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In 2025, there were 3.54 million people living in Utah. That makes Utah the 30th-most populous state, home to 1% of people living in the US.

3.54M

population of Utah (2025)

1%

Utah share of the US population (2025)
The population of Utah was about 12.8 times higher than it was in 1900. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of Utah grew by about 35,900 people.

About 3.54 million people lived in Utah in 2025. That's about 12.8 times more than in 1900.

Annual population estimates

What are Utah's age demographics?

About 433,100 Utah residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12.4% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 933,600 Utah residents, or 26.7% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A lower share of Utah's population is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are Utah's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Non-Hispanic native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents make up 1.1% of Utah’s population, higher than the national share of 0.2%. Utah also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic white (74.4%) than the US overall (57.5%).
In contrast, Utah’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounted for 3%, below the 6.5% share nationwide. The non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.3% of the state, compared with 12.6% nationally.

A higher share of Utah's population is non-Hispanic white than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are Utah's most populous counties?

In 2024, two out of 29 counties accounted for over half of Utah’s population:
  • Salt Lake County, 1.22 million (34.7% of the population)
  • Utah County, 747,200 (21.3%)

In 2024, Salt Lake County was the most populous county in Utah.

Population estimates

What are Utah's most populous cities?

The largest city in Utah is Salt Lake City with about 217,800 residents in 2024.

Cities and counties in Utah ranked by population

Cities and counties in Utah ranked by population
1.

Salt Lake City

217,783
2.

West Valley City

138,144
3.

West Jordan

116,688
4.

Provo 

115,479
5.

St. George

106,288
6.

Orem 

96,646
7.

Lehi 

93,446
8.

Sandy 

92,840
9.

Ogden 

88,656
10.

South Jordan

86,156

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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