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Population density in Utah

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 41 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Utah · United States · World
+19% since 2015
Utah United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population density · per km²
Utah
16.6
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Utah · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 16.6 · 2025
First value 8.1 · 1990
Highest 16.6 · 2025
Lowest 8.1 · 1990
Average change +2.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearUtahChange United StatesWorld
2025 16.6 +1.0% 37.3 —
2024 16.5 +1.8% 37.1 —
2023 16.2 +1.5% 36.8 62.1
2022 15.9 +1.5% 36.5 61.6
2021 15.7 +1.7% 36.2 61.0
2020 15.4 +2.5% 36.2 60.4
2019 15.1 +1.7% 35.8 59.8
2018 14.8 +1.6% 35.7 59.2
2017 14.6 +2.0% 35.5 58.6
2016 14.3 +2.0% 35.2 57.9
2015 14.0 +1.6% 35.0 57.3
2014 13.8 +1.3% 34.7 56.6
2013 13.6 +1.6% 34.5 55.9
2012 13.4 +1.4% 34.2 55.2
2011 13.2 +1.5% 34.0 55.6
2010 13.0 +1.9% 33.8 54.9
2009 12.8 +2.2% 33.5 54.3
2008 12.5 +2.5% 33.2 53.6
2007 12.2 +2.9% 32.9 52.9
2006 11.9 +2.8% 32.6 52.3
2005 11.6 +2.3% 32.2 51.6
2004 11.3 +1.8% 32.0 51.0
2003 11.1 +1.5% 31.7 50.4
2002 10.9 +1.9% 31.4 49.7
2001 10.7 +1.7% 31.1 49.1
2000 10.6 +1.8% 30.8 48.4
1999 10.4 +1.8% 30.5 47.8
1998 10.2 +2.2% 30.1 47.2
1997 10.0 +2.5% 29.8 46.5
1996 9.7 +2.6% 29.4 45.8
1995 9.5 +2.8% 29.1 45.1
1994 9.2 +3.3% 28.7 44.5
1993 8.9 +3.4% 28.4 43.8
1992 8.6 +3.1% 28.0 43.5
1991 8.4 +2.8% 27.6 51.7
1990 8.1 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
51 Alaska 0.5
50 Wyoming 2.3
49 Montana 3.0
48 North Dakota 4.4
47 South Dakota 4.6
46 New Mexico 6.7
45 Idaho 9.1
44 Nebraska 9.9
43 Nevada 11.2
42 Kansas 13.9
41 Utah 15.9
40 Oregon 17.1
39 Maine 17.4
38 Colorado 21.8
37 Iowa 22.1
36 Arkansas 22.6
35 Oklahoma 22.6
34 Mississippi 24.2
33 Arizona 25.1
32 Vermont 27.1
31 Minnesota 27.8
30 West Virginia 28.4
29 Missouri 34.6
28 Alabama 38.6
27 Louisiana 40.7
26 Wisconsin 42.0
25 Kentucky 43.9
24 Texas 44.4
23 Washington 45.2
22 New Hampshire 60.1
21 Tennessee 66.2
20 South Carolina 67.8
19 Michigan 68.3
18 Georgia 72.9
17 Indiana 73.7
16 Virginia 84.7
15 North Carolina 84.9
14 Hawaii 86.6
13 Illinois 87.7
12 California 96.9
11 Ohio 111
10 Pennsylvania 112
9 Florida 160
8 New York 161
7 Delaware 202
6 Maryland 245
5 Connecticut 288
4 Massachusetts 346
3 Rhode Island 406
2 New Jersey 484
1 District of Columbia 4,256

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.