On the heels of Utah’s Economic Summit, increased diversity in our state’s population demographics has sparked new and interesting conversations among Utah’s business community.
In a report released by the Kem Gardner Institute last month, demographers predict continued growth in Utah’s ethnic minority population, “We project that the share of Utah’s minority population will increase from approximately 20 percent in 2015 to 35 percent in 2065.”
With Utah leading the nation in population growth, the rise of the tech industry in Silicon Slopes, being home to the second largest millennial population in the country, and the influx of migrant, immigrant and refugee populations, Utah has become increasingly diverse across social, cultural, ethnic, generational, regional and economic lines.