July 29, 2020 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Research from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows Utah’s relatively young population is contributing to a lower COVID-19 death rate than the nation as a whole. As of July 14, 2020, the CDC COVID Data Tracker reported the Utah and U.S. per-capita death rates as 7.0 and 41.3 per 100,000, respectively, a difference of 34.3. [...]
Utah is the nation's fastest-growing state, according to the U.S. Census, but maybe not for the reasons you think. Pamela Perlich, director of demographics at the Eccles School's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute delves into why Utah's population is increasing, including in-migration of people looking the benefit from the Beehive State's stable economy. Read full coverage in The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, KSL and KUER.
Utah’s population is getting more diverse, especially in its Asian population, according to Pam Perlich, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute director of demographic research. Perlich looks at the growth of Asians, a demographic that represents 30 percent of the state’s growth over the last five years. Read more in The Salt Lake Tribune, The Washington Times, KSL, the Deseret News, the Logan Herald [...]
The University of Utah officially launches the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute today. Natalie Gochnour An initiative of the David Eccles School of Business, the new institute aims to support informed decision-making by developing and sharing economic, demographic and public policy research. In addition, the institute serves as a prestigious gathering place for thought leadership. Jim Wood Natalie Gochnour, the Policy Institute’s [...]
The University of Utah will officially launch the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute on Sept. 2. An initiative of the David Eccles School of Business, the new institute aims to support informed decision-making by developing and sharing economic, demographic and public policy research. In addition, the institute serves as a prestigious gathering place for thought leadership. Named in honor of businessman, philanthropist and University [...]
The University of Utah is set to announce The Policy Institute, an institution created to provide independent economic, demographic, and public policy decision support across Utah. Housed within the David Eccles School of Business, the new institute will bring together the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), and the Center for Public Policy & Administration (CPPA). The institute’s mission will be to support [...]
An analysis of these data has been prepared by members of the Demographics Team in the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. Population estimates released today by the United States Census Bureau show that nearly four out of every 10 new Utah residents in the past year are racial or ethnic minorities, a continuation of recent trends. The wave of diversity is a generational [...]
Population estimates released today by the United States Census Bureau show that nearly four out of every 10 new Utah residents in the past year are racial or ethnic minorities, a continuation of recent trends. The wave of diversity is a generational shift. This is evidenced by greater that one quarter (26.8 percent) of Utah’s preschool aged population now being classified as minorities, compared [...]
According to state and county population estimates by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin released by the U.S. Census Bureau, five states or equivalent were majority-minority in 2013: Hawaii (77.0%), the District of Columbia (64.2%), California (61.0%), New Mexico (60.6%), and Texas (56.0%). Majority-minority is defined as more than half the population being of a group other than single-race, non-Hispanic white. Nevada, Maryland, and [...]