Ham radio operators in Utah: new licenses by county
18,054 licensed amateur radio operators; 508 new in the past 12 months. Updated weekly from FCC data.
At a glance · Data as of
- New hams · last 30 days
- 19
- New hams · last 12 months
- 508
- ▼ 6% vs prior 12 mo
- Active licensed hams
- 18,054
- Upgrades · 12 mo
- 172
- Vanity callsigns · 12 mo
- 105
- Address updates · 12 mo
- 135
- Often a move into the area
- Expiring · next 6 mo
- 1,050
About ham radio in Utah
New licenses held steady in Utah: 508 new hams in the past 12 months (down 6% from the year before). Utah ranks #18 of 52 states and territories for new licenses. Utah County leads the state with 139 new hams. Technicians make up 67% of the state’s licensees, above the U.S. average of 48%, a lot of newer operators who could use a mentor and a club to call home. 172 operators upgraded their license in the past year, the moment many buy their first HF rig.
New hams by month
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| Month | New hams |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 66 |
| Dec 2025 | 45 |
| Jan 2026 | 39 |
| Feb 2026 | 54 |
| Mar 2026 | 33 |
| Apr 2026 | 61 |
| May 2026 | 59 |
| Jun 2026 | 58 |
| Jul 2026 | 40 |
| Aug 2026 | 31 |
| Sep 2026 | 22 |
| Total | 511 |
License classes
| Class | Hams | Share | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technician | 12,039 | 67% | 48% |
| General | 3,377 | 19% | 25% |
| Amateur Extra | 2,258 | 13% | 21% |
| Advanced | 251 | 1% | 3% |
| Novice / Other | 129 | 1% | 2% |
Bar = Utah share · Tick = U.S. share
In the past 12 months, 82 operators upgraded to General and 75 to Amateur Extra.
How Utah compares
#18 of 52 states and territories for new hams in the past 12 months
| Per 1,000 active hams | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| New hams, past 12 months | 28.1 | 32.3 |
| Upgrades, past 12 months | 9.5 | 14.7 |
| Expiring, next 6 months | 58.2 | 57.3 |
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| # | County | New hams 12 mo | Change vs prior year | Active hams | New per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah County | 139 | ▼ 6% | 4,729 | 29.4 |
| 2 | Salt Lake County | 99 | ▼ 3% | 4,685 | 21.1 |
| 3 | Davis County | 67 | ▼ 6% | 2,216 | 30.2 |
| 4 | Cache County | 39 | ▼ 13% | 1,241 | 31.4 |
| 5 | Weber County | 23 | ▼ 51% | 961 | 23.9 |
| 6 | Washington County | 18 | ▼ 22% | 1,057 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Iron County | 10 | ▼ 52% | 394 | 25.4 |
| 8 | Tooele County | 8 | ▼ 33% | 437 | 18.3 |
| 9 | Sevier County | 6 | — | 247 | 24.3 |
| 10 | Box Elder County | 4 | ▼ 76% | 398 | 10.1 |
— in Change means fewer than 10 new hams the year before.
All Utah counties
15 counties with their own page. Numbers are new hams in the past 12 months.
- Box Elder County4 new hams in 12 months
- Cache County39 new hams in 12 months
- Davis County67 new hams in 12 months
- Iron County10 new hams in 12 months
- Morgan County3 new hams in 12 months
- Salt Lake County99 new hams in 12 months
- Sanpete County1 new hams in 12 months
- Sevier County6 new hams in 12 months
- Summit County4 new hams in 12 months
- Tooele County8 new hams in 12 months
- Uintah County3 new hams in 12 months
- Utah County139 new hams in 12 months
- Wasatch County4 new hams in 12 months
- Washington County18 new hams in 12 months
- Weber County23 new hams in 12 months
Smaller Utah counties
These 14 counties have too few licensees or too little recent activity for a page of their own, so their numbers are listed here.
| County | Active hams | New hams · 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | 30 | 1 |
| Carbon County | 107 | 3 |
| Daggett County | 3 | 0 |
| Duchesne County | 97 | 1 |
| Emery County | 53 | 0 |
| Garfield County | 28 | 0 |
| Grand County | 44 | 3 |
| Juab County | 66 | 5 |
| Kane County | 66 | 1 |
| Millard County | 67 | 0 |
| Piute County | 8 | 1 |
| Rich County | 28 | 0 |
| San Juan County | 37 | 0 |
| Wayne County | 20 | 1 |
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Questions about hams in Utah
How many ham radio operators are in Utah?
18,054 active amateur radio licensees are on file for Utah as of Oct 1, 2026.
How many new hams were licensed in Utah last year?
508 people in Utah received their first FCC amateur radio license in the 12 months ending Oct 1, 2026.
Which Utah counties have the most new hams?
In the past 12 months: Utah County (139), Salt Lake County (99) and Davis County (67).
Where does this data come from?
From the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) public amateur license database, which we download every Monday. Addresses are matched to counties with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. This page shows totals only.
Can I see the names or call signs on this page?
No. Public pages show totals only. Verified Ham Recruiter users can search and export lists for outreach; see how licensee information is handled.
About this data
Data as of . Source: FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) weekly amateur license database; county from U.S. Census Bureau geocoding. Aggregates only, no individual licensee data is shown. Aggregate figures © Ham Recruiter, CC BY 4.0.
How we count
- New ham: an active licensee whose first license was granted in the period.
- Address updates: a change of FCC mailing address, often a move into the area.
- Counts use each licensee’s current FCC address. Someone licensed here who later moved is counted where they live now.
- Each license keeps only its most recent event of each type, so two upgrades in one year count once.
- PO-box-only addresses often can’t be matched to a county, so rural counties are slightly undercounted.
99% of Utah licensees could be matched to a county.