Census Research
The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute is the lead agency for three Census Bureau partnership programs: the State Data Center, the Federal State Cooperative for Population Estimates, and the Federal State Cooperative for Population Projections. The Institute is the state resource for insights into Census Bureau programs and products through these partnerships.
2020 Census in Utah, Appendix 3: Public Outreach
Funding appropriated in the fall of 2019 by the Utah Legislature allowed the Utah Statewide Complete Count Committee to dedicate $1 million toward outreach efforts to encourage Utahns to participate in the 2020 Census.
2020 Census in Utah, Appendix 2: Geography
AGRC LUCA Presentation at Utah State Data Center Conference
2020 Census in Utah, Appendix 1:Differential Privacy
The Demography Team at the Institute is mandated by the state to create long-range population projections at the state and county level and annual population estimates at the state, county, and subcounty level to inform planning and investment purposes for state and local government.
Insight: New decennial data for Utah cities and counties
By: Mallory Bateman Aug 19, 2021 – The release of the redistricting data (or PL 94 file) by the Census Bureau on August 12 provided a new set of insights from the 2020 enumeration. This release includes data on race, Hispanic or Latino origin, and housing from the state level to the smallest Census geography (block). […]
Fact Sheet: First Insights – 2020 Census Utah Counties and Communities
The redistricting data is the second statistical release of the 2020 census suite of products.
Fact Sheet: First Insights – 2020 Census Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin in Utah
This Fact Sheet highlights the decade’s changes in race and Hispanic or Latino origin at the state and county level, using the redistricting data from the 2020 Census.
Insight: Access New Community Data with the Census 2020 Utah Redistricting Data Dashboard
By: Eric Albers and Emily Harris Aug 16, 2021 – After months of anxiously waiting, we have finally received the next round of Census 2020 results! On August 12th, the Census Bureau released its third phase of Census 2020 data products: the redistricting data. This data’s primary purpose is redistricting, so while it goes down to the smallest geographic level possible, it does not have the full level of demographic detail that later data releases will have. Additionally, the initial data format is not particularly user-friendly, so cleaning, aggregation, and analysis is required. […]
Fact Sheet: Utah’s 2020 Census Apportionment, Resident, and Overseas Populations
Utah’s status as the fastest-growing state in the nation this decade could not match the absolute growth in other states, which drives the apportionment process. With an apportionment population of 3,275,252, Utah’s congressional delegation remains at four seats for the next decade, with each seat representing approximately 818,813 Utahns.
Insight: 2020 Census Apportionment Data Released
By Mallory Bateman Apr 26, 2021 – Today the first statistical release from the 2020 census was made public. This release includes the apportionment population and resident population counts for the nation and each state. 331,449,281 people lived in the United States on April 1, 2020 (resident population). […]
Insight: Updated 2020 Census and Population Projections Timeline
By: Mallory Bateman Apr 6, 2021 – With the start of April, the countdown has begun to the initial statistical release of apportionment data from the Census Bureau by April 30. This release includes a total population number for each state, which is the basis for allocating congressional seats each state receives in Washington, D.C. While in a traditional year without the impacts of a global pandemic this data would have been released this past December, COVID-19 created hurdles in data collection and analysis, requiring an extended deadline. […]