Editing Utah (section)

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Utah}}
[[File:Utah Sign during RAAM 2015 by D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|left|"Welcome to Utah" sign]]

At the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], Utah had a population of 3,271,616. The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] estimated that the population of Utah was 3,205,958 on July 1, 2019, a 16.00% increase since the [[2010 U.S. census]].<ref name="PopEstUS">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ut,US/PST045218|title=QuickFacts Utah; UNITED STATES|website=2019 Population Estimates|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=February 26, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055013/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ut,US/PST045218|archive-date=January 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[center of population]] of Utah is located in [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]] in the city of [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Population and Population Centers by State |year=2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 6, 2008 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080918020344/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |archive-date=September 18, 2008  }}</ref> Much of the population lives in cities and towns along the [[Wasatch Front]], a metropolitan region that runs north–south with the [[Wasatch Mountains]] rising on the eastern side. Growth outside the Wasatch Front is also increasing. The St. George metropolitan area is currently the second fastest-growing in the country after the [[Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA|Las Vegas metropolitan area]], while the Heber micropolitan area is also the second fastest-growing in the country (behind [[Palm Coast, Florida]]).<ref>{{Cite news |first= Deborah |last= Bulkeley |date= September 22, 2005 |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/610152931/St-George-growth-2nd-fastest-in-US.html |title= St. George growth 2nd fastest in US |newspaper= Deseret Morning News |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104181451/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/610152931/St-George-growth-2nd-fastest-in-US.html |archive-date= November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Utah contains five [[metropolitan area]]s ([[Logan metropolitan area|Logan]], [[Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area|Ogden-Clearfield]], [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Salt Lake City]], [[Provo–Orem metropolitan area|Provo-Orem]], and [[St. George, Utah metropolitan area|St. George]]), and six [[United States micropolitan area|micropolitan areas]] ([[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]], [[Heber, Utah|Heber]], [[Vernal, Utah|Vernal]], [[Price, Utah|Price]], [[Richfield, Utah|Richfield]], and [[Cedar City, Utah|Cedar City]]).

According to [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|HUD]]'s 2022 [[Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress|Annual Homeless Assessment Report]], there were an estimated 3,557 [[Homelessness|homeless]] people in Utah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007-2022 PIT Counts by State |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huduser.gov%2Fportal%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fxls%2F2007-2022-PIT-Counts-by-State.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress |url=https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2022-AHAR-Part-1.pdf}}</ref>

The majority of Utah's immigrants come from [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/new_americans_in_utah.pdf | title=New Americans in Utah | website=www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/immigrants-in-utah | title=Immigrants in Utah | date=May 2015 }}</ref>

===Health and fertility===
{{main|Healthcare in Utah}}
Utah ranks among the highest in total fertility rate, 47th in [[teenage pregnancy]], lowest in percentage of [[Illegitimacy|births out of wedlock]], lowest in number of abortions per capita, and lowest in percentage of teen pregnancies terminated in abortion. However, statistics relating to pregnancies and abortions may also be artificially low from teenagers going out of state for abortions because of [[parental notification]] requirements.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/2911597.html | title = Teenage Abortion and Pregnancy Statistics by State, 1992 | publisher = AGI | place = [[United States]] | date = May 30, 1997 | access-date = July 31, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060302092337/http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/2911597.html | archive-date = March 2, 2006 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/ib22.html |title=Contraception Counts: State-by-State Information |publisher=AGI |place=US |access-date=July 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517160052/http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/ib22.html |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> Utah has the lowest [[child poverty]] rate in the country, despite its young demographics.<ref name="ldsdemss">{{cite web |url=http://www.adherents.com/largecom/lds_dem.html |title=Sampling of Latter-day Saint/Utah Demographics and Social Statistics from National Sources |publisher=Adherents.com |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508230001/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/lds_dem.html |archive-date=May 8, 2010 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> According to the Gallup-Healthways Global Well-Being Index {{as of|2012|lc=y}}, Utahns ranked fourth in overall well-being in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Fourth year Hawai'i no wellbeing last | work= Gallup | url = http://www.gallup.com/poll/160730/fourth-year-hawaii-no-wellbeing-last.aspx | access-date = August 15, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130730155212/http://www.gallup.com/poll/160730/fourth-year-hawaii-no-wellbeing-last.aspx | archive-date = July 30, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> A 2002 national prescription drug study determined that antidepressant drugs were "prescribed in Utah more often than in any other state, at a rate nearly twice the national average".<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-20-mn-28924-story.html| title = Study Finds Utah Leads Nation in Antidepressant Use| newspaper = Los Angeles Times| date = February 20, 2002| access-date = July 12, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131021201158/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/feb/20/news/mn-28924| archive-date = October 21, 2013| url-status = live}}</ref> The data shows that depression rates in Utah are no higher than the national average.<ref>{{Cite journal |url= https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5938a2.htm |title= Current Depression Among Adults, United States, 2006 and 2008 |journal= [[Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report]] |volume= 59 |issue= 38 |pages= 1229–1235 |author1= O Gonzalez |author2= JT Berry |date= October 1, 2010 |pmid= 20881934 |display-authors= etal |access-date= September 17, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170902150316/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5938a2.htm |archive-date= September 2, 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref> In 2022, Utah had the lowest percent of births to unmarried women of any US state, at 20.3 percent.<ref>{{cite web | title = Percent of Babies Born to Unmarried Mothers by State | date = February 24, 2022 | publisher = U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | url = https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/unmarried/unmarried.htm | accessdate = September 21, 2024}}</ref>

===Ancestry and race===
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 11380
| 1860 = 40273
| 1870 = 86336
| 1880 = 143963
| 1890 = 210779
| 1900 = 276749
| 1910 = 373351
| 1920 = 449396
| 1930 = 507847
| 1940 = 550310
| 1950 = 688862
| 1960 = 890627
| 1970 = 1059273
| 1980 = 1461037
| 1990 = 1722850
| 2000 = 2233169
| 2010 = 2763885
| 2020 = 3271616
| estimate = 3503613
| estref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Utah |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/UT | website=Census.gov | publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>
| estyear = 2024
| align-fn = center
| footnote = Source: 1910–2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429012609/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" ; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Ethnic composition as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]
|-
! Race and Ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html |title=Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census
 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=August 12, 2021 |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2021-09-26}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="number" |Alone
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="number" |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White (non-Hispanic)]]
|align=right| {{bartable|75.3|%|2||background:gray}}
|align=right| {{bartable|78.9|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Hispanics and Latinos in Utah|Hispanic or Latino]]{{efn|Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin are not distinguished between total and partial ancestry.}}
|align=right| {{bartable}}
|align=right| {{bartable|15.1|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2.4|%|2||background:purple}}
|align=right| {{bartable|3.6|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[African Americans in Utah|African American (non-Hispanic)]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1.1|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.8|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1.1|%|2||background:pink}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.7|%|2||background:pink}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|align=right| {{bartable|0.9|%|2||background:gold}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.8|%|2||background:gold}}
|-
| Other
|align=right| {{bartable|0.4|%|2||background:brown}}
|align=right| {{bartable|1.1|%|2||background:brown}}
|}
[[File:Utah counties by race.svg|thumb|227x227px|Map of counties in Utah by racial plurality, per the 2020 US Census{{Collapsible list
| title = Legend|{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}

Non-Hispanic White

{{legend|#a61c00|60–70%}}

{{legend|#85200c|70–80%}}

{{legend|#5b0f00|80–90%}}

{{legend|#410b00|90%+}}

{{col-3}}

Native American

{{legend|#93c47d|50–60%}}

{{col-end}}
}}]]
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+ '''Historical racial demographics'''
|-
! Racial composition !! 1970<ref name="census"/> !! 1990<ref name="census">{{cite web |last1=Gibson |first1=Campbell |last2=Jung |first2=Kay |date=September 2002 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725044857/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html|archive-date=July 25, 2008 |title=Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States |at=Section: "Utah—Race and Hispanic Origin: 1850 to 1990"|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>!! 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/state/UT|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323174952/http://censusviewer.com/state/UT|url-status=dead|title=Population of Utah: Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts|archivedate=March 23, 2016}}</ref>!! 2010<ref name="2010-censusdata">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=2010 Census Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau. census.gov|access-date=November 7, 2015}} Search "Utah" in "2010 Census Demographic Profiles" (via [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]), or in "[https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/thematic.html 2010 Census Population Profiles Maps—Population Profiles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723110759/https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/thematic.html |date=July 23, 2017 }}".</ref> !! 2020
|-
| [[White American|White]] (non-Hispanic) || 97.4% || 93.8% || 89.2% || 86.1% || 75.3%
|-
| [[Hispanics and Latinos in Utah|Hispanic]] (of any race) || 4.1% || 4.9% || 9.0% || 13.0% || 15.1%
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || 0.6% || 1.9% || 1.7% || 2.0% || 2.4%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native]] (non-Hispanic) || 1.1% || 1.4% || 1.3% || 1.2% || 0.9%
|-
| [[African Americans in Utah|Black]] (non-Hispanic) || 0.6% || 0.7% || 0.8% || 1.0% || 1.1%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiian]] and<br />[[Pacific Islander|other Pacific Islander]] || – || – || 0.7% || 0.9% || 1.1%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Other race]] || 0.2% || 2.2% || 4.2% || 6.0% || 0.4%
|-
| [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]] || – || – || 2.1% || 2.7% || 3.7%
|}

The largest ancestry groups in the state are:
* 26.0% [[English Americans|English]]
* 11.9% [[German Americans|German]]
* 11.8% [[Nordic and Scandinavian Americans|Scandinavian]] (5.4% [[Danish Americans|Danish]], 4.0% [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]], 2.4% [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]])
* 9.0% [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]]
* 6.6% [[American ancestry|American]]
* 6.2% [[Irish Americans|Irish]]
* 4.6% [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]]
* 2.7% [[Utah Italians|Italian]]
* 2.4% [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]]
* 2.2% [[French Americans|French]]
* 2.2% [[Welsh Americans|Welsh]]
* 1.4% [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch Irish]]
* 1.3% [[Swiss Americans|Swiss]]

In 2011, 28.6% of Utah's population younger than the age of one were ethnic minorities, meaning they had at least one parent who was of a race other than non-Hispanic white.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2012/06/americas_under_age_1_populatio.html|title= Americans under age 1 now mostly minorities, but not in Ohio: Statistical Snapshot|last= Exner|first= Rich|date= June 3, 2012|website= [[The Plain Dealer]]|access-date= August 16, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160714084214/http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2012/06/americas_under_age_1_populatio.html|archive-date= July 14, 2016|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Religion===
{{Further|Demographics of Utah#Religion}}
{{see also|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah}}
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|title = Religion in Utah {{as of|2014|lc=y}}<ref name="pew2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/utah/|title=Religious Landscape Study|date=May 11, 2015|access-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201915/http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/utah/|archive-date=October 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Catholic]]|DarkOrchid|5}}
{{bar percent|Other faiths|grey|2}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhist]]|yellow|1}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|green|1}}
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[[File:Salt Lake LDS Temple.jpg|thumb|The LDS [[Salt Lake Temple]], the primary attraction in the city's [[Temple Square]]]]
[[File:First Presbyterian.jpg|thumb|[[First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City|First Presbyterian Church]] in Salt Lake City]]
[[File:Festival of Colors at the Krishna Temple near Spanish Fork, Utah 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple (Spanish Fork)|Sri Sri Radha Krishna (Hindu) Temple]]]]

Mormons are the largest religious group in Utah. However, the percentage of Mormons in the overall population has been decreasing. In 2017, 62.8% of Utahns were members of the LDS Church.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canham |first=Matt |date=July 16, 2017 |title=Salt Lake County is becoming less Mormon—Utah County is headed in the other direction |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5403049&itype=CMSID |access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SLT-Morm">{{cite news |last=Canham |first=Matt |date=November 18, 2007 |title=Utah less LDS than ever |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=7496034&itype=NGPSID |work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> This declined to 61.2% in 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/12/09/salt-lake-county-is-now/|title=Salt Lake County is now minority Mormon, and the impacts are far reaching|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> and to 60.7% in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/01/05/utah-sees-latter-day/|title=Utah sees Latter-day Saint slowdown and membership numbers drop in Salt Lake County|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=April 3, 2020}}</ref> Members of the LDS Church are 34%–41% of the people of Salt Lake City. Many of the other major population centers, such as Provo, Logan, Tooele, and St. George, are each mostly LDS, as are many suburban and rural areas. The LDS Church has the largest number of congregations, numbering 4,815 [[Ward (LDS Church)|wards]].<ref name="LDS.org">{{cite web |url= https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/united-states/state/utah |title= Facts and Statistics USA-Utah |website= Mormon newsroom |publisher= LDS |access-date= May 8, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190630090051/https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/united-states/state/utah |archive-date= June 30, 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> According to results from the 2010 U.S. census, combined with official LDS Church membership statistics, church members represented 62.1% of Utah's total population. The Utah county with the lowest percentage of church members was [[Grand County, Utah|Grand County]], at 26.5%, while the county with the highest percentage was [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan County]], at 86.1%. In addition, the result for the most populated county, [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]], was 51.4%.<ref name="Canham 2012-04-17" />

Though [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and politics in the United States|the LDS Church officially maintains a policy of neutrality in regard to political parties]],<ref name="neutrality" /> the church's doctrine has a strong regional influence on politics.<ref name="kindling">{{cite web|url=http://www.nd.edu/~dcampbe4/DRY%20KINDLING.pdf |title=Dry Kindling: A Political Profile of American Mormons |first1=David E |last1=Campbell |first2=J Quin |last2=Monson |website=From Pews to Polling Places: Faith and Politics in the American Religious Mosaic |publisher=Georgetown University Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015092621/http://www.nd.edu/~dcampbe4/DRY%20KINDLING.pdf |archive-date=October 15, 2012 }}</ref> Another doctrine effect can be seen in Utah's high [[birth rate]] (25 percent higher than the national average; the highest for a state in the U.S.).<ref name="birth rate">{{Cite news |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700251966/Utahs-birthrate-highest-in-US.html?pg=all |title= Utah's birthrate highest in US |last= Davidson |first= Lee |newspaper= Deseret News |date= August 19, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104181633/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700251966/Utahs-birthrate-highest-in-US.html?pg=all |archive-date= November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mormons in Utah tend to have [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] views when it comes to most political issues and the majority of voter-age Utahns are unaffiliated voters (60%) who vote overwhelmingly [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref name="Voter Affiliations">{{cite news |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695247764/Utah-voters-shun-labels.html?pg=all |newspaper= Deseret Morning News |title= Utah Voters Shun Labels |first= Lee |last= Davidson |date= January 28, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104181931/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695247764/Utah-voters-shun-labels.html?pg=all |archive-date= November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Mitt Romney]] received 72.8% of the Utahn votes in 2012, while [[John McCain]] polled 62.5% in the [[2008 United States presidential election]] and 70.9% for [[George W. Bush]] in 2004. In 2010 the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] (ARDA) reported that the three largest denominational groups in Utah are the LDS Church with 1,910,504 adherents; the [[Catholic Church]] with 160,125 adherents, and the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] with 12,593 adherents.<ref name="www.thearda.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/49/rcms2010_49_state_adh_2010.asp |title=The Association of Religion Data Archives &#124; State Membership Report |publisher=www.thearda.com |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209201252/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/49/rcms2010_49_state_adh_2010.asp |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

According to a [[The Gallup Organization#Gallup Poll|Gallup poll]], Utah had the third-highest number of people reporting as "Very Religious" in 2015, at 55% (trailing only [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]]). However, it was near the national average of people reporting as "Nonreligious" (31%), and featured the smallest percentage of people reporting as "Moderately Religious" (15%) of any state, being eight points lower than second-lowest state [[Vermont]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.gallup.com/poll/125066/State-States.aspx?g_source=WWWV7HP&g_medium=topic&g_campaign=tiles | title = State of the States | work= Gallup | access-date = July 6, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160817013235/http://www.gallup.com/poll/125066/State-States.aspx?g_source=WWWV7HP&g_medium=topic&g_campaign=tiles | archive-date = August 17, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref> In addition, it had the highest average weekly church attendance of any state, at 51%.<ref>{{Cite news| url = http://www.gallup.com/poll/181601/frequent-church-attendance-highest-utah-lowest-vermont.aspx?g_source=&g_medium=&g_campaign=tiles | title = Frequent Church Attendance Highest in Utah, Lowest in Vermont | work= Gallup | date = February 17, 2015 | access-date = July 6, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160817000419/http://www.gallup.com/poll/181601/frequent-church-attendance-highest-utah-lowest-vermont.aspx?g_source=&g_medium=&g_campaign=tiles | archive-date = August 17, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref>

A 2023 paper challenged this perception (claiming only 42% of Utahns are Mormons) however most statistics still show a majority of Utah residents belong to the LDS church; estimates from the LDS church suggests 60.68% of Utah's population belongs to the church whilst some sources put the number as high as 68%.<ref name="Cragun 2023">{{cite journal |last1=Cragun |first1=Ryan T. |author-link1= |last2=Gull |first2=Bethany |author-link2= |last3=Phillips |first3=Rick |author-link3= |display-authors= |author-mask= |name-list-style= |year=2023 |orig-date= |display-editors= |title=Mormons Are No Longer a Majority in Utah: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for the Sociology of Religion |format= |department= |journal=Journal of Religion and Demography |type= |series= |language= |edition= |volume=10 |issue=1–2 |pages=162–184 |doi=10.1163/2589742x-bja10019 |doi-access= |s2cid=267601458 |issn=2589-7411 |url=https://www.ryantcragun.com/mormons-are-no-longer-a-majority-in-utah-causes-consequences-and-implications-for-the-sociology-of-religion/ }}</ref> The paper replied that membership count done by the LDS Church is too high for several reasons.<ref name="Cragun 2023" />

===Languages===
{{See also|Native American languages of Utah|Utah dual language immersion}}

The [[official language]] in the state of Utah is [[English language|English]].<ref name="LE.UT">{{cite web |url=https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63G/Chapter1/63G-1-S201.html |title= Utah Code Section |last= <!--|first= |date= --> |website= le.utah.gov |publisher= |access-date= 9 February 2023 |quote=}}</ref> [[Utah English]] is primarily a merger of Northern and Midland American dialects carried west by LDS Church members, whose original [[New York (state)|New York]] dialect later incorporated features from [[Northeast Ohio|northeast]] [[Ohio]] and [[Central Illinois|central]] [[Illinois]]. Conspicuous in the speech of some in the central valley, although less frequent now in Salt Lake City, is a [[cord-card merger]], so that the vowels /ɑ/ an /ɔ/ are pronounced the same before an /ɹ/, such as in the words ''cord'' and ''card''.<ref name=Bowie>{{Cite journal|last=Bowie|first=David|title=Acoustic Characteristics of Utah's Card-Cord Merger|date=February 1, 2008|journal=American Speech|language=en|volume=83|issue=1|pages=35–61|doi=10.1215/00031283-2008-002|issn=0003-1283}}</ref>

In 2000, 87.5% of all state residents five years of age or older spoke only English at home, a decrease from 92.2% in 1990. In 2011, one-third of Utah's workforce was reported to be bilingual, developed through a program of acquisition of second languages beginning in elementary school, and related to Mormonism's missionary goals for its young people.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/utah-an-economy-powered-by-multilingual-missionaries-20120723 |title=Utah: An Economy Powered by Multilingual Missionaries |last=Sterling |first=Terry |date=July 23, 2012 |website=[[The National Journal]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415010658/http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/utah-an-economy-powered-by-multilingual-missionaries-20120723 |archive-date=April 15, 2013 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:1em; float:center"
|+ '''Top 14 Non-English Languages Spoken in Utah'''
|-
! Language !! Percentage of population<br /><small>({{as of|2010|lc=on}})</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/states/Utah-Languages.html"|title=Utah—Languages|website=city-data.com|access-date=November 7, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || 7.4%
|-
| [[German language|German]] || 0.6%
|-
| [[Navajo language|Navajo]] || 0.5%
|-
| [[French language|French]] || 0.4%
|-
| Pacific Island languages including Chamorro, Hawaiian, Ilocano, Tagalog, and Samoan || 0.4%
|-
| [[Chinese language|Chinese]] || 0.4%
|-
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] || 0.3%
|-
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] || 0.3%
|-
| [[Japanese language|Japanese]] || 0.2%
|-
| [[Arapaho language|Arapaho]] || 0.1%
|}

===Age and gender===

Utah has the highest total birth rate<ref name = "birth rate" /> and accordingly, the youngest population of any U.S. state. In 2010, the state's population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. The life expectancy is 79.3 years.