Utah Trivia:


Capital : Salt Lake City
State Tree : Blue Spruce
State Flower : Sego Lily
State Insect : European Honey Bee
State Bird : California Sea Gull

Utah People:


Utah has a total population of 2,550,063 (2006 est) and ranks 34th in population of U.S. states. By age, 791,198 (31.0%) Utahns are under 18 years of age, 1,533,326 (60.2%) are age 19 to 64, and 225,539 (8.8%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 49.7%, and males 50.3% of the total population.


Utah Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under31.0  
65 and older8.8  
19 to 6460.2  
Female49.7  
Male50.3  

33,663 (1.3%) Utahns are American Indian or Alaska Native, 50,230 (2.0%) are Asian, 25,838 (1.0%) are Black, 19,277 (0.8%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2,383,544 (93.5%) are White, 37,511 (1.5%) are of mixed race.
 

Utah Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteUtah White population 2,383,5442,383,544  
AsianUtah Asian population 50,23050,230
MixedUtah Mixed population 37,51137,511
American IndianUtah American Indian population 33,66333,663
BlackUtah Black population 25,83825,838
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderUtah Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 19,27719,277

286,113 (11.2%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

7.1% of Utahns were born in a foreign country.

12.5% of Utahns over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

87.7% of Utahns over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 26.1% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Utah had 50,670 births and 13,331 deaths in 2004.

Utah Land:


Utah has a land area of 82,144 square miles and is ranked 12nd amoung U.S. states in total area. Utah has a population density of 27 people per square mile. Utah had 11,731,228 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.22% of the total area.