Europeans in Utah

Non-Hispanics Whites account for nearly 75.36% of Utah’s population. English, German, Irish, and Danish Americans have made up the largest European ancestry groups in Utah. As per the Census report, English Americans made up 22.2% of the population and numbered 710,512 members.

German Americans made up 9.5% of the population and numbered over 303,144. Irish Americans made up 5.6% of the population and numbered close to 177,933 followed by Danish ancestry at 4.7% of the population and numbered close to 151,577

Besides the Europeans who make good numbers are Scottish (4.2%), Swedish (3.3%), Italian (2.6%), Norwegian (2.5%), Welsh (2.1%), Dutch (1.7%), French (1.7%) and Swiss (1.2%)

Hispanics and Latinos in Utah

Hispanics and Latinos are the second-largest groups in Utah after non-Hispanic white. Around 15.07% of Utah’s Population claim Hispanic or Latin American ethnicity.  Mexicans form the largest Hispanic group in Utah, next comes the Salavrodrian, Peruvian, Guatemalan,  and  Puerto Ricans. 

Salt Lake County in northern Utah has the highest density of Latino people in the state of Utah. Others are Weber County, Utah County, Summit County, and Davis County.

African Americans in Utah

As of 2020, those of African ancestry accounted for 1.14% of Utah’s population. Between 2010 and 2020, Utah’s Black or African American population grew by nearly 24,000 residents (both Black alone and in combination with other races). Over the decade, Utah’s Black population grew 55% while the total state population grew only 18%, causing the Black share of the state to increase from 1.6% to 2.1%. The number of multiracial Black residents nearly doubled during this time, growing 94% and contributing to the multiracial population’s status as Utah’s fastest-growing racial group.

According to the 2020 Census, 52% of Utah’s Black population lives in Salt Lake County, which is home to 36% of the total state population. A slightly larger share of Utah’s Black residents (87%) live along the Wasatch Front than the population as a whole (75%). By share of residents, that equates to 2.9% of Salt Lake County, 2.5% of Weber County, 2.1% of Davis County, and 1.4% of Utah County.

Asian Americans in Utah

Asian Americans are a sizable minority group in Utah. Americans of Asian descent formed 2.40%  percent of the population. Its ethnic Asian population has grown rapidly since the late 1990s; There are over 80,000 Asians residing in Utah – with Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos comprising over 50% of the Asian population (followed by Vietnamese, Indian, Laotian, and Thai communities). Smaller communities are of Nepali, Tibetan, Bhutanese, Hmong, Karen, and other groups.

At 4.4%, Salt Lake County has the state’s highest proportion of Asians. The populations of Indians, Filipinos, and Thais all doubled between 2000 and 2010, while the overall Asian population in Utah experienced a 63% increase during those years.

Multi-Race in Utah

Multiracial individuals are also a visible minority in Utah. People identifying as multiracial form 3.68%  percent of the population, and number around 120,452 people.