The agency reported that Utah’s population this year is 3,205,958 — up 16% in the decade, from 2,763,891 in 2010.
That increase of 442,000 people is roughly the equivalent of adding the combined populations of the state’s three biggest cities: Salt Lake City, West Valley City and Provo.
[Read The Tribune’s explainer on how the state changed this decade, which includes everything from its diversifying population to air quality]
The next-fastest growing states were Texas, 15.3%; Colorado, 14.5%; and Florida, 14.2%. (Of note, the District of Columbia grew faster than Utah at 17.