Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer. Rankings among the 50 states.
Historical data
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Population
1850–2024U.S. Census (decennial), 1850–2020 + estimates.
Population pyramid
Utah's civilian population by sex and five-year age group. Choose a year to see how the age structure has changed.
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Under 15
755,613 (21.6%)
15 to 64
2,310,503 (66.0%)
65 and older
433,073 (12.4%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, SC-EST2020 and SC-EST2024 age and sex estimates (civilian population, July 1).
Age, sex and longevity
The main indicators describing Utah's age structure, sex distribution and life expectancy.
| Median age | 32.6 years | Youngest in the U.S. |
| Female | 49.8% | |
| Male | 50.2% | |
| Under 18 | 27.5% | Highest in the U.S. |
| 65 and older | 12.0% | |
| Life expectancy | 79.6 years |
Population, households and density
How many people and households live in Utah, how concentrated they are and how the population is changing.
| Total population | 3.50 M | 30th in the U.S. |
| Density | 16 /km² | |
| Households | 1.06 M | |
| Urban population | 90.6% | |
| Largest metro | Salt Lake City (≈ 1.27 M) | |
| Growth | +1.7%/yr | Fastest-growing state 2010–2020 |
Race, ethnicity and origin
Utah is majority non-Hispanic white, with a growing Hispanic population concentrated in Salt Lake and Utah counties and Pacific Islander communities tied to Latter-day Saint missionary history.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 74.0% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15.1% | ≈ 530,000 |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | |
| Asian | 2.8% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1.1% | One of the highest shares in the U.S. |
| Black or African American | 1.5% | |
| Native American | 1.5% | |
| Mexican origin | ≈ 11% | Largest Hispanic subgroup |