Population By Race and Ethnicity in Salt Lake County, UT in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,137,273 population of Salt Lake County, Utah comprised of 207,610 people who identified as Hispanic (18.26%), and 929,663 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Salt Lake County, Utah with a population of 996,637 (87.63%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,310 (4.34%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 31,814 (2.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Salt Lake County, Utah in 2017, with a population of 811,672 (71.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 184,965 (16.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,419 (4.17%).

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

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Population By Race in Salt Lake , UT in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,907 2.1%
White Alone 996,637 87.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 15,470 1.36%
Asian Alone 49,310 4.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20,135 1.77%
Two Or More Races 31,814 2.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Salt Lake , UT in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,725 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 184,965 16.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8,188 0.72%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,891 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,309 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,532 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,182 1.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 811,672 71.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,282 0.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47,419 4.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18,826 1.66%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 25,282 2.22%