Facts & Statistics
STATE STATISTICS | |
Population 2023 | 3,417,734 |
Population 2022 |
3,380,800 |
Population 2021 | 3,339,113 |
Population 2020 |
3,249,879 |
Population 2019 | 3,203,383 |
Population 2018 |
3,161,105 |
Population 2017 | 3,103,118 |
Population 2016 | 3,042,613 |
Below Poverty 2022 | 8.2 |
Below Poverty 2021 | 8.6 |
Below Poverty 2020 | 9.1 |
Below Poverty 2019 | 8.9 |
Below Poverty 2018 | 6.9 |
Below Poverty 2017 | 9.7 |
Below Poverty 2016 | 10.2 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2022 |
66 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2021 | 65.7 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2020 | 66.6 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2019 | 66.6 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2018 |
66.1 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2017 | 66.6 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2016 | 66.5 |
Unemployed 2022 | 2.2 |
Unemployed 2021 | 3.3 |
Unemployed 2020 | 3.6 |
Unemployed 2019 | 3 |
Unemployed 2018 | 3.1 |
Unemployed 2017 | 3.3 |
Unemployed 2016 | 3.4 |
Foreclosure Rate 2024 | 1 in 1,968 |
Foreclosure Rate 2021 | 1 in 1,127 |
Foreclosure Rate 2018 | 1 of 3,014 |
Median Household Income 2021 | 67,404 |
Median Individual Income 2022 | 70,435 |
High School Graduation Rate 2022 | 88.2 |
High School Graduation Rate 2021 | 88.1 |
High School Graduation Rate 2020 | 88.2 |
High School Graduation Rate 2019 | 87.4 |
High School Graduation Rate 2018 | 87 |
Median Mortgage Payment 2021 | 1,671 |
GDP 2023 | 219.18 Billion |
GDP 2022 | 213.90 Billion |
GDP 2021 | 209.98 Billion |
GDP 2020 | 194.75 Billion |
GDP 2019 | 192.70 Billion |
GDP 2018 | 182.11 Billion |
STATE FACTS |
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Completion of the first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. It is now known as Golden Spike National Historical Site. |
The Great Salt lake, which is about 75 miles long and 35 miles wide, covers more than one million acres. |
The name Utah comes from the native American Ute tribe and means people of the mountains. |
Government
ELECTED OFFICIALS | |
Governor |
Spencer Cox (R) |
Lieutenant Governor | Deidre Henderson (R) |
Attorney General | Sean Reyes (R) |
State Senate Control | D – 23; R- 6 |
State House Control | D – 61; R – 14 |
Legislative Process
LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES | |
Convenes | January 16, 2024 |
Sine Die Adjournment | March 1, 2024 |
Committee Action Deadlines | N/A |
Crossover Deadline | March 11, 2024 |
Carryover from Previous Session | No |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session) | 10 days, excluding Sundays and the day it was received |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment) | 20 days following adjournment |
Veto Override | 2/3 majority |
Legislation Effective Date | 60 days after adjournment |
Notable Laws & Legislation
SAFE Act
- UT HB 286 (now Utah Code Ann. Title 70D, c.3)
- UT SB 31 (now Utah Code Ann. Title 61, c. 2c)
- HUD review of Utah’s SAFE Act
Security Breach Notification Law
Enforcement
Consumer Complaints
Consumer Complaints
Regulatory Actions
Featured Regulations
Regulatory Guidelines
Advocacy, Initiatives & Reports
Advocacy
- 11 State Amicus Brief re: Constitutionality of the CFPB (November 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 12 States Amicus Brief re: Constitutionality of CFPB (July 2019)
- 40 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Data Privacy (June 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loans for Disabled Veterans (May 2019)
- 33 States & DC Letter to Congress re: Marijuana Banking (May 2019)
- 12 States Letter to CFPB re: Payday Rule (May 2019)
- 41 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (May 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation re: Robocalls (March 2019)
- 30 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Identity Theft Rule (February 2019)
- 43 State AGs Letter to Social Security Administration re: Identity Fraud (December 2018)
- 35 State AGs Letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) re: Robocalls (October 2018)
- 14 State brief challenging the constitutionality of the CFPB (July 2018)
- 30 AGs letter to Congress urging it to reject legislation that would block state oversight of student loan servicing industry (March 2018)
- 13 State AGs letter to US Senate Majority Leader supporting the Regulatory Accountability Act (October 2017)
- 36 State AGs Letter 1 and Letter 2* – Credit Freeze Fees (October 2017)
- 43 State AGs Letter – Major Data Breach (September 2017)
- 15 State AGs Urge Congress to Stop Federal Agency Overreach (July 2016)
- 31 State AGs Letter to CFPB – Debt Collection Rules (March 2014)*