Population By Race and Ethnicity in Salt Lake County, UT in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 1,186,569 population of Salt Lake County, Utah comprised of 240,931 people who identified as Hispanic (20.31%), and 945,638 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Salt Lake County, Utah with a population of 1,025,012 (86.39%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 56,031 (4.72%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 37,454 (3.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Salt Lake County, Utah in 2022, with a population of 811,154 (68.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 213,858 (18.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 53,592 (4.52%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 28,240 2.38%
White Alone 1,025,012 86.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 17,409 1.47%
Asian Alone 56,031 4.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22,423 1.89%
Two Or More Races 37,454 3.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Salt Lake , UT in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,594 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 213,858 18.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9,643 0.81%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,439 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,561 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,836 0.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 22,646 1.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 811,154 68.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,766 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 53,592 4.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20,862 1.76%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 29,618 2.5%