UTAH

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The State in Brief

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%