The 10 Gayest Places In Utah For 2024


The gayest cities in Utah are Vernal and Nephi for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Utah research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Utah with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Utah is Vernal. 2.23% of households in Vernal are gay.

  • The city in Utah with the most same-sex houesholds is Salt Lake City with 543 gay households.

  • Utah is the 30th most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Utah Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 0.84% of Utah residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 9,541 gay households in The Beehive State.

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

After analyzing 97 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Utah for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Utah For 2024

  1. Vernal
  2. Nephi
  3. Draper
  4. Ivins
  5. Grantsville
  6. Salt Lake City
  7. Midvale
  8. Roosevelt
  9. Tremonton
  10. North Logan

What’s the gayest place in Utah? According to the facts, Vernal is the gayest place in Utah for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Utah reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Utah For 2024

Vernal, UT

Source: Wikipedia User InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0
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5
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Households: 3,405
Gay Households: 65 (6th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.23% (1st highest)
More on Vernal: Data | Cost Of Living

Nephi, UT

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
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Households: 1,948
Gay Households: 10 (42nd highest)
% Gay Households: 1.03% (2nd highest)
More on Nephi: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Draper, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Scott Catron | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
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Households: 13,542
Gay Households: 68 (4th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.0% (3rd highest)
More on Draper: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Ivins, UT

Source: Wikipedia User P199 | CC BY-SA 3.0
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Households: 3,134
Gay Households: 14 (34th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.89% (4th highest)
More on Ivins: Data | Cost Of Living

Grantsville, UT

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Overall SnackAbility

8
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Households: 3,075
Gay Households: 13 (36th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.85% (5th highest)
More on Grantsville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Salt Lake City, UT

Source: Wikipedia User | CC BY-SA 3.0
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Households: 78,229
Gay Households: 543 (1st highest)
% Gay Households: 0.75% (6th highest)
More on Salt Lake City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Midvale, UT

Source: Wikipedia User CountyLemonade/CL | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
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Households: 12,412
Gay Households: 54 (9th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.71% (7th highest)
More on Midvale: Data | Cost Of Living

Roosevelt, UT

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Overall SnackAbility

6
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Households: 2,222
Gay Households: 7 (48th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.63% (8th highest)
More on Roosevelt: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Tremonton, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
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Households: 2,587
Gay Households: 8 (46th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.62% (9th highest)
More on Tremonton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
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Households: 3,126
Gay Households: 9 (44th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.58% (10th highest)
More on North Logan: Data | Cost Of Living

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Utah for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Utah, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 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 97 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 2.23% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Utah.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Utah For 2024

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

The gayest cities in Utah are .

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

  • Woods Cross
  • Midway
  • Hyrum

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Table: Gayest Places To Live In Utah

RankCityHouseholds% Gay Households
1Vernal3,4052.23%
2Nephi1,9481.03%
3Draper13,5421.0%
4Ivins3,1340.89%
5Grantsville3,0750.85%
6Salt Lake City78,2290.75%
7Midvale12,4120.71%
8Roosevelt2,2220.63%
9Tremonton2,5870.62%
10North Logan3,1260.58%
11Saratoga Springs6,5160.55%
12West Valley City37,5840.53%
13North Salt Lake6,4920.52%
14South Salt Lake9,2450.45%
15Cedar City10,3470.35%
16Pleasant Grove11,0400.34%
17South Jordan20,0280.3%
18Brigham City6,6950.3%
19Bountiful14,3130.29%
20Sandy30,7220.29%
21Eagle Mountain7,0200.28%
22Provo32,8700.2%
23Ogden30,4770.2%
24West Jordan33,1210.16%
25Cottonwood Heights12,9740.15%
26Holladay11,2130.14%
27Orem28,1770.14%
28Logan16,8950.11%
29Layton23,5770.1%
30St. George28,9980.08%
31Lehi15,9220.08%
32Providence2,2940.0%
33Roy12,1960.0%
34Price3,0280.0%
35Richfield2,5110.0%
36Riverdale3,2570.0%
37Riverton11,3700.0%
38Pleasant View2,7230.0%
39West Point2,8860.0%
40West Haven3,8840.0%
41Taylorsville19,9500.0%
42West Bountiful1,7680.0%
43Tooele10,7310.0%
44Santa Clara2,1300.0%
45Santaquin2,8300.0%
46Washington Terrace3,2460.0%
47Washington8,3630.0%
48Smithfield3,0320.0%
49Vineyard1,3500.0%
50South Ogden6,2000.0%
51South Weber1,9620.0%
52Spanish Fork9,9240.0%
53Springville9,0560.0%
54Sunset1,6910.0%
55Syracuse7,7020.0%
56Salem1,9770.0%
57Plain City1,8040.0%
58Alpine2,7440.0%
59Payson5,4810.0%
60Herriman9,1620.0%
61Heber4,2870.0%
62Harrisville1,9940.0%
63Fruit Heights1,8880.0%
64Farr West2,0470.0%
65Farmington6,5070.0%
66Ephraim1,8620.0%
67Highland4,3440.0%
68Enoch1,6650.0%
69Clinton6,3530.0%
70Clearfield9,2650.0%
71Centerville5,5550.0%
72Cedar Hills2,4930.0%
73Bluffdale3,0240.0%
74Beaver1,0910.0%
75American Fork8,3250.0%
76Delta1,2100.0%
77Perry1,3290.0%
78Hooper2,4420.0%
79Hyde Park1,2510.0%
80Parowan1,0940.0%
81Park City3,2140.0%
82North Ogden5,8720.0%
83Nibley1,6850.0%
84Murray19,0140.0%
85Mount Pleasant1,0530.0%
86Morgan1,2780.0%
87Hurricane5,7650.0%
88Moab2,0860.0%
89Mapleton2,4640.0%
90Manti1,0830.0%
91Lindon2,8120.0%
92La Verkin1,2670.0%
93Kaysville8,4910.0%
94Kanab1,7030.0%
95Hyrum2,2240.0%
96Midway1,8480.0%
97Woods Cross3,4820.0%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

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