Utah
State Government
Governor
Spencer Cox (R)
State Senate
6
Democrats,
23
Republicans
State House
14
Democrats,
61
Republicans
Utah
Economic well-being - Utah
Extreme poverty rate
0.05
Food insecurity
0.142
Minimum wage
7.3
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.23
Poverty rate
8.3%
Unemployment rate
3.3
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
8.3
November 4, 2018
Utah Plans to Punish School Districts That Charge High Pay-to-Play Fees
April 10, 2018
Utah’s national report card shows minority and low-income students lagging, despite state’s higher test scores
March 22, 2018
Low-income Utah children rank last in the U.S. for taking free school breakfasts. Here’s how officials hope to change that.
October 14, 2016
The Salt Lake Tribune, October 14, 2016: (Opinion) Whatever Happened to …Fishing Utah Lake for Carp to Feed Low-Income Utahns?
March 5, 2014
The Deseret News, March 05, 2014: Committee OKs bill to fight intergenerational poverty with after-school programs
"Students from low-income households often struggle to compete academically with their peers. They become frustrated, drop out of school and go on to face difficulties related to criminal activity, drugs, health care and employment. In time, they become the parents of a new generation of students from low-income households."
November 1, 2013
The Deseret News, November 01, 2013: Salt Lake City close to ending veteran homelessness, mayor says
"Four years ago, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the goal of ending veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. Today, Salt Lake City and the nation are getting closer to reaching that goal."