Video Demographics of Utah
Population
The US Census Bureau estimates that the Utah population is 2,995,919 on July 1, 2015, an 8.40% increase since the 2010 US Census.
The Utah population center is located in Utah County in the city of Lehi. On April 1, 2010, the 2010 Census showed that Utah had a population of 2,763,885. In 2008, the US Census Bureau established that Utah is the fastest growing country in the country.
Most of the population lives in towns and cities along the Wasatch Front, a metropolitan area that runs north-south with the Wasatch Mountains rising on the east. Growth beyond the Wasatch Front also increased. St. metropolitan area George is currently the second fastest in the country after the Las Vegas metropolitan area, while the Heber micropolitan area is also the second fastest in the country (behind Palm Coast, Florida).
Utah contains 5 metropolitan areas (Logan, Ogden-Clearfield, Salt Lake City, Provo-Orem, and St. George), and five micropolitan areas (Brigham City, Heber, Vernal, Price, and Cedar City).
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Birth data
Note: Births in the tables do not increase, as Hispanic people are well-regarded by their ethnicities and by their race, giving a higher overall figure.
- Since 2016, Hispanic Hispanic data are not collected, but are included in a group of Hispanic ; Hispanic people may come from any race.
Ancestor
According to the 2010 US Census projection, Utah's racial and ethnic make up is as follows.
- 88.6% White or Europe.
- 2.8% Asian-Americans.
- 1.8% American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
- 1.6% African American.
- 1.3% Pacific Island.
- 6.9% Some other races.
- 13% Hispanic/Latino (from any race)
The largest ancestral groups in the state are:
- 27.7% English
- 14.9% Scandinavia: (5.9% Denmark, 4.3% Sweden, & 2.4% Norway)
- 12.4% German
- 7.0% Americans
- 6.1% Ireland
- 4.7% Scotland
- 2.9% Italian
- 2.2% French
- 2.2% Welsh
- 1.4% Scotch Irish
- 1.3% Switzerland
Utah County has the largest Icelandic population in America, while Sanpete County is about one-fifth (17%) of Danish Americans. Americans of Swedish and Norwegian descent are more numerous than British descendants in Central Utah (ie, Heber Town). The American population of Finnish, Russian, American, and Ukrainian origin is a significant number throughout the state (especially the Carbon County, Utah and Wasatch County, Utah Territories). The Wikipedia article Utah Italians describes a small but established Italian-American community. And the percentage of people of Spanish descent Americans including Basque descendants is also present. Most Utahns are descended from Northern Europe.
In the 2010 Census estimate, 89.2% of the population is white and European American. Hispanics are the next largest group with 13.0%, followed by Asians of 1.7% and Native Americans of 1.3%.
Religion
The majority of the inhabitants of the state are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In 2007, 60.7% of Utahn counted as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, though only 41.6% of Utahns were active members. Mormons now make up about 50% of Salt Lake County, while rural areas tend to be very Mormon. Although the LDS Church officially maintains a policy of neutrality in terms of political parties, church doctrine has a strong regional influence on politics. Other doctrinal effects can be seen at the high utah birth rate (25 percent higher than the national average, highest for US states). The Mormons in Utah tend to have a conservative view when it comes to most political issues and the majority of Utahns voters of ages are unaffiliated voters (60%) who voted highly Republican. John McCain surveyed 62.5% in the 2008 Presidential Election while 70.9% of Utahn chose George W. Bush in 2004. In 2000, the Congregation for Religious and Membership Studies reported that the three largest denominational groups in Utah were Mormons, Catholics, and Evangelical Protestant. The LDS Church has the highest number of followers in Utah (1,493,612 members), followed by the Catholic Church with 97,085 reported members and the Southern Baptist Convention, reporting 13,258 followers.
According to a report produced by Pew Forum on Religion & amp; Public life The self-identified religious affiliates of Utahns above the age of 18 in 2008 are:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 58% (labeled as Mormon in the survey)
- Not affiliated 16%
- Catholic 10%
- Evangelicals 7%
- mainline Protestant 6%
- 1% Black Protestant Church
- No Answer 1%
- Another Faith 1%
- Buddhism & lt;.5%
- Eastern Orthodox & lt;.5%
- Hindu & lt;.5%
- Islam & lt;.5%
- Jehovah's Witnesses & lt;.5%
- Judaism & lt;.5%
- Non denominational & lt;.5%
- Other World Religions & lt;.5%
Margin of error /- 6%
In 2010, Utah was 62.1% Mormon (a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Salt Lake County, is 51.4% LDS. The country with the lowest percentage of LDS is Grand County at 26.5%. The district with the highest percentage of LDS was Morgan County at 86.1%
Culture
Recently, Utah has experienced migration of the population from other US countries that serves to change the country's sociocultural/political character. The percentage of Mormon's Utah population has declined while the number of non-believers has increased.
Southwestern Utah aka "Dixie Utah" does not have much cultural similarity to the Southeastern United States. The name came from a resettlement drive sent in the 1850s to advertise the warm desert climate found in Washington County.
Warm and temperate climates in Iron, Juab, Millard, Sanpete and Washington districts recorded population growth rates from the 1980s to early 2010s.
The state witnessed several real divisions and sects of Mormonism: Bickertonites, Church of Christ and ex-Mormons; and fundamentalist FLDS commanders in rural communities such as Hildale in southern Utah and nearby towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Fredonia, Arizona adjacent to the Arizona Line on the state border with Arizona.
There is also a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender active community that thrives in the Salt Lake metropolitan area. The LGBT magazine national The Advocate rated Salt Lake City as one of 50 state hotspots for subculture in 2005.
Utah has a high total birth rate, and the youngest population in any U.S. state. It is also one of the few non-Southern countries that have more men than women.
In 2000, 49.9% of women and 50.1% of men were Utah gender groups.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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