Carbon County Demographics

A map of Carbon County's Population by Race

Carbon County, Utah had a population of 20,412 in 2020. It was 81.5% White, 0.2% Black, 0.3% Asian, 13.1% Hispanic, 1.4% Native American/Other, and 3.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Carbon County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Carbon County is the 15th most populous county of the 29 counties in Utah.

Carbon County's White Population

16,645 residents of Carbon County identify as White, or 81.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Carbon County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Utah (75.4% White). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Carbon County is ranked #19 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more White than neighboring Wasatch County (81% White), and Uintah County (80.6% White). Carbon County is less White than neighboring Emery County (89.7% White), Duchesne County (85.4% White), and Sanpete County (83.3% White).

Carbon County's Black Population

50 residents of Carbon County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Utah (1.1% Black). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Carbon County is ranked #19 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more Black than neighboring Emery County (0% Black), and Duchesne County (0.1% Black). Carbon County is less Black than neighboring Wasatch County (0.4% Black), Sanpete County (0.8% Black), and Uintah County (0.3% Black).

Carbon County's Asian Population

63 residents of Carbon County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Utah (2.4% Asian). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Carbon County is ranked #22 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is less Asian than neighboring Emery County (0.4% Asian), Wasatch County (1% Asian), Sanpete County (0.6% Asian), and Uintah County (0.4% Asian).

Carbon County's Hispanic Population

2,677 residents of Carbon County identify as Hispanic, or 13.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Utah (15.1% Hispanic). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Carbon County is ranked #7 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more Hispanic than neighboring Emery County (7.2% Hispanic), Duchesne County (6.6% Hispanic), Sanpete County (10.7% Hispanic), and Uintah County (8% Hispanic). Carbon County is less Hispanic than neighboring Wasatch County (14.5% Hispanic).

Carbon County's Native American/Other Population

286 residents of Carbon County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Utah (2.4% Native American/Other). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Carbon County is ranked #15 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Emery County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Wasatch County (0.5% Native American/Other). Carbon County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Duchesne County (4.9% Native American/Other), Sanpete County (2% Native American/Other), and Uintah County (7% Native American/Other).

Carbon County's Multiracial Population

691 residents of Carbon County identify as Multiracial, or 3.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Carbon County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Utah (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Carbon County is ranked #8 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Carbon County is more Multiracial than neighboring Emery County (2% Multiracial), Duchesne County (2.7% Multiracial), Wasatch County (2.6% Multiracial), and Sanpete County (2.6% Multiracial). Carbon County is less Multiracial than neighboring Uintah County (3.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.