UTAH
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            1,723     35   248,791
  1999                                            2,130     34   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             77.8     19      79.7
  1996                                             77.1     20      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             36.5      1      25.7
  1998                                             33.4      1      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                              8.7     49      12.5
  1998                                              8.8     49      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              7.5     44       9.2
  1996                                              6.0     39       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             10.3     38      12.8
  1997                                             10.5     39      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.0     33       2.2
  1997                                              1.9     17       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              183     29       216
  1997                                              197     37       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           97.7      3      91.3
    1996                                           98.2      2      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $25,578     44   $33,123
    1998                                        $32,950     38   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             64.0     16      56.6
  1996                                             63.4     21      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              284     40       732
  1997                                              334     36       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              145     43       311
  1997                                              207     43       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,049     25    $2,080
  1997                                           $2,859     31    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             67.6      6      62.8
  1997                                             69.5      8      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             14.8     31      17.4
  1998                                             13.1     32      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $20,074     38   $23,602
  1997                                          $25,689     34   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $15,299     47   $20,618
  1998                                          $18,650     45   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $37,591     20   $37,343
  1998                                          $44,299      9   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                              8.2     46      13.5
  1998                                              9.0     44      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              315     27       326
  1996                                              328     33       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             70.1      9      63.9
  1998                                             73.7      9      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $19,695     22   $19,655
  1997                                          $27,529     13   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.