- Nickname: Beehive State
- Motto: Industry
- Flower: Sego lily
- Bird: California gull
- Area: 84,898 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 13th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 2,000 feet to 13,528 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Generally arid with abundant sunshine,
higher temperatures in the southwestern desert, cooler
weather and lower temperatures in high plateaus and
mountains
- Admitted to Union: January 4, 1896
- Capital: Salt Lake
City
- Head Official: Governor John Huntsman (R) (until
2009)
- Population
- 1980: 1,461,000
- 1990: 1,722,850
- 2000: 2,233,169
- 2004 estimate: 2,389,039
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 29.6%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 34th
- Percent of residents born in state: 62.9% (2000)
- Density: 27.2 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 103,129
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 1,992,975
- Black or African American: 17,657
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 29,684
- Asian: 37,108
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 15,145
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 201,559
- Other: 93,405
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 209,378
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 601,599
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 8.5%
- Median age: 27.1 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 49,949
- Total number of deaths (2003): 13,426 (infant
deaths, 252)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 1,098
- Economy
- Major industries: Manufacturing; trade;
government; finance, insurance, and real estate; services;
mining; agriculture; tourism
- Unemployment rate: 4.8% (February 2005)
- Per capita income: $25,230 (2003; U.S. rank:
48th)
- Median household income: $49,143 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 9.4%
(1999)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 2.30% to 7.0%
- Sales tax rate: 4.75%
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