One county in Utah was a surprising powerhouse for growth during the past decade, adding more people than any other — and in some unexpected ways.
It wasn’t Salt Lake County, which had been the epicenter of Utah’s growth since it was settled by pioneers.
Instead, Utah County became the growth champion of the 2010s, according to estimates released Monday by the University of Utah’s Kem C. Garner Policy Institute, which handles state-generated population estimates.
“Salt Lake County obviously still has a lot of jobs and a lot of people. But Utah County is really starting to take over that growth,” said Emily Harris, a demographer at the institute.