Salt Lake County, Utah Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 1.19M population of Salt Lake County, UT residents comprised of 232.09K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (19.58%), and 953.15K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Salt Lake County, UT, with a population of 847.97K (71.54%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Salt Lake County, UT, with a population of 116.94K (9.87%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Salt Lake County, UT, with a population of 110.89K (9.36%). The smallest racial group in Salt Lake County, UT was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone with a population of 13.19K (1.11%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Salt Lake County, UT, with a population of 800.91K (67.57%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Salt Lake County, UT, with a population of 105.35K (8.89%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Salt Lake County, UT, with a population of 70.86K (5.98%). The smallest ethnic group in Salt Lake County, UT was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 548 (0.05%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Salt Lake County, Utah from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Utah counties and also for the state of Utah.

Salt Lake County, UT Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Salt Lake County, UT Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Salt Lake County, UT Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Salt Lake County, UT Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 23474 1.98
White Alone 847970 71.54
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13189 1.11
Asian Alone 51030 4.31
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21742 1.83
Some Other Race Alone 110890 9.36
Two Or More Races 116943 9.87
Salt Lake County, UT Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 800914 67.57
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 105353 8.89
Hispanic - Two or More Races 70860 5.98
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 50241 4.24
Hispanic - White Alone 47056 3.97
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 46083 3.89
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 21976 1.85
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 21194 1.79
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 7205 0.61
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 5984 0.51
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 5537 0.47
Hispanic - Black Alone 1498 0.13
Hispanic - Asian Alone 789 0.07
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 548 0.05