Utah is growing and changing, including becoming more diverse over the past six decades, with close to one-fourth of the population now identifying as a racial or ethnic minority. Close to 1 in 7 residents are Latino or Hispanic. But its “distinctive demographic profile” remains that of a “youthful, aging and predominantly urban state.”
According to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s just-released data book on Utah demography, the Beehive State has a “striking collection of faith traditions" and, as Deseret News recently reported, the greatest share of religious adherents in the country.
“Every Utahn has a different experience, which can be influenced by their age, disability, ethnicity, geographic location, race and sex, among other characteristics,” said Mallory Bateman, director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, in a news release.
Read more about the data and what it means for Utah’s evolution.