4,200 | +13.2% | 5.8% |
| 6 | Cache County | 2,338 | +9.1% | 3.2% |
| 7 | Iron County | 1,837 | +11.3% | 2.5% |
| 8 | Tooele County | 1,515 | +18.0% | 2.1% |
| 9 | Summit County | 1,461 | +2.5% | 2.0% |
| 10 | Wasatch County | 1,097 | +10.7% | 1.5% |
| 11 | Box Elder County | 860 | +6.8% | 1.2% |
| 12 | Uintah County | 540 | +20.3% | 0.7% |
| 13 | Sanpete County | 458 | +8.0% | 0.6% |
| 14 | Sevier County | 378 | +31.7% | 0.5% |
| 15 | Duchesne County | 360 | +21.6% | 0.5% |
| 16 | Morgan County | 346 | +15.7% | 0.5% |
| 17 | Carbon County | 298 | +25.2% | 0.4% |
| 18 | Grand County | 205 | -0.5% | 0.3% |
| 19 | Juab County | 201 | -5.2% | 0.3% |
| 20 | Millard County | 195 | +13.4% | 0.3% |
| 21 | Kane County | 157 | -2.5% | 0.2% |
| 22 | Emery County | 127 | +24.5% | 0.2% |
| 23 | San Juan County | 100 | -25.9% | 0.1% |
| 24 | Beaver County | 97 | -15.7% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Garfield County | 97 | +5.4% | 0.1% |
| 26 | Wayne County | 52 | +30.0% | 0.1% |
| 27 | Rich County | 43 | -10.4% | 0.1% |
| 28 | Piute County | 24 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Daggett County | 9 | Not available | 0.0% |
