Health Indicator Report of Utah Population Characteristics: Age Distribution of the Population
People's age, sex, culture, and living and working conditions affect their health in important ways that must be considered in planning for the public health of the population. Having a large percentage of the population made up of young children emphasizes the importance of making available key preventive health measures (e.g. immunizations) and age-appropriate screenings to identify developmental delays at a time when treatment is most effective.
The graph above shows higher percentages of the Utah population in the younger age groups and smaller percentages in the older age groups as compared to the U.S. population as a whole.
Population Age Distribution, Utah and U.S., 2022
Data Sources
- For years 2020 and later, the population estimates are provided by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah state and county annual population estimates are by single year of age and sex, IBIS Version 2022
- U.S. Current Population Survey
Data Interpretation Issues
Because many diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, are less common among younger persons, the Utah population is healthier than the U.S. population. In order to remove the "age effect," health data are often age-adjusted for presentation in reports.- Aged 65 and Older by Local Health District, Utah, 2022
- Aged 65 and Older by Utah Small Area, 2022
- American Indian/Alaska Native Utahns, 2022
- Asian Utahns, 2022
- Black Utahns, 2022
- Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Utahns, 2022
- White Utahns, 2022
- Multiracial Utahns, 2022
- Hispanic Utahns, 2022
- White Non-Hispanic Utahns, 2022
Definition
The percentage of persons in each age group.Numerator
Number of persons in age group.Denominator
Total population size.How Are We Doing?
Utahns, on a percentage basis, are on average younger than the rest of the U.S. population. According to 2022 the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimate table DP05, Utah had the youngest state population in the U.S. with a median age of 32.1 years versus 39 years nationally.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
According to 2022 the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimate table DP05, 27.5% of the Utah estimated population were under age 18, compared with 21.7% of the total U.S. population.Available Services
United States Census Academy provides training and technical assistance in accessing and using Census data. They can be reached on their website at [https://www.census.gov/academy].
Page Content Updated On 12/08/2023,
Published on 02/21/2024