Utah population

State · Official geographic code 49

3,538,904

· Annual resident population estimate

U.S. Census Bureau · Population Estimates Program · Vintage 2025

+35,921 residents (+1.03%) since July 1, 2024.

Utah had an estimated 3,538,904 residents on July 1, 2025, the 30th most populous of the 50 states and 1.04% of the U.S. total. Its population grew 1.03% between July 2024 and July 2025, compared with +0.33% for the West region and +0.52% for the United States.

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Population change, 2020–2025
+254,934July 1 to July 1 · +7.76%
Land-area density, 2025
42.8People per square mile · 2025 land area
Population rank, 2025
30 of 5050 states; DC listed separately

Utah population history

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The six July 1 estimates in the table belong to one consistent Vintage 2025 series. The Census Bureau revises earlier years when it releases a new vintage; a figure from an older publication may differ from the value below.

Utah population, 2010–2025: 2010–2020 intercensal estimates (2020 boundaries) and Vintage 2025 estimates (2025 boundaries) 3.6M3.1M2.6M 2010201520202025

Vintage 2025, July 1, 2020–2025 Intercensal, 2010–2020

The highest observed population in this annual series was 3,538,904 in 2025. This is a peak within 2020–2025 coverage, not an all-time record.

Utah: July 1 annual population estimates, Vintage 2025
Reference datePopulationAnnual change
July 1, 20203,283,970—
July 1, 20213,339,874+55,904
July 1, 20223,393,928+54,054
July 1, 20233,449,259+55,331
July 1, 20243,502,983+53,724
July 1, 20253,538,904+35,921
Why is the April 2020 estimates base different from a census count?

The PEP estimates base here is 3,271,601 residents on April 1, 2020. It incorporates the Census Bureau’s corrections and geographic revisions and serves as the starting point for this annual series. It is not labeled an original 2020 census count. The chart starts at July 1, 2020, so its five-year change uses two July observations. Read about measurement types.

Utah population by year, 2010–2020

From the April 2010 estimates base to the April 2020 census count, Utah gained 507,710 residents (+18.4%). These Census Bureau intercensal estimates use 2020 boundaries and were released in November 2024.

Utah: 2010–2020 intercensal population estimates and April 1, 2020 census count, 2020 boundaries
DatePopulationAnnual change
April 1, 2010 · estimates base2,763,891—
July 1, 20102,776,212—
July 1, 20112,818,798+42,586
July 1, 20122,861,360+42,562
July 1, 20132,909,190+47,830
July 1, 20142,951,948+42,758
July 1, 20153,000,449+48,501
July 1, 20163,064,277+63,828
July 1, 20173,126,779+62,502
July 1, 20183,181,595+54,816
July 1, 20193,233,028+51,433
April 1, 2020 · census count3,271,601—

The April 2020 census count matches the Vintage 2025 starting base. This file’s April 2020 figure also differs by 15 from the 2020 census count in the 1910–2020 table (3,271,616); both are shown as the Census Bureau published them. Source and download

Utah population by census year, 1910–2020

These are separate census counts from the Census Bureau’s historical population-change table. Historical geographic definitions apply; they are not standardized to the 2025 boundary. Census dates changed historically: April 15, 1910; January 1, 1920; April 1, 1930 and 1940; and April 1 from 1950 onward.

Decennial census counts for Utah
Census yearResident populationChange from previous census
1910373,351—
1920449,396+20.4%
1930507,847+13.0%
1940550,310+8.4%
1950688,862+25.2%
1960890,627+29.3%
19701,059,273+18.9%
19801,461,037+37.9%
19901,722,850+17.9%
20002,233,169+29.6%
20102,763,885+23.8%
20203,271,616+18.4%

Census counts, not annual estimates. Historical source and download

Growth and density

Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2025, Utah gained 254,934 residents, a 7.76% increase. The annualized change over these five elapsed years was +1.51%. Annualized change is a summary of the interval; it does not imply that the population changed at that rate in every year.

The 2025 Gazetteer reports 82,595.63 square miles of land. Dividing the July 1, 2025 population by that compatible land area gives 42.8 people per square mile. Water area is excluded. Density depends on geographic boundaries. It describes this entire geography, rather than a typical neighborhood or built-up area.

Calculations use unrounded source values. Population counts are displayed as integers, percentages to two decimals and density to one decimal. Calculation methods · Growth calculator

Components of population change

The published components cover July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Natural change equals births minus deaths. Net migration is arrivals minus departures; it does not establish why people moved.

Natural change
+24,961
Net domestic migration
+3,343
Net international migration
+7,501
Residual
+116
Source-published components, annual interval ending June 30, 2025
ComponentPeople
Births46,948
Deaths21,987
Natural change+24,961
Net domestic migration+3,343
Net international migration+7,501
Residual+116
Total population change+35,921

Reconciliation: natural change + net domestic migration + net international migration + residual = +35,921. Births and deaths are already included in natural change and must not be added again. Source: NST-EST2025-ALLDATA.csv; Vintage 2025.

How Utah compares

Growth rates below use the same Vintage 2025 series for every row, so they can be compared directly. Regional and national rates combine faster- and slower-growing states.

Population and growth compared with larger geographies, Vintage 2025
GeographyPopulation · 2025Growth · 2024–25Growth · 2020–25
Utah3,538,904+1.03%+7.76%
West region80,146,154+0.33%+1.85%
United States341,784,857+0.52%+3.08%

Utah demographics: age, race and income

The median age in Utah is 32.0 years, compared with 38.9 in U.S.. 37.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, and the median household income is $95,166. About 8.5% of residents live below the poverty level, and 8.9% were born outside the United States.

These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. They describe the 60 months ending in December 2024, come from a sample survey with the margins of error shown, and are separate from the July 1, 2025 population estimate above.

Utah population characteristics, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates with 90 percent margins of error
CharacteristicUtahMarginU.S.
Age and sex
Median age32.0±0.138.9
Under 18 years27.8%±0.122.0%
65 years and over11.9%±0.117.2%
Female49.3%±<0.150.5%
Race and Hispanic origin
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15.9%±<0.119.3%
White alone, not Hispanic74.7%±0.157.4%
Black alone, not Hispanic1.1%±<0.111.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic2.4%±0.15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.6%±<0.10.5%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.9%±<0.10.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic0.4%±<0.10.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.0%±0.14.3%
Born outside the United States8.9%±0.114.1%
Households and education
Households1,124,822±2,819129,227,496
Average household size2.97±0.012.53
Bachelor’s degree or higher, age 25+37.7%±0.335.7%
Income and poverty
Median household income$95,166±$774$80,734
Below the poverty level8.5%±0.212.5%

Margins are 90% margins of error. Percentages are computed from published Summary File counts with Census Bureau margin formulas. ACS survey population: 3,392,331; 2024 boundaries. Source and download

Geographic context

County totals below describe separate county units. Incorporated cities are not an exhaustive division of a state, so their populations must not be summed as a state control total.

Resident population, July 1, 2025; change since July 1, 2024. PEP Vintage 2025.
PlacePopulation · 2025Change · 2024–25Growth · 2024–25People / sq. mi.
Salt Lake CountyUtah · County equivalent · 490351,220,916+3,462+0.28%1,621.7
Utah CountyUtah · County equivalent · 49049759,859+14,191+1.90%379.1
Davis CountyUtah · County equivalent · 49011381,227+2,765+0.73%1,173.9
Weber CountyUtah · County equivalent · 49057278,174+1,957+0.71%455.3
Washington CountyUtah · County equivalent · 49053213,670+5,239+2.51%88.0
Cache CountyUtah · County equivalent · 49005145,000+333+0.23%124.5
Tooele CountyUtah · County equivalent · 4904587,461+2,633+3.10%12.4
Iron CountyUtah · County equivalent · 4902167,141+1,582+2.41%20.4
Box Elder CountyUtah · County equivalent · 4900365,320+1,335+2.09%11.3
Summit CountyUtah · County equivalent · 4904343,141-109-0.25%23.1

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Places with nearby population ranks

Neighboring 2025 population ranks. Similar population does not imply similar density, boundaries or demographics.

Resident population, July 1, 2025; change since July 1, 2024. PEP Vintage 2025.
PlacePopulation · 2025Change · 2024–25Growth · 2024–25People / sq. mi.
OklahomaOklahoma · State · 404,123,288+25,530+0.62%60.1
ConnecticutConnecticut · State · 093,688,496+14,047+0.38%761.7
NevadaNevada · State · 323,282,188+28,645+0.88%29.9
IowaIowa · State · 193,238,387+7,933+0.25%58.0

Source, citation and downloads

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025, NST-EST2025-ALLDATA.csv, variable POPESTIMATE2025; Utah, Utah, geographic code 49; resident population 3,538,904 on July 1, 2025; boundaries January 1, 2025. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/state/totals/NST-EST2025-ALLDATA.csv. Retrieved September 30, 2026. US Population Data snapshot pep-2025-r1, transformation 1.

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