Utah’s population grew by an estimated 52,664 people this year — equivalent to adding a city the size of Logan. But growth is slowing, as Utahns are having fewer children and fewer immigrants are moving here.
The state’s population now is 3,166,647, according to the Utah Population Committee, a group established by the state to use local data to estimate the population, a check on estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Since the last Census in 2010, Utah has added 402,000 people — equivalent to adding two cities the size of Salt Lake City.
This year, “Utah’s 47,310 births are at the lowest level since 2000,” and reflects a recent state and national trend, says a report explaining the new estimates for the committee by the Kem C.