Utah ranked No. 2 among the states last year for growth in personal income, but it still has a long way to go to catch up with the national average for per person income.
Personal income for Utahns was up 6.3 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Still, the Beehive State ranked 41st out of 50 for per person income — $45,340, or 16 percent below the national average of $53,712. Utah often ranks low in per capita income in part because it has large families with many children, which drags down the average.