Utah by the numbers
Live readings on the water, snow, air and weather Utahns live with, pulled straight from the agencies that measure them. Figures refresh every 15 to 60 minutes; most are provisional and subject to revision.
Great Salt Lake
4,190.0 ftdown 1.2 ft from a year ago
The south arm's surface elevation above sea level, compared with 4,191.2 feet on Nov. 4, 2025. That is 8.0 feet below the 4,198-foot minimum healthy level cited by the Grow the Flow lake tracker.
Daily readings
| Date | Feet |
|---|---|
| Nov. 2 | 4,190.2 |
| Nov. 1 | 4,190.0 |
| Oct. 31 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 30 | 4,189.9 |
| Oct. 29 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 28 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 27 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 26 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 25 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 24 | 4,189.9 |
| Oct. 23 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 22 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 21 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 20 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 19 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 18 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 17 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 16 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 15 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 14 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 13 | 4,190.0 |
| Oct. 12 | 4,189.8 |
| Oct. 11 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 10 | 4,189.4 |
| Oct. 9 | 4,189.6 |
| Oct. 8 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 7 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 6 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 5 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 4 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 3 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 2 | 4,189.7 |
| Oct. 1 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 30 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 29 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 28 | 4,189.6 |
| Sept. 27 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 26 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 25 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 24 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 23 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 22 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 21 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 20 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 19 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 18 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 17 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 16 | 4,189.7 |
| Sept. 15 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 14 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 13 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 12 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 11 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 10 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 9 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 8 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 7 | 4,189.9 |
| Sept. 6 | 4,189.8 |
| Sept. 5 | 4,189.8 |
Why it matters: When the lake drops, more lakebed is exposed, and its dust carries heavy metals and chemicals into the air, according to the Utah Division of Water Resources. The lake also feeds lake-effect snow that makes up about 5% to 10% of the Wasatch snowpack. Its record low daily average, 4,188.5 feet, came in November 2022 at the state's south-arm causeway gauge.
Lake Powell
3,533.5 ftdown 11.8 ft from a year ago
Elevation at Glen Canyon Dam: 166.5 feet below full pool (3,700 feet) and 43.5 feet above minimum power pool (3,490 feet), the lowest level for generating hydropower.
Daily readings
| Date | Feet |
|---|---|
| Nov. 2 | 3,533.5 |
| Nov. 1 | 3,532.4 |
| Oct. 31 | 3,531.9 |
| Oct. 30 | 3,531.7 |
| Oct. 29 | 3,531.4 |
| Oct. 28 | 3,531.0 |
| Oct. 27 | 3,530.1 |
| Oct. 26 | 3,528.7 |
| Oct. 25 | 3,527.5 |
| Oct. 24 | 3,526.1 |
| Oct. 23 | 3,525.0 |
| Oct. 22 | 3,523.6 |
| Oct. 21 | 3,521.8 |
| Oct. 20 | 3,520.8 |
| Oct. 19 | 3,520.7 |
| Oct. 18 | 3,520.6 |
| Oct. 17 | 3,520.3 |
| Oct. 16 | 3,520.0 |
| Oct. 15 | 3,519.8 |
| Oct. 14 | 3,519.3 |
| Oct. 13 | 3,519.1 |
| Oct. 12 | 3,519.0 |
| Oct. 11 | 3,518.9 |
| Oct. 10 | 3,518.9 |
| Oct. 9 | 3,519.0 |
| Oct. 8 | 3,519.0 |
| Oct. 7 | 3,519.0 |
| Oct. 6 | 3,519.0 |
| Oct. 5 | 3,519.0 |
| Oct. 4 | 3,519.0 |
| Oct. 3 | 3,518.8 |
| Oct. 2 | 3,518.6 |
| Oct. 1 | 3,518.3 |
| Sept. 30 | 3,518.1 |
| Sept. 29 | 3,517.8 |
| Sept. 28 | 3,517.7 |
| Sept. 27 | 3,517.6 |
| Sept. 26 | 3,517.7 |
| Sept. 25 | 3,517.8 |
| Sept. 24 | 3,517.8 |
| Sept. 23 | 3,517.7 |
| Sept. 22 | 3,517.6 |
| Sept. 21 | 3,517.4 |
| Sept. 20 | 3,517.2 |
| Sept. 19 | 3,517.0 |
| Sept. 18 | 3,516.8 |
| Sept. 17 | 3,516.8 |
| Sept. 16 | 3,516.7 |
| Sept. 15 | 3,516.6 |
| Sept. 14 | 3,516.7 |
| Sept. 13 | 3,516.9 |
| Sept. 12 | 3,517.0 |
| Sept. 11 | 3,517.1 |
| Sept. 10 | 3,517.2 |
| Sept. 9 | 3,517.4 |
| Sept. 8 | 3,517.5 |
| Sept. 7 | 3,517.6 |
| Sept. 6 | 3,517.7 |
| Sept. 5 | 3,517.7 |
Why it matters: Lake Powell, the Colorado River reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam, straddles the Utah-Arizona line; if it falls below minimum power pool, the dam's hydropower stops. Reservoir thresholds from the Grand Canyon Trust and Reclamation.
Snowpack
Season startingsnow at 71 of 139 SNOTEL sites
The snow year is just getting started: 71 of 139 reporting sites show any snow water, averaging 0.5 inches statewide. Medians for this date are near zero, so a percent of median would mislead; it will appear here once the season builds.
Why it matters: Utah gets about 95% of its water from snowpack, according to the Division of Water Resources. Winter snow becomes spring runoff that fills reservoirs, waters farms and raises Great Salt Lake.
Weather
Salt Lake City52°FCurrent conditions · Nov. 3, 5:45 p.m.
St. George63°FClear · Nov. 3, 5:45 p.m.
Salt Lake City forecast
- This Afternoon: High 55°F
- Tonight: Low 39°F
- Wednesday: High 51°F
- Wednesday Night: Low 36°F
- Thursday: High 54°F
- Thursday Night: Low 37°F
Air quality
GoodSalt Lake County, driven by PM2.5 and ozone · Ledger calculation from rolling averages
Fine particulate (PM2.5) averaged 7.0 micrograms per cubic meter over the past 24 hours (latest hour: 5.1). Ozone averaged 0.030 parts per million over the past eight hours. The category applies the EPA's Air Quality Index breakpoints to those two averages only, truncated as the EPA specifies; it is The Utah Ledger's calculation, not an official AQI or forecast. The town readings on Weather & roads are a different product, modeled by a global air-quality forecast rather than measured, so they can differ from this.
Why it matters: The EPA's index turns fine-particle and ozone levels into plain health categories, and the agency says people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children are among the first to feel them.
Utah in figures
Population, jobs, income, housing, parks and more: the latest official figures, each linked to its source.
People
- Population (Census estimate)
- 3,538,904
- U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate; up 8.2% since the April 2020 estimates base.
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- Population (Utah Population Committee)
- 3,551,150
- Utah's official state estimate added 44,351 people in a year; it runs higher than Census because of different methods.
- July 1, 2025 · Utah Population Committee / Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
- One-year growth rate
- 1.0% (5th fastest)
- Utah ranked fifth among states for percent growth, its slowest pace since 2000.
- July 1, 2024 – July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau V2025, via Utah Foundation
- One-year growth (state estimate)
- 1.3%
- Down from 1.5% the prior year; natural increase drove 57% of growth.
- July 1, 2024 – July 1, 2025 · Utah Population Committee / Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
- Growth since 2020
- 8.2% (5th fastest)
- From the April 1, 2020 estimates base of 3,271,601; fifth-fastest among states (Utah Foundation analysis).
- April 2020 – July 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- Median age
- 32.5 (youngest state)
- Lowest median age of any state; next-youngest state is Texas at 35.9.
- 2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year (B01002)
- Residents under 18
- 26.1%
- More than one in four Utahns is a child; 6.5% are under 5.
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- Average household size
- 2.91 (largest of any state)
- Utah households are the largest in the nation; Hawaii is next at 2.85.
- 2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year (B25010)
- Births
- 46,869
- Up 2.8% from the prior year; deaths totaled 21,751, for a natural increase of 25,118.
- Year ending July 1, 2025 · Utah Population Committee / Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
- Total fertility rate
- 1.801
- Children per woman, down from 1.853 in 2022; Utah fell to 10th-highest among states.
- 2023 · CDC NCHS data, analyzed by Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
- Net migration
- 19,233
- 43% of growth, down from 26,086 the prior year; natural increase now leads.
- Year ending July 1, 2025 · Utah Population Committee / Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
- Salt Lake City population
- 218,428
- Utah's largest city.
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- West Valley City population
- 137,491
- Utah's second-largest city.
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- West Jordan population
- 116,812
- Utah's third-largest city.
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- Provo population
- 114,527
- Utah's fourth-largest city.
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- St. George population
- 108,713
- Utah's fifth-largest city, ahead of Orem (95,214).
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
- Live in Salt Lake, Utah, Davis or Weber counties
- 74.9%
- 2,660,720 of 3,551,150 Utahns live in the four core Wasatch Front counties (computed from county estimates).
- July 1, 2025 · Utah Population Committee / Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
- Hispanic or Latino residents
- 17.6%
- Share of Utah's population.
- July 1, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (V2025)
Economy & jobs
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Seasonally adjusted; about 63,200 Utahns unemployed vs. a 4.2% national rate. Unchanged from August (3.5%).
- September 2026 · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Oct. 16, 2026 release
- Nonfarm payroll jobs
- 1,801,100
- Utah's total job count, an estimate. The August report put it at 1,788,800.
- September 2026 · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Oct. 16, 2026 release
- Year-over-year job growth
- +1.4% (25,200 jobs)
- Private sector up 1.8% (26,600 jobs); education and health services added the most (8,900). Information lost 1,700. August's report showed +1.2%.
- September 2025 – September 2026 · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Oct. 16, 2026 release
- Gross domestic product
- $319.2 billion
- Current-dollar state GDP ($319,178.6 million).
- 2025 · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, via FRED (UTNGSP)
- Real GDP growth
- 2.7%
- Inflation-adjusted growth from 2024 to 2025 (chained 2017 dollars).
- 2025 · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, via FRED (UTRGSP)
- Real GDP growth, latest quarter
- 3.4% annualized
- Q2 2026 vs. Q1 2026, computed from BEA's chained-dollar quarterly series.
- Q2 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, via FRED (UTRQGSP)
- Per-capita personal income
- $70,323
- Up from $67,447 in 2024.
- 2025 · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, via FRED (UTPCPI)
- Median household income
- $96,658
- 9th-highest among the 50 states.
- 2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year (B19013)
- Poverty rate
- 8.3%
- 286,572 people; second-lowest among states, behind New Hampshire.
- 2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year (B17001)
- State sales tax rate
- 4.85%
- Local add-ons vary by city; grocery food is taxed at a combined 3% statewide.
- 2026 · Utah State Tax Commission, Publication 25
- Income tax rate (flat)
- 4.45%
- Cut from 4.5% by S.B. 60 (2026), retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026 — the sixth straight cut.
- Tax year 2026 · Utah Legislature, S.B. 60 (2026) enrolled
- Utahns unemployed
- 63,200
- Down from 67,100 in September 2025, a 5.8% drop, in the seasonally adjusted civilian labor force of 1.83 million.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonagricultural Jobs by Industry
- U.S. unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Utah's 3.5% rate was seven-tenths of a point below the national rate, which rose a tenth from August.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Employment Summary (Oct. 16, 2026)
- Construction jobs
- 148,900
- Up 3.5% from 143,900 a year earlier, among the three largest private-sector gains.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonagricultural Jobs by Industry
- Education and health services jobs
- 260,500
- Up 3.5% from 251,600 in September 2025; the sector added 8,900 jobs, the most of any private industry group.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonagricultural Jobs by Industry
- Federal government jobs
- 36,700
- Down 9.6% from 40,600 in September 2025, with federal defense jobs down 12.4% to 16,300.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonagricultural Jobs by Industry
- Information-sector jobs
- 40,400
- Down 4.0% from 42,100 a year earlier, the only major private industry group to lose jobs in the year.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonagricultural Jobs by Industry
- Salt Lake County nonfarm jobs
- 824,634
- Up 0.6% from 819,360 in September 2025, the largest county job base in the state.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonfarm Employment in Utah's Counties
- Utah County nonfarm jobs
- 327,033
- Up 2.6% from 318,717 in September 2025, the second-largest county job base in the state.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonfarm Employment in Utah's Counties
- Washington County nonfarm jobs
- 94,566
- Up 3.1% from 91,720 in September 2025, faster than the 1.4% statewide pace.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Nonfarm Employment in Utah's Counties
- Highest county unemployment rate
- 8.6% (Garfield)
- Garfield County's seasonally adjusted rate was more than twice the 3.5% statewide rate; Piute County was next at 6.3%.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
- Lowest county unemployment rate
- 2.8% (Summit)
- Summit County had the lowest seasonally adjusted rate of Utah's 29 counties; Beaver and Cache were next at 2.9%.
- September 2026 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Workforce Services, Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Housing
- Median single-family sale price
- $559,900
- Utah is the nation's 10th-most-expensive single-family market.
- Q1 2026 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of the State's Housing Market
- Median sale price, all homes
- $520,000
- Up from $500,000 a year earlier.
- Q1 2026 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of the State's Housing Market
- Median gross rent
- $1,593/month
- Median monthly rent including utilities.
- 2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year (B25064)
- Homeownership rate
- 68.3%
- Versus 65.3% nationally.
- 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, via Gardner Policy Institute
- Renters priced out of a median home
- 91%
- Share of Utah renters who can't afford the payment on a median-priced home.
- 2026 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of the State's Housing Market
- Residential building permits
- 26,775
- New housing units authorized.
- 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (Building Permits Survey)
Land & outdoors
- National parks
- 5
- Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion — the "Mighty 5."
- 2026 · National Park Service
- National park visits
- 10,648,165
- Combined recreation visits to the Mighty 5, down 4.5% (Bryce changed its counting method).
- 2025 · National Park Service IRMA visitation statistics
- Zion visits
- 4,984,525
- Utah's busiest national park, about 15,000 short of 5 million.
- 2025 · National Park Service IRMA visitation statistics
- Bryce Canyon visits
- 1,967,367
- First year under a new method that counts unique shuttle riders.
- 2025 · National Park Service
- Capitol Reef visits
- 1,388,476
- Recreation visits.
- 2025 · National Park Service IRMA visitation statistics
- Glen Canyon NRA visits
- 3,729,502
- Recreation visits to the Lake Powell recreation area (Utah and Arizona).
- 2025 · National Park Service IRMA visitation statistics
- State parks
- 46
- State park visits totaled 12,223,328 in 2025, down 5.8%.
- 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Ski resorts
- 15
- Utah's 15 resorts.
- 2025-26 season · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Skier days
- 4.8 million
- Down 26.5% from 6.5 million in a near-record-low snow year; spending per skier visit hit a record $392.
- 2025-26 season · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Land owned by the federal government
- 64.4%
- Second-highest share of any state, after Nevada (80.1%); 21.1% is private.
- 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
- Great Salt Lake record low
- 4,188.5 ft
- Reached in November 2022, when the lake covered only about 800 square miles.
- November 2022 · Utah Division of Water Resources
- Great Salt Lake healthy range
- 4,198–4,205 ft
- Strike Team's recommended elevation range to maximize benefits across many factors.
- 2023 (preliminary) · Great Salt Lake Strike Team (University of Utah / Utah State University)
- Great Salt Lake end of water year
- 4,191.1 ft
- South arm level at the end of water year 2025, third-lowest since 1903.
- Sept. 30, 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute / Great Salt Lake Strike Team
- Great Salt Lake record high
- 4,211.65 ft
- Set in 1986, when the lake spread over about 3,300 square miles.
- 1986 · Utah Division of Water Resources
- Reservoir storage
- 50% full
- The 2027 water year began with storage 9 percentage points lower than usual for early October.
- Oct. 1, 2026 (start of 2027 water year) · Utah Division of Water Resources, Snowpack and Water Condition Updates
- Share of Utah in drought
- 100%
- Every part of the state was in some form of drought at the start of the 2027 water year.
- Fall 2026 · Utah Division of Water Resources, Snowpack and Water Condition Updates
- Share of Utah in extreme drought
- 25%
- One quarter of the state was in the worst drought categories reported by the division.
- Fall 2026 · Utah Division of Water Resources, Snowpack and Water Condition Updates
- Peak snowpack (water equivalent)
- 8.4 inches
- The March 9 peak was the lowest on record and about half of normal.
- March 9, 2026 · Utah Division of Water Resources, Snowpack and Water Condition Updates
- Share of Utah's water that comes from snowpack
- About 95%
- The division says reservoir storage depends on snowpack and runoff to carry the state through dry years.
- 2026 · Utah Division of Water Resources, Snowpack and Water Condition Updates
- Canyonlands National Park area
- 337,598 acres
- The Park Service calls it Utah's largest national park; the Green and Colorado rivers split it into districts.
- 2026 · National Park Service, Canyonlands: Basic Information
- Bryce Canyon National Park area
- 35,835 acres
- Legislation enlarged the park to its current size after Utah National Park was renamed Bryce Canyon in 1928.
- 2026 · National Park Service, Bryce Canyon: History and Culture
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Over 1.25 million acres
- The recreation area runs from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah.
- 2026 · National Park Service, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Natural stone arches in Arches National Park
- Over 2,000
- The park also holds hundreds of pinnacles, massive rock fins and balanced rocks.
- 2026 · National Park Service, Arches National Park
- Length of the Waterpocket Fold
- Almost 100 miles
- The Capitol Reef monocline is a wrinkle in the earth's crust that gives the park its cliffs, canyons, domes and bridges.
- 2026 · National Park Service, Capitol Reef National Park
- Land and water area
- 84,900 sq mi
- The state is about 350 miles long and 270 miles wide.
- State quick facts · State of Utah, Quick Facts
- Lowest point
- 2,350 ft
- Beaver Dam Wash, near St. George in Washington County, is Utah's lowest elevation; Kings Peak is 11,178 feet higher.
- State quick facts · State of Utah, Quick Facts
Government & civic life
- Registered voters
- 2,088,602
- 1,782,449 active and 306,129 inactive. Those two figures add to 2,088,578, 24 fewer than the total the state published for Oct. 5; we show the state's figures as published.
- Oct. 5, 2026 · Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections
- Registered Republicans
- 1,028,435
- 49.2% of all registered voters (computed).
- Oct. 5, 2026 · Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections
- Unaffiliated voters
- 630,164
- Utah's second-largest bloc of voters.
- Oct. 5, 2026 · Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections
- Registered Democrats
- 297,853
- Independent American Party: 94,980; Libertarian: 24,316.
- Oct. 5, 2026 · Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections
- 2024 general election turnout
- 85.27%
- Share of registered voters; down from 90.09% in 2020.
- November 2024 · Utah official canvass, via The Salt Lake Tribune
- State budget
- $31.6 billion
- All sources; $12.4 billion of it from state General, Income Tax and Uniform School funds.
- FY2027 · Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
- Public school (K-12) enrollment
- 640,471
- Down 15,840 students (2.4%) for 2026-27, the largest one-year percentage decline since at least 2014. District enrollment fell 3.1% while charters grew 2.3%.
- 2026-27 school year · Utah State Board of Education, via Utah Business
- Public college and university enrollment
- 217,864
- Headcount at USHE's eight degree-granting institutions, up 1,747 (0.8%) from 216,117 last fall.
- Fall 2026 · Utah System of Higher Education, via Deseret News
- Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
- 37.7%
- Ages 25 and older.
- 2020-2024 · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (ACS 5-year)
- Public charter school enrollment
- 87,161
- About 13.6% of the 640,471 K-12 students counted on Oct. 1; district schools enrolled 553,310.
- 2026-27 school year (Oct. 1 count) · Utah State Board of Education, Fall Enrollment by Grade Level and Demographics (2026-27)
- Kindergarten enrollment
- 41,883
- Down from 46,655 kindergartners in 2022-23 and the smallest kindergarten class in the state series back to 2014-15.
- 2026-27 school year (Oct. 1 count) · Utah State Board of Education, Fall Enrollment by Grade Level and Demographics (2026-27)
- Average public school teacher salary
- $72,882
- School administrators averaged $118,922; charter school teachers averaged $63,815 and district teachers $74,266.
- 2024-25 school year · Utah State Board of Education, Average Administrator and Teacher Salaries
- Student-teacher ratio
- 20.3
- The ratio was 20.8 in school districts and 17.1 in charter schools.
- FY 2025 · Utah State Board of Education, Student-Teacher Ratios
- Traffic deaths
- 264
- Down from 277 in 2024 and the lowest total since 2019, according to preliminary UDOT and Department of Public Safety data.
- 2025 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Transportation, 2025 Statewide Traffic Fatality Numbers
- Teen traffic deaths
- 31
- Up from 18 in 2024, nearly double, while motorcyclist deaths rose 32%.
- 2025 (preliminary) · Utah Department of Transportation, 2025 Statewide Traffic Fatality Numbers
Tourism & travel
- Visitor spending
- $13.7 billion
- A record; up 4.6% nominal, 0.6% after inflation.
- 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Travel and tourism jobs
- 107,500
- Direct jobs, a record; 167,200 counting indirect and induced effects (about 1 in 10 Utah jobs).
- 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Tourism-generated state and local taxes
- $1.6 billion
- Direct revenue; $2.7 billion including indirect and induced effects.
- 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Salt Lake City International Airport passengers
- 28.2 million
- Down 0.7% from 28.4 million in 2024.
- 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Statewide hotel occupancy
- 64.0%
- Down from 65.1% in 2024.
- 2025 · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry
- Skier spending
- $2.1 billion
- Down 17.8% in a low-snow season.
- 2025-26 season · Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, State of Utah's Travel and Tourism Industry