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Utah Informed 2025

Informed Research that guides
Informed Discussions and leads to
Informed Decisions.

Utah Informed: Visual Intellection for 2025

Discover Utah Informed 2025, the story of Utah through data. The Utah Informed 2025 book, produced by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, offers a visual and analytical deep dive into the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping our state, nation, and world. With 80 pages of compelling charts, maps, quotes, and figures, this annual publication captures the pulse of Utah’s evolving demographics, economy, environment, and more.

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Explore Utah Informed 2025: Interactive Charts, Maps, and Insights

Here on this webpage, we bring this content to life with an interactive digital experience; explore dynamic graphs, searchable data sets, and immersive visuals that make the insights even more accessible. Whether you’re a policymaker, business leader, student, or curious resident, the tools and information housed here are designed to help you navigate the complex “whitewater” of today’s challenges with clarity and confidence.

Stay the night

A Super Bowl a day...

Take a load off before lift-off!

Energy and Environment

Power dynamics

Shifting gears

Plugged in

Call for conservation

Water stewardship

Stretching every drop

Uncle Sam's backyard

Health

Golden years, shortage fears

A primary concern

Kindergarten vaccination exemptions

A troubling statistic for Utah males

Social isolation among all age groups

... and it starts early

The deadly effects of loneliness

Trusted to heal, not to bill

Education

Debt on the menu

School or scroll?

Source: 1. Common Sense Media; 2. Common Sense Media; 3. Computers in Human Beahvior Journal; 4. Common Sense Media; 5. Pew Research Center;
6. Journal of Adolecense; 7. Communication Education Journal; 8. Education Psychology Journal; 9. Norweigan Institute of Public Health;
10. Norweigan Institute of Public Health. Curated by The Policy Project

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Far-reaching opportunities

Note: The Utah Fits All Scholarship Program is a state-funded initiative that provides up to $8,000 for 10,000 K-12 student in Utah for the 2024-25 academic year. These funds can be used for various educational expenses, including private school tuition, homeschooling materials, tutoring, and other approved services.
The scholarship prioritizes lower-income households (99% of recipients live in households earning 200% of the poverty level or less).
Source: ACE Scholarships

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Utah leaps into full-day kindergarten

Paycheck progress

Utah's demographic cliff is a dip

Note: College-age reflects the population ages 18 to 24.
Source: Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute State and County Projections 2020-2060 and State and County Estimates 2010-2019

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