Eyewitness News on Demand May 21, 2012
KSL Classifieds

Literacy In Utah

(Source: National Institute For Literacy)

Estimated Percentage of Adult Population at Level 1 Literacy

Utah Congressional District 1- 11%
Utah Congressional District 2- 10%
Utah Congressional District 3- 12%

Counties (with adult populations of at least 5,000)

  • Box Elder- 12%
  • Cache- 8%
  • Carbon- 17%
  • Davis- 10%
  • Duchesne- 14%
  • Emery- 12%
  • Iron- 11%
  • Millard- 15%
  • Salt Lake- 11%
  • San Juan- 33% (this estimate has a 95% confidence interval larger than plus or minus five points, and should be used with corresponding caution)
  • Sanpete- 17%
  • Sevier- 15%
  • Summit- 7%
  • Tooele- 14%
  • Uintah- 16%
  • Utah- 10%
  • Wasatch- 11%
  • Washington- 15%
  • Weber- 13%

For details on how these estimates were calculated, visit the NIFL web site at www.nifl.gov.

For an explanation of "Level 1 literacy" go to Literacy Facts & Figures.


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