Utah and Multiracial Population

Multiracial residents driving Utah's population growth   Data: U.S. Census Bureau via University of Utah; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Utahns who identify as two or more races accounted for nearly 40% of the state's population growth over the past decade, according to a research brief of 2020 Census data released this week by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. By the numbers: As of 2020, multiracial Utahns account for 8.5% of the state population. In 2010, only 2.7% of Utahns identified as multiracial. Its multiracial population growth ranked 13th fastest in the U.S. [...]