Utah (UT)

Capital: Salt Lake City

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
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

State Regulators

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