St. George, UT Metro Area

The St. George, UT metro area is one county in Utah: Washington County. About 213,670 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 18.5% more than in April 2020.

Washington County, centralSt. George
Washington County in Utah
Population, July 2025
213,670 18.5% more than in April 2020
Type
Metropolitan statistical area
County
Washington County
Land area
2,428 sq mi (6,287 km²)
Time zone
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July
State
Utah
CBSA code
41100

The county in the St. George, UT metro area

CountyRolePopulation, July 2025
Washington CountyCentral213,670

A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.

Principal city

  1. St. George101,995 people

OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first

Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.

  1. Cedar City, UT Micro Area50 mi northeast
  2. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metro Area183 mi south

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