How many people live in Kane County, UT?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 8,500 people living in Kane County, UT. That makes Kane County the 23rd-most populous county in Utah. It is home to 0.24% of people living in the state.
8.53K
population of Kane County, UT (2024)
0.24%
County share of the Utah population (2024)
About 8,500 people lived in Kane County, UT in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Kane County, UT’s age demographics?
About 2,100 Kane County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 12.4% of Utah’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,900 Kane County residents, or 22% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 26.7% of Utah’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Kane County, UT's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Kane County, UT’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 89.1% of the Kane County, UT population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Kane County, UT also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1.4%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Kane County’s Hispanic population accounts for 5.6%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.88% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Kane County, UT has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Utah as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Kane County, UT is Kanab with about 5,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Kane County, UT ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kanab | 5,291 |
| 2. | Orderville | 589 |
| 3. | Big Water | 535 |
| 4. | Glendale | 333 |
| 5. | Alton | 116 |
| 6. | Balance of Kane County | 1,661 |
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