Utah is fastest-growing state as West bucks sluggish trend
SALT LAKE CITY — New U.S. Census figures show Utah is the fastest-growing state in the country, leading a cluster of Western states with populations on the upswing despite sluggish national growth.
The figures released Tuesday show the state with the country’s highest birth rate grew just over 2 percent from July 2015 to July 2016, followed closely by Nevada, Idaho and Florida. Washington, Oregon and Colorado also took top percentage-growth spots.
Brookings Institution demographer William Frey says the U.S.