Utah's spreading rainbow
Utah's getting increasing browner and, though not a lot, more black.
According to a Tribune analysis of U.S. Census numbers, Utah's population is getting more racially diverse. And blacks, though a tiny fraction of the state's population, had the greatest percentage of growth. But Latinos accounted for a quarter of the state's total growth.
University of Utah demographer Pam Perlich says Utah's minority groups now account for nearly 18 percent of the population and 40 percent of last year's population growth. And that's a young population that's approaching voting age.
If the numbers are hard to follow, visualize this: We're becoming of state of increasingly diverse young people and old white folks.
According to a Tribune analysis of U.S. Census numbers, Utah's population is getting more racially diverse. And blacks, though a tiny fraction of the state's population, had the greatest percentage of growth. But Latinos accounted for a quarter of the state's total growth.
University of Utah demographer Pam Perlich says Utah's minority groups now account for nearly 18 percent of the population and 40 percent of last year's population growth. And that's a young population that's approaching voting age.
If the numbers are hard to follow, visualize this: We're becoming of state of increasingly diverse young people and old white folks.
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