Iron County Demographics

A map of Iron County's Population by Race

Iron County, Utah had a population of 57,289 in 2020. It was 83.1% White, 0.7% Black, 1.1% Asian, 9.6% Hispanic, 2.3% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Iron County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Iron County is the 9th most populous county of the 29 counties in Utah.

Iron County's White Population

47,620 residents of Iron County identify as White, or 83.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Iron County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Utah (75.4% White). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Iron County is ranked #14 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Iron County is more White than neighboring Beaver County (80.8% White), Washington County (81.8% White), and Millard County (82% White). Iron County is less White than neighboring Piute County (88.7% White), and Kane County (90.3% White).

Iron County's Black Population

375 residents of Iron County identify as Black, or 0.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Iron County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Utah (1.1% Black). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Iron County is ranked #7 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Iron County is more Black than neighboring Beaver County (0.3% Black), Washington County (0.5% Black), Millard County (0.1% Black), Piute County (0% Black), and Kane County (0.4% Black).

Iron County's Asian Population

621 residents of Iron County identify as Asian, or 1.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Iron County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Utah (2.4% Asian). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Iron County is ranked #8 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Iron County is more Asian than neighboring Beaver County (0.5% Asian), Washington County (1% Asian), Piute County (0% Asian), and Kane County (0.8% Asian).

Iron County's Hispanic Population

5,482 residents of Iron County identify as Hispanic, or 9.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Iron County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Utah (15.1% Hispanic). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Iron County is ranked #16 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Iron County is more Hispanic than neighboring Piute County (8.6% Hispanic), and Kane County (4.2% Hispanic). Iron County is less Hispanic than neighboring Beaver County (15.1% Hispanic), Washington County (11.4% Hispanic), and Millard County (13.7% Hispanic).

Iron County's Native American/Other Population

1,339 residents of Iron County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Iron 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, Iron County is ranked #6 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Iron County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Beaver County (1.4% Native American/Other), Washington County (2.1% Native American/Other), Millard County (1.1% Native American/Other), Piute County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Kane County (1.8% Native American/Other).

Iron County's Multiracial Population

1,852 residents of Iron County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Iron County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Utah (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 29 counties in Utah, Iron County is ranked #9 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Iron County is more Multiracial than neighboring Beaver County (1.9% Multiracial), Millard County (2.1% Multiracial), Piute County (2.3% Multiracial), and Kane County (2.6% Multiracial).

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