Wayne County, Utah

A county in Utah, ranked 27 of 29 by population.

CountyFIPS 49055

Within Utah

Wayne County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Loa, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population: 2,587; +82 (+3.3%) since 2020
Land area: 2,461; square miles. A further 0.2% of the total area is water
Population density: 1.1; people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat: Loa; Seat of county government.
Established: 1892; 133 years ago
Largest city: Loa town; Population 504.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Wayne County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Wayne County, Utah from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined — Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 800 by 260 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Wayne County ranks

Position among the 29 counties of Utah, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

Measure	Value	In Utah	Nationally
Population	2,587	27th of 29	2,990th of 3,144
Land area	2,461 sq mi	14th of 29	221st of 3,144
Population density	1.1 per sq mi	28th of 29	3,065th of 3,144
Median household income	$76,607	17th of 29	742nd of 3,143

Full data for Wayne County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
Measure	Value	Source and vintage
Population	2,587	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 2020	2,505	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?	2,487	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area	2,461 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area	5.7 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area	2,467 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?	1.1 per sq mi	Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income	$76,607	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value	$411,800	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age	46.0	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households	1,156	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units	1,735	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths: +3; 39 births, 36 deaths
Net migration: -24; More people moved out than moved in.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 6 areas bordering Wayne County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering area	State	Shared border	Population
Garfield County	Utah	105 mi	5,256
Emery County	Utah	70 mi	10,177
San Juan County	Utah	52 mi	14,542
Piute County	Utah	26 mi	1,509
Sevier County	Utah	25 mi	22,827
Grand County	Utah	a single point	9,790

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.