Policy Brief

December 2022

State and County Population Estimates for Utah: 2022

Authored by Eric Albers, Research Associate, Mallory Bateman, Director of Demographic Research, and
Emily Harris, Senior Demographer

Summary Figure 1: Utah Population Estimates, 2022

July 1, 2022 estimates produced by the Utah Population
Cache 140,249
Committee indicate a total population of 3,404,760, adding Rich 2,644
61,242 residents to the state since July 1, 2021. The midyear Box Elder Weber 268,369
60,788 Davis 373,651
reference date of these estimates reflects the economy opening Morgan 13,033
up and thriving with the unwinding of the pandemic, leading Daggett 956

up to a turning point in the economic picture, resulting in a Summit

Salt Lake 43,268
different growth trajectory in the latter half of 2022. The 2023 1,207,538
population estimates will likely capture that slow down. Several Tooele Wasatch
77,681 37,235 Duchesne
aspects of last year’s growth continued this year. In the estimates Utah 20,097 Uintah
707,602 36,424
period, population growth continued to be strong at 1.8%,
largely driven by net migration (62% of new residents). Juab
12,432 Carbon
Increasing deaths continued to negatively impact natural 20,737
increase; however, births increased for the first time since 2015.
Sanpete
The combined effects of these shifts resulted in a natural Millard 29,854
13,442 Emery Grand
increase of over 23,000 or 38% of Utah’s growth. 9,921 9,734
Twenty-eight counties grew in 2022, all but one driven by net Sevier
21,973
migration. For the second year in a row, Iron County experienced
Beaver Piute Wayne
the fastest population growth (4.3%). Wasatch, Utah, Kane, Rich, 7,299 1,495 2,543
Juab, and Sanpete counties were the next fastest growing
Iron
respectively, and all grew by over 3.0%. Utah County added the 63,855
Garfield
5,111
most population, totaling 23,980 new residents, over 39% of San Juan
14,924
the state’s population growth. Daggett County was the only
Washington Kane
population that decreased since 2021. 193,703 8,202

State-Level Results Source: Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

In 2022, Utah continued to experience strong population

growth, adding the most residents since 2006. However, with a
total population of nearly 2.6 million residents in 2006, the
increase at that time resulted in a higher percentage annual
change at 2.8%.
Net migration continued to drive growth statewide, following
a similar trend from 2021. Of the estimated 61,242 new residents,
62% came from net migration and 38% from natural increase.
This shift from natural increase to net migration driving the
majority of growth in the past two years is a combination of
increased deaths from COVID-19, decreasing births since 2008,
and increasing net migration annually since 2015.
The Utah Population Committee (UPC), chaired and
staffed by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, produced
Utah’s state and county population estimates for July 1,
2022. The 2022 estimates incorporate the most recent
2020 Decennial Census data, released in August 2021. This
postcensal series will extend from July 1, 2020, until the
next decennial Census in 2030.

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 Figure 2: Utah’s Population and Annual Growth Rates, Figure 3: State Components of Change, 1990–2022
2015–2022
3.5
3.5 2.0%
2.0% 80,000
80,000
1.95% 1.96%
1.95% 1.96% 1.83%
1.83%
1.93%
1.93% 70,000
70,000
3.4
3.4 1.79%
1.79%
3.5
3.5 2.0%
2.0% 80,000
80,000
(in millions)
millions)

1.96% 1.9%
1.9% 60,000
60,000
1.95% 1.96%
1.95% 1.66%
1.66% 1.83%
1.83%
3.3
3.3 1.93%
1.93% 1.72%
1.72%

% Population
%
3.4 1.73%
1.73% 70,000
70,000
3.4 1.79% 50,000
50,000

Population
1.79%
millions)

1.9%
(in millions)

1.9%
1.8%
1.8% 60,000
(in

3.2
3.2 1.66%
1.66% 60,000
3.3
3.3 1.72%
1.72% 40,000
40,000

%% Population
Total Population
Population

1.73%
1.73% 50,000
50,000

Population
3.1
3.1 30,000
30,000
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
(in

3.2
3.2

Growth
Growth Growth
40,000
40,000
20,000
20,000
Population
Total Population

3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1 30,000
30,000
Total

1.7% 10,000
10,000
3,003,792
3,003,792

3,062,384
3,062,384

3,122,477
3,122,477

3,176,342
3,176,342

3,231,108
3,231,108

3,284,823
3,284,823

3,343,518
3,343,518

3,404,760
3,404,760
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%

Growth
2.9
2.9 20,000
20,000
3.0
3.0 --
Total

10,000
10,000
3,003,792

3,062,384

3,122,477

3,176,342

3,231,108

3,284,823

3,343,518

3,404,760
3,003,792

3,062,384

3,122,477

3,176,342

3,231,108

3,284,823

3,343,518

3,404,760
2.8
2.8 1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5% (10,000)
(10,000)
2.9 2015
2.9 2015 2016
2016 2017
2017 2018
2018 2019
2019 2020
2020 2021
2021 2022
2022 1990 1994
1990 1994 1998
1998 2002
2002 2006
2006 2010
2010 2014
2014 2018
2018 2022
2022
--
State
StatePopulation
PopulationEstimate
Estimate Annual
AnnualGrowth
GrowthRate
Rate NetMigration
Net Migration NaturalIncrease
Natural Increase PopulationChange
Population Change
2.8
2.8 1.5%
1.5% (10,000)
(10,000)
2015 2016
2015 2016 2017
2017 2018
2018 2019
2019 2020
2020 2021
2021 2022
2022 1990 1994
1990 1994 1998
1998 2002
2002 2006
2006 2010
2010 2014
2014 2018
2018 2022
2022
Source: Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Source: Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
StatePopulation
State PopulationEstimate
Estimate AnnualGrowth
Annual GrowthRate
Rate NetMigration
Net Migration NaturalIncrease
Natural Increase PopulationChange
Population Change

Figure
60,000 4: State Vital Records, 2015–2022
60,000 Figure
20.0% 5: State Vital Records Annual Percent Change,
20.0%
51,024
51,024 2015–2022
15.0%
15.0%
50,000
50,000
60,000
60,000 46,207
46,207 20.0%
20.0%
10.0%
10.0%
51,024
51,024 15.0%
40,000
40,000
50,000 15.0%
50,000 46,207
46,207 5.0%
5.0%
33,950
33,950
10.0%
10.0%
30,000
30,000
40,000
40,000 0.0%
0.0%
33,950 23,101
23,101 5.0%
5.0%
33,950
-5.0%
-5.0%
20,000
20,000
30,000
30,000 23,106
23,106 0.0%
0.0%
17,074
17,074 23,101
23,101 -10.0%
-10.0%
10,000
10,000 -5.0%
-5.0%
20,000
20,000 23,106
23,106 -15.0%
-15.0%
17,074
17,074 -10.0%
-10.0%
00
10,000
10,000 -20.0%
-20.0%
2015
2015 2016
2016 2017
2017 2018
2018 2019
2019 2020
2020 2021
2021 2022
2022 -15.0%
-15.0% 2015
2015 2016
2016 2017
2017 2018
2018 2019
2019 2020
2020 2021
2021 2022
2022
Births
Births Deaths
Deaths Natural
NaturalIncrease
Increase Births
Births Deaths
Deaths Natural
NaturalIncrease
Increase
00 -20.0%
-20.0%
2015
2015 2016 2017
2016 2017 2018 2019
2018 2019 2020 2021
2020 2021 2022
2022 2015
2015 2016 2017
2016 2017 2018 2019
2018 2019 2020 2021
2020 2021 20222022
100%
100% Births
Births Deaths
Deaths NaturalIncrease
Natural Increase Births
Births Deaths
Deaths NaturalIncrease
Natural Increase

Source: Source: Utah Department of Health

90% Utah Department of Health
90%
100%
100%
80%
80% 40.2% 43.4%
90% 40.2%
90% 43.4% 46.9% 45.4% 47.8%
46.9% 45.4%
Natural Increase 47.8% 48.7%
48.7% Net Migration
70%
70% 59.4%
59.4%
Natural
80% 40.2%
80% increase
40.2% 43.4%
declined to 23,101, or 38% of 62.3%
overall
62.3% Net migration increased to 38,141 in 2022, the highest level
43.4% 46.9%
46.9% 45.4% 47.8%
45.4% 47.8%
population
60%
60% growth in 2022. Natural increase 48.7%is the number of
48.7% in state history and just above the previous record high of
70%
70% 59.4% 62.3%
59.4%
annual births minus annual deaths. This is the lowest 62.3%
natural 38,108 in 2005. Net migration accounted for 62% of total state
50%
50%
60%
increase since 1975, when the total state population was
60% growth this year, increasing from 59% in 2021 and 49% in 2020.
40%
40%
1,233,900,
50%
50% though natural increase has been steadily declining This increasing influence of net migration on overall growth
since
30% 2008.
30% 59.8%The
59.8%
1
decline is the result of the combined effects of follows national trends, where it has been the driver in growing
40%
40% 56.6% 53.1%
56.6% 54.6% 52.2%
53.1% 54.6% 52.2%
fewer annual births and annual deaths 51.3% from an aging
51.3%
increasing areas since 2020.2
20%
20% 40.6% 37.7%
40.6% 37.7%
population
59.8%and
30% 59.8%
30% COVID-19.
56.6% 53.1% 54.6%
Subtracting out-migration (people moving out of an area)
56.6% 53.1% 54.6% 52.2%
52.2%
10%
10% 51.3%
51.3%
For the first time since 2015, births increased by 1.2% this
20%
from in-migration (people moving into an area) provides the
20% 40.6% 37.7%
40.6% 37.7%
year
0% to 46,207. Like the nation, Utah’s population continues to
0% net migration value. Migration is historically more volatile than
10%
10%
age. The aging
2015
2015 of the
2016
2016 population
2017
2017 2018
2018 2019has resulted
2019 2020
2020 2021in increased
2021 2022
2022 natural increase and is sensitive to societal and economic
annual
0%
0% deaths since Natural
2010. COVID-19
NaturalIncrease
Increase exacerbated
Net Migration this increase,
NetMigration situations. Positive net migration is often an indicator of
2015 increasing
2015
with deaths 2016 2017
2016 2017 2018 2019
by 2018
14.9% 2019
in 2020
2020
2021. 2021
This 2021 2022
2022
year, deaths favorable economic conditions, particularly in the western
increased an additionalNatural
6.1%
Natural Increase Net
totalingNet
Increase Migration
23,106 statewide.
Migration United States.3 Utah’s strong economy in 2022, combined with

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-15.0%

0 -20.0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
dampened effects of natural increase for the factors mentioned Figure 6: Share of Annual Population Growth by
Births Deaths Natural Increase
above, helped make net migration the dominant driver of Components of Change, 2015-2022
growth for the July 1, 2022 estimates. 100%

90%
County-Level Results
Iron County experienced the fastest growth for the second 80% 40.2% 43.4% 46.9% 45.4% 47.8%
year in a row at 4.3%, despite decreasing from last year’s 6.2% 48.7%
70% 59.4%
increase. Wasatch (3.8%), Utah (3.5%), Kane (3.5%), Rich (3.3%), 62.3%

Juab (3.2%), and Sanpete (3.1%) counties increased by over 60%

3.0%, all having higher growth rates than in 2021. 50%

Utah County added the most new residents – 23,980, driven by
40%
net migration (15,394 or 64%) with natural increase of 8,586
making up the remaining 36% of the county’s growth. This 30% 59.8% 56.6% 53.1% 54.6% 52.2% 51.3%
population growth was more than double Salt Lake County 20% 40.6% 37.7%
(9,998), which added the second most new residents.
10%
Utah County continues to be the most significant contributor
to state growth, accounting for 39% of the state’s population 0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
gain in 2022. Salt Lake (16%), Davis (9%), and Washington (7%)
counties also contributed large shares of state growth. Daggett Natural Increase Net Migration

County was the only population that decreased since 2021, Source: Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

losing six residents.

Figure 7: Absolute and Percentage Changes in County Population, 2021-2022

CacheCache
2,9962,996 CacheCache
2.25%2.25%
Rich 85
Rich 85 Rich 3.3%
Rich 3.3%
Box Elder
Box Elder WeberWeber
2,7362,736 Box Elder
Box Elder WeberWeber
1.0% 1.0%
1,5691,569 DavisDavis
5,7085,708 2.6% 2.6% DavisDavis
1.6 1.6
Morgan
Morgan 355 355 Morgan 2.8% 2.8%
Morgan
Daggett
Daggett -6 -6 Daggett -0.6%-0.6%
Daggett

Summit
Summit Summit
Summit
426 426 Salt Lake
Salt Lake1.0% 1.0%
Salt Lake
Salt Lake
9,9989,998 0.8% 0.8%
Tooele
Tooele Wasatch
Wasatch Tooele
Tooele
1,5251,525 2.0% 2.0% Wasatch
Wasatch
1,3621,362Duchesne
Duchesne 3.8% 3.8%
Utah Utah 359 359 UintahUintah Utah Utah Duchesne
Duchesne
23,98023,980 449 449 3.5% 3.5% 1.8% 1.8% UintahUintah
1.2% 1.2%

Juab Juab Juab Juab

384 384 Carbon
Carbon 3.2% 3.2% Carbon
Carbon
250 250 1.2% 1.2%

Sanpete
Sanpete Sanpete
Sanpete
Millard
Millard 906 906 Millard
Millard 3.1% 3.1%
229 229 Emery
Emery Grand
Grand 1.7% 1.7% EmeryEmery GrandGrand
37 37 30 30 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
SevierSevier SevierSevier
175 175 0.8% 0.8%

Beaver
Beaver PiutePiute Wayne
Wayne Beaver
Beaver PiutePiute Wayne
Wayne
143 143 16 16 39 39 2.0% 2.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.6% 1.6%

Iron Iron Garfield

Garfield Iron Iron
2,6252,625 4.3% 4.3% Garfield
Garfield
33 33 0.6% 0.6%
San Juan
San Juan San Juan
San Juan
281 281 1.9% 1.9%
Washington
Washington KaneKane Washington
Washington KaneKane
4,2764,276 278 278 2.3% 2.3% 3.5% 3.5%

Source: Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

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Table 1: Population Estimates and Components of Change, 2020-2022
Utah Population Committee Estimates July 1, 2021– July 1, 2022
Economic Absolute Growth Natural Net Net Migration
Region/County 2020 Census July 1, 2020 July 1, 2021 July 1, 2022 Growth Rate Increase Migration Share of Change
Greater Salt Lake 2,836,793 2,847,422 2,893,366 2,944,489 51,123 1.77% 22,055 29,068 57%
Box Elder 57,666 57,886 59,219 60,788 1,569 2.65% 358 1,211 77%
Cache 133,154 133,743 137,253 140,249 2,996 2.18% 1,323 1,673 56%
Davis 362,679 363,419 367,944 373,651 5,708 1.55% 2,535 3,173 56%
Juab 11,786 11,831 12,049 12,432 384 3.18% 99 285 74%
Morgan 12,295 12,353 12,679 13,033 355 2.80% 88 267 75%
Rich 2,510 2,517 2,560 2,644 85 3.30% 1 84 99%
Salt Lake 1,185,238 1,188,213 1,197,540 1,207,538 9,998 0.83% 6,818 3,180 32%
Summit 42,357 42,394 42,842 43,268 426 0.99% 197 229 54%
Tooele 72,698 73,149 76,155 77,681 1,525 2.00% 539 986 65%
Utah 659,399 664,258 683,622 707,602 23,980 3.51% 8,586 15,394 64%
Wasatch 34,788 34,933 35,873 37,235 1,362 3.80% 176 1,186 87%
Weber 262,223 262,727 265,633 268,369 2,736 1.03% 1,335 1,401 51%
Uintah Basin 56,151 56,230 56,674 57,476 802 1.42% 264 538 67%
Daggett 935 943 962 956 -6 -0.65% -2 -4 68%
Duchesne 19,596 19,608 19,737 20,097 359 1.82% 106 253 71%
Uintah 35,620 35,679 35,975 36,424 449 1.25% 160 289 64%
West Central 66,858 67,073 67,942 69,307 1,365 2.01% 179 1,186 87%
Millard 12,975 13,010 13,214 13,442 229 1.73% 17 212 93%
Piute 1,438 1,442 1,479 1,495 16 1.10% -6 22 137%
Sanpete 28,437 28,560 28,948 29,854 906 3.13% 110 796 88%
Sevier 21,522 21,571 21,798 21,973 175 0.80% 64 111 63%
Wayne 2,486 2,490 2,504 2,543 39 1.56% -6 45 115%
East Central 30,237 30,273 30,372 30,658 286 0.94% -89 375 131%
Carbon 20,412 20,449 20,488 20,737 250 1.22% -78 328 131%
Emery 9,825 9,824 9,884 9,921 37 0.37% -11 48 130%
Southeast 9,669 9,664 24,347 24,658 311 1.28% 29 282 91%
Grand 14,518 14,541 9,704 9,734 30 0.31% 12 18 60%
San Juan 24,187 24,205 14,643 14,924 281 1.92% 17 264 94%
Southwest 257,390 259,621 270,817 278,171 7,355 2.72% 666 6,689 91%
Beaver 7,072 7,076 7,156 7,299 143 2.00% 28 115 80%
Garfield 5,083 5,084 5,079 5,111 33 0.64% 7 26 79%
Iron 57,289 57,658 61,230 63,855 2,625 4.29% 342 2,283 87%
Kane 7,667 7,692 7,924 8,202 278 3.51% -3 281 101%
Washington 180,279 182,111 189,428 193,703 4,276 2.26% 292 3,984 93%
State 3,271,616 3,284,823 3,343,518 3,404,760 61,242 1.83% 23,101 38,141 62%
Note: The 2020 Census reflects April 1, 2020.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (April 1, 2020); Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute (2020-2022)

Natural Increase and Net Migration

Natural increase and net migration have had a fairly stable
relationship at the state level, but there is more variation at the
county level. Typically, slower-growing counties are fueled by
natural increase, with less or negative net migration, and faster-
growing counties are fueled more by net migration. However,
in 2022, net migration drove population change in 28 counties.
Six counties – Carbon, Emery, Piute, Wayne, Kane, and Daggett–
experienced natural decrease between 2021 and 2022. The
results of this natural decrease were small, ranging from 2 to 78
residents. Despite this, five of the six counties added population
in 2022, with positive net migration compensating for the
natural decrease.
Only six counties – Grand, Cache, Davis, Summit, Weber, and
Salt Lake – had net migration shares of growth lower than the
state. Salt Lake County was the only county with less than half
(32%) of growth driven by net migration.

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Figure 8: County Share of State Population Growth, 2021-2022
39.2% 16.3% 9.3% 7.0% 4.9% 4.5% 4.3% 2.6% 2.5% 2.2% 1.5%
Utah County
39.2% Salt
16.3%Lake Davis Washington
9.3% 7.0% Cache 4.5%
4.9% Weber 4.3%
Iron Box Elder
2.6% Tooele Wasatch
2.5% 2.2% Sanpete
1.5%
Utah County Salt Lake Davis Washington Cache Weber Iron Box Elder Tooele Wasatch Sanpete

Rest of State (5.8%)

Rest of State
Uintah 0.7% (5.8%) San Juan 0.5% Beaver 0.2% Grand 0.0%
Summit 0.7%
Uintah 0.7% Kane
San 0.5%
Juan 0.5% Rich 0.1%
Beaver 0.2% Piute 0.0%
Grand
Juab 0.6%
Summit 0.7% Carbon
Kane 0.4%
0.5% Wayne
Rich 0.1%0.1% Daggett
Piute 0.0%0.0%
Duchesne
Juab 0.6% 0.6% Carbon Millard0.4%
0.4% Emery0.1%
Wayne 0.1% Daggett 0.0%
Morgan 0.6%
Duchesne 0.6% Sevier 0.4%
Millard 0.3% Garfield
Emery 0.1%
0.1%
Morgan 0.6% Sevier 0.3% Garfield 0.1%
Source: Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Figure 9: Share of Population Growth by Components of Change by County, 2015-2022

Piute
Carbon
Piute
Emery
Carbon
Wayne
Emery
Kane
Wayne
SaltKane
Lake
SaltWeber
Lake
Summit
Weber
Davis
Summit
Cache
Davis
Grand
Cache
State
Grand
Sevier
State
Utah
Sevier
Uintah
Utah
Tooele
Uintah
Duchesne
Tooele
Juab
Duchesne
Morgan
Juab
Box Elder
Morgan
Garfield
Box Elder
Beaver
Garfield
BeaverIron
Wasatch
Iron
Sanpete
Wasatch
Millard
Sanpete
Washington
Millard
San Juan
Washington
Rich
San Juan
Rich 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Natural Increase Net Migration
Note: Daggett County is not included due to population decline of 6 residents.Natural Increase Net Migration
Source: Utah Population Committee, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Conclusion
In 2022, Utah continued to experience strong population
growth, even with the lingering effects of the COVID-19
pandemic and the start of an economic shift. Absolute growth
reached its highest level since 2006, driven by record-high net
migration. Natural increase decreased for the second year in a
row, despite an increase in births for the first time since 2015.
These estimates reflect a particular inflection point in the
statewide story of growth and change, with the 2023 estimates
likely reflecting broader economic shifts and their resulting
impacts to migration.
The UPC has continued to investigate the data and modify
the estimates process to accurately reflect the period between
July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022. The UPC will continue to monitor
the state’s data and conditions into the future. Additional data

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and insights are anticipated in 2023 with the release of the full
suite of 2020 census products. With this new data, the UPC
anticipates methodology revisions for future estimates.

About the Utah Population Committee (UPC)

The Utah Population Committee (UPC) prepares state- and
county-level estimates of the usual resident population for the
state of Utah. The U.S. Census Bureau produces national-, state-,
and county-level estimates annually, but their methods lack a
contextual understanding of each state. This motivates many
states, including Utah, to calculate their own set of estimates to
benefit from local knowledge, and create a more precise view
and explanation of population change each year. State statute
determines UPC membership composition and utilization of
the committee-produced population estimates. The Kem C.
Gardner Policy Institute chairs and provides technical staff for
the committee. Utah Population Committee (UPC) Members
include the following:
Mallory Bateman, UPC Chair, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Aaron Brough, Utah State Board of Education
Laura Hanson, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
David Landward, Dominion Energy
Jacoba Larsen, Utah State Tax Commission
Sojung Lim, Utah State University
Carrie Mayne, Utah System of Higher Education
Collin Peterson, Department of Workforce Services
John Sagers, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Andrea Wilko, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Linda Wininger, Utah Department of Health

Endnotes
1. Kem C. Gardner Institute analysis of the following datasets: Historical State and County Estimates from the Utah Population Estimates Committee: 1940-2009,
State and County Intercensal Population Estimates and Components of Change: 2010-2019
2. U.S. Census Bureau. (2021, December 12). New Vintage 2021 Population Estimates Available for the Nation, States and Puerto Rico.
3. Li, W.L. 1976. A Note on Migration and Employment. Demography 13(4): 565-570.

(DE) UPC Estimates Dec2022

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Mountain America Credit Union
Salt Lake City Corporation
Salt Lake County
University of Utah Health
Utah Governor’s Office of
Economic Opportunity
WCF Insurance
Zions Bank
Executive Partners
Mark and Karen Bouchard
The Boyer Company
Clyde Companies
Salt Lake Chamber
Sustaining Partners
Dominion Energy
Staker Parson Materials and
Construction
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Advisory Board
Conveners Cameron Diehl Sterling Nielsen Ex Officio (invited)
Michael O. Leavitt Lisa Eccles Jason Perry Governor Spencer Cox
Mitt Romney Spencer P. Eccles Ray Pickup Speaker Brad Wilson
Christian Gardner Gary B. Porter Senate President
Board Kem C. Gardner Taylor Randall Stuart Adams
Scott Anderson, Co-Chair Kimberly Gardner Jill Remington Love Representative Brian King
Gail Miller, Co-Chair Natalie Gochnour Brad Rencher Senator Karen Mayne
Doug Anderson Brandy Grace Josh Romney Mayor Jenny Wilson
Deborah Bayle Rachel Hayes Charles W. Sorenson Mayor Erin Mendenhall
Clark Ivory James Lee Sorenson
Roger Boyer
Michelle Camacho Mike S. Leavitt Vicki Varela
Derek Miller
Wilford Clyde
Sophia M. DiCaro Ann Millner
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute Staff and Advisors
Leadership Team Praopan Pratoomchat, Senior Research Economist
Natalie Gochnour, Associate Dean and Director Heidi Prior, Research Associate
Natalie Roney, Economist
Jennifer Robinson, Associate Director
Mallory Bateman, Director of Demographic Research Shannon Simonsen, Research Coordinator
Phil Dean, Chief Economist and Public Finance Paul Springer, Senior Graphic Designer
Senior Research Fellow Laura Summers, Senior Health Care Analyst
Shelley Kruger, Accounting and Finance Manager Faculty Advisors
Colleen Larson, Administrative Manager
Matt Burbank, College of Social and
Dianne Meppen, Director of Survey Research
Behavioral Science
Nicholas Thiriot, Communications Director
Elena Patel, David Eccles School of Business
James A. Wood, Ivory-Boyer Senior Fellow
Nathan Seegert, David Eccles School of Business
Staff Senior Advisors
Eric Albers, Research Associate Jonathan Ball, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Max Becker, Research Associate Silvia Castro, Suazo Business Center
Samantha Ball, Senior Research Associate Gary Cornia, Marriott School of Business
Andrea Thomas Brandley, Research Associate Wes Curtis, Community-at-Large
Kara Ann Byrne, Senior Research Associate John C. Downen, Camoin Associates
Mike Christensen, Scholar-in-Residence
Theresa Foxley, EDCUtah
Nate Christensen, Research Associate
Dan Griffiths, Tanner LLC
Dejan Eskic, Senior Research Fellow
Emma Houston, University of Utah
Emily Harris, Senior Demographer Beth Jarosz, Population Reference Bureau
Michael T. Hogue, Senior Research Statistician Darin Mellott, CBRE
Mike Hollingshaus, Senior Demographer Pamela S. Perlich, University of Utah
Thomas Holst, Senior Energy Analyst Chris Redgrave, Community-at-Large
Jennifer Leaver, Senior Tourism Analyst Wesley Smith, Western Governors University
Nate Lloyd, Deputy Director of Economic Juliette Tennert, Utah System of Higher Education
and Public Policy Research
Levi Pace, Senior Research Economist
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