Comparing Statistics of Utah with the U.S.
Utah is constantly changing, and when it comes to population (the amount of people in the state), Utah has grown a lot in the last couple of years. This effects a lot of things in Utah from housing availability, the amount of taxes collected, how much the roads are used, and tons of other things! So today we are going to be looking at some specific facts about Utah, and comparing it to the nation as a whole.
Click on the two links below. The pages are different statistics for Utah and the United States as a whole.
Answer the questions below, using the two webpages above.
Utah vs. U.S. Stats
Click here for a Google Doc with the questions.
Population
What percentage of the U.S. population lives in Utah based on 2019 estimates? ____________
How much did Utah grow between 2010 and 2019? ____________
Compared to the U.S. growth which was ____________
Age and Sex
What percentage of Utah is under 5? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utah is under 18? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utah is over 65? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
Race and Hispanic Origin
What percentage of Utahns are White? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns are Black or African American? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns are American Indian and Alaska Native? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns are Asian? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander? _________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns are Hispanic or Latino? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
Other
What percentage of Utahns own a computer? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns graduated high school? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns have a bachelor’s degree? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns have a disability? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns don’t have health insurance? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
What percentage of Utahns are part of the labor force? ____________
Compared to the U.S., which is ____________
Answer the following questions:
What are the biggest differences between Utah and U.S.? Name 3.
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What numbers were surprising to you?
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Why?
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