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Show Population Foreign-Born Residents in Utah Compiled by Ara Serjoie Foreign-Born Residents in Utah: 7.1% Utah's foreign-born residents make up only 7.1% of the state's population, but their numbers increased 170.8% (from 58,600 to 158,664) between 1990 and 2000. During the same time period, the numbers of foreign-born U.S. residents increased by only 57.4 % to only 11% of the population (Table 1). By the year 2000 every county in Utah housed some foreign-born residents, and the larger counties, such as Salt Lake, Utah, Weber, and Davis saw substantial increases in these numbers (Table 1, Figure 1). Most new residents in Utah and the U.S. are coming form Latin American countries (Table 2). The influx of foreign-born residents is likely to continue, across the nation and in the state. This poses challenges to policy makers and healthcare providers at the national, state and local levels, as they work to provide accessible healthcare to all residents, while addressing differences in culture and language. Table 1. Foreign-Born Population by County, Utah and U.S., 1990 & 2000. 1990 Census 2000 Census Location Total Foreign- Total Foreign- Foreign- Born Born Born % Increase United 248.71 19.77 281.42 31.11 57.36 States million million million million Utah 1.72 58,600 2.23 158,664 170.76 million million Beaver 4,765 80 6,005 263 228.75 Box Elder 36,485 574 42,745 1,269 121.08 Cache 70,183 3,175 91,391 6,082 91.56 Carbon 20,228 392 20,422 403 2.81 Daggett 690 0 921 25 Davis 187,941 4,576 238,994 8,694 89.99 Duchesne 12,645 158 14,371 184 16.46 Emery 10,322 98 10,880 272 177.55 Garfield 3,980 34 4,735 39 14.71 Grand 6,620 83 8,485 257 209.64 Iron 20,789 174 33,779 981 463.79 Juab 5,817 32 8,238 112 250.00 Kane 5,169 69 6,046 178 157.97 Millard 11,333 255 12,405 638 150.20 Morgan 5,528 42 7,129 196 366.67 Piute 1,277 3 1,435 29 866.67 Rich 1,725 17 1,961 38 123.53 Salt Lake 725,956 33,014 898,387 93,276 182.53 San Juan 12,621 142 14,413 130 -8.45 San pete 16,259 571 22,763 1,088 88.56 Sevier 15,431 162 18,842 244 50.62 Summit 15,518 349 29,736 2,299 558.74 Tooele 26,601 881 40,735 1,504 78.72 Uintah 22,211 244 25,224 341 39.75 Utah 263,590 8,301 368,536 23,187 179.33 Wasatch 10,089 69 15,215 640 827.54 Washington 48,560 904 90,354 3,714 310.84 Wayne 2,177 16 2,509 43 168.75 Weber 158,330 4,185 196,533 12,538 199.59 Table 2. Foreign-Born Population by Region, Utah and U.S., 1990 & 2000. Sources: United States Census Bureau (2002), pages 9-15. 2001 Statistical Abstrac Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (2002). 2002 Economic Report to the Governor. Utah Minorities: The Story Told by 150 Years of Census Data, Pamela S. Perlich Utah Foreign-Born 1990 2000 % Increase Pop. Latin America 13,825 87,883 535.68 Asia 15,898 28,373 78.47 Europe 17,820 25,640 43.88 Northern America 5,469 7,735 41.43 Other Areas 5,588 9,033 61.65 U.S. Foreign-Born Pop. Latin America 8,881,065 16,086,974 81.1 Asia 4,693,244 8,226,254 75.3 Europe 3,299,775 4,915,557 49.0 Northern America 583,289 829,442 42.2 Other Areas 471,992 1,049,346 122.3 ie United States. [Online] hit p://www. census.! Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume DC 67 |
