These Are The 10 Gayest Places In Utah

When the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of same-sex marriages, America generally, and the gay community specifically, celebrated. Same-sex marriages, and the gay and lesbian movement is more mainstream than ever.

While the national discussion has been brought to the forefront, at the state level, conversations continue.

Did you know that an estimated 0.39% of Utah residents is gay? That ranks 31 in the nation. That means there are a total of 129,000 gay households in The Beehive State.

Our goal with this post is to use data and science to determine the gayest cities in Utah.

After analyzing 95 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Utah:

1. Vernal (Photos)
2. Ivins (Photos)
3. Sunset (Photos)
4. Washington Terrace
5. Salt Lake City (Photos)
6. South Weber
7. Draper (Photos)
8. Park City (Photos)
9. West Haven (Photos)
10. Riverdale

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. You can also check out the most conservative places in Utah.

How do you determine the gayest city in Utah?

In order to rank the gayest cities in Utah, we used the 2009-2014 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

• Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 95 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, Vernal ended up being the the most gay place with 2.21% gay households.

Read on below to learn more about the gayest places in Utah. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

1. Vernal

Population: 3,400
Gay Households: 75
% Gay Households: 2.21%

2. Ivins

Population: 2,772
Gay Households: 50
% Gay Households: 1.8%

3. Sunset

Population: 1,739
Gay Households: 20
% Gay Households: 1.15%

4. Washington Terrace

Population: 3,521
Gay Households: 40
% Gay Households: 1.14%

5. Salt Lake City

Population: 74,652
Gay Households: 796
% Gay Households: 1.07%

6. South Weber

Population: 1,782
Gay Households: 17
% Gay Households: 0.95%

7. Draper

Population: 12,287
Gay Households: 110
% Gay Households: 0.9%

8. Park City

Population: 3,192
Gay Households: 27
% Gay Households: 0.85%

9. West Haven

Population: 3,353
Gay Households: 27
% Gay Households: 0.81%

10. Riverdale

Population: 3,052
Gay Households: 24
% Gay Households: 0.79%

There You Have It

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Utah, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Utah:

1. Woods Cross
2. Hyrum
3. Pleasant View

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Detailed List Of The Gayest Cities In Utah