A new county emerged as the fastest growing in Utah, according to new population estimates data released by the Census Bureau.
Utah counties cracked the top 10 in either absolute or percentage growth this year, according to the report. Tooele County's 4.2% jump was no match for Whitman County in eastern Washington, which rose 10.1% over the past year. Daggett , Iron and Washington , and Juab counties rounded out Utah's top five.
Maricopa County, Arizona, had the largest numeric population increase in the U.S., gaining 56,831 people. The Census Bureau's report uses a mix of different National Center for Health Statistics reports to come up with an estimate on births and deaths. It primarily relies on Internal Revenue Service, Medicare enrollment and Social Security Administration information to piece together migration estimates.
It's not just Salt Lake County that the two sides don't agree on: The Utah Population Committee's 2022 estimate is almost 20,000 higher than the Census Bureau's estimate. Had the two agreed, Utah would have tied Idaho for third in percentage increase growth.
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