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URS Economic Impact in Utah: 2017

URS paid more than $1.5 billion in pension payments in 2017, the vast majority of which remained in the Utah economy. More than 90% of URS pension payouts in 2017 went to retirees living in Utah, including $564 million to Salt Lake County retirees alone. Pension payments by county are below.

» URS Economic Impact by Legislative District

County Recipients Dollars Paid
Salt Lake County 21,312 $564,334,602
Utah County 8,619 $215,693,685
Davis County 6,250 $160,223,769
Weber County 5,254 $127,829,318
Washington County 3,502 $81,521,060
Cache County 2,504 $56,857,514
Box Elder County 1,316 $28,275,765
Tooele County 1,130 $25,748,698
Iron County 1,050 $23,827,802
Sevier County 858 $19,559,025
Sanpete County 826 $17,570,145
Summit County 668 $18,692,162
Carbon County 734 $15,707,276
Wasatch County 625 $14,965,135
Uintah County 707 $13,907,391
Duchesne County 604 $11,778,659
San Juan County 418 $9,296,860
Millard County 454 $10,237,972
Morgan County 314 $7,863,603
Emery County 399 $7,774,159
Juab County 344 $7,600,671
Grand County 264 $5,427,870
Beaver County 207 $4,545,734
Kane County 204 $3,966,042
Garfield County 183 $3,925,809
Wayne County 112 $2,797,885
Rich County 94 $1,876,059
Piute County 81 $1,582,925
Daggett County 58 $1,081,443
Out of the State of Utah 6,179 $118,072,663
Total 65,270 $1,582,541,702