Italian Population in Utah by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Italian population in Utah totals 87,582, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Salt Lake City (8,212), followed by West Jordan (3,736) and Sandy (3,180), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Italian residents are distributed across Utah''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Italian population in Utah

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  • 1
    Salt Lake City
    Italian population in Salt Lake City is 8,212
    4.03% of Salt Lake City population is Italian
  • 2
    West Jordan
    Italian population in West Jordan is 3,736
    3.21% of West Jordan population is Italian
  • 3
    Sandy
    Italian population in Sandy is 3,180
    3.36% of Sandy population is Italian
  • 4
    St. George
    Italian population in St. George is 3,075
    3.10% of St. George population is Italian
  • 5
    West Valley City
    Italian population in West Valley City is 2,579
    1.87% of West Valley City population is Italian

Overview of Italian population in Utah

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Utah with 87,582 Italian residents (2.6% of 3.3 million total state population), ranking the state at the 39th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Italian demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census surveys show Utah's Italian demographic representation of 2.6% remains below the national average of 4.9%, positioning the state below typical U.S. demographic distribution patterns.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Utah contains 87,582 Italian residents, representing less than 1% of the nation's total Italian population of 16.2 million, constituting a minimal fraction of the national demographic community relative to the state's overall population size.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Utah with 1.1 Italian Americans per square mile, below the national average of 4.6 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with below-average demographic concentrations nationally.
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184 Cities in Utah Ranked by Italian Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Italian population in Utah present in Salt Lake City, West Jordan, and Sandy, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Utah ranked by Italian population count
Rank by Italian Population
City
Italian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Utah Italian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Salt Lake City 8,212 4.03% 9.38%
2 West Jordan 3,736 3.21% 4.27%
3 Sandy 3,180 3.36% 3.63%
4 St. George 3,075 3.10% 3.51%
5 West Valley City 2,579 1.87% 2.94%
6 Provo 2,548 2.23% 2.91%
7 Ogden 2,492 2.87% 2.85%
8 2,367 2.44% 2.70%
9 2,008 2.43% 2.29%
10 1,893 2.36% 2.16%
11 1,872 2.31% 2.14%
12 1,735 3.46% 1.98%
13 1,664 2.82% 1.90%
14 1,609 4.12% 1.84%
15 1,608 3.25% 1.84%
16 1,435 4.35% 1.64%
17 1,427 2.49% 1.63%
18 1,240 2.48% 1.42%
19 1,198 3.84% 1.37%
20 1,169 2.60% 1.33%
21 1,166 2.16% 1.33%
22 1,084 2.40% 1.24%
23 1,063 3.13% 1.21%
24 1,019 2.87% 1.16%
25 968 2.20% 1.11%
26 856 2.40% 0.98%
27 850 2.28% 0.97%
28 837 2.25% 0.96%
29 825 3.81% 0.94%
30 820 3.49% 0.94%
31 811 3.09% 0.93%
32 772 3.86% 0.88%
33 758 2.30% 0.87%
34 757 2.14% 0.86%
35 740 2.41% 0.84%
36 695 3.96% 0.79%
37 669 1.78% 0.76%
38 652 7.79% 0.74%
39 646 3.01% 0.74%
40 640 3.67% 0.73%
41 610 7.42% 0.70%
42 601 2.59% 0.69%
43 561 2.25% 0.64%
44 515 3.78% 0.59%
45 502 1.53% 0.57%
46 491 2.70% 0.56%
47 464 4.00% 0.53%
48 463 1.06% 0.53%
49 429 4.18% 0.49%
50 370 2.40% 0.42%
51 348 1.77% 0.40%
52 347 1.75% 0.40%
53 329 5.38% 0.38%
54 280 1.68% 0.32%
54 280 2.94% 0.32%
55 275 1.96% 0.31%
56 268 2.33% 0.31%
57 264 2.84% 0.30%
58 244 1.10% 0.28%
59 239 2.15% 0.27%
60 227 2.80% 0.26%
61 221 8.25% 0.25%
62 213 2.31% 0.24%
63 193 2.46% 0.22%
64 182 2.63% 0.21%
65 180 3.04% 0.21%
66 176 3.16% 0.20%
67 175 1.51% 0.20%
68 170 1.26% 0.19%
69 166 1.68% 0.19%
70 165 1.61% 0.19%
71 164 2.14% 0.19%
72 163 1.50% 0.19%
73 157 2.90% 0.18%
73 157 1.95% 0.18%
74 153 1.36% 0.17%
75 143 1.44% 0.16%
76 142 3.21% 0.16%
77 140 2.01% 0.16%
78 139 1.76% 0.16%
79 129 7.40% 0.15%
80 120 7.86% 0.14%
81 111 1.21% 0.13%
82 109 1.33% 0.12%
83 108 1.08% 0.12%
84 107 1.23% 0.12%
85 100 1.72% 0.11%
86 98 3.17% 0.11%
87 95 11.82% 0.11%
87 95 1.92% 0.11%
88 94 1.65% 0.11%
89 91 6.29% 0.10%
90 90 1.14% 0.10%
91 88 4.86% 0.10%
92 85 4.38% 0.10%
93 83 1.74% 0.09%
94 81 1.52% 0.09%
95 78 1.16% 0.09%
96 74 0.60% 0.08%
97 68 1.92% 0.08%
98 63 3.14% 0.07%
99 60 4.07% 0.07%
100 58 1.76% 0.07%
101 57 2.62% 0.07%
102 55 3.93% 0.06%
102 55 1.47% 0.06%
103 48 2.67% 0.05%
104 47 2.45% 0.05%
105 44 1.07% 0.05%
106 43 5.66% 0.05%
106 43 1.63% 0.05%
107 42 2.72% 0.05%
108 40 2.74% 0.05%
109 38 1.67% 0.04%
110 37 1.02% 0.04%
111 36 1.91% 0.04%
112 35 3.72% 0.04%
112 35 0.82% 0.04%
113 31 1.89% 0.04%
113 31 0.96% 0.04%
113 31 1.66% 0.04%
113 31 5.81% 0.04%
114 30 1.42% 0.03%
115 29 1.30% 0.03%
116 27 1.03% 0.03%
116 27 6.49% 0.03%
117 25 0.41% 0.03%
118 24 1.76% 0.03%
118 24 0.93% 0.03%
119 23 2.55% 0.03%
119 23 3.39% 0.03%
120 22 1.98% 0.03%
121 21 4.90% 0.02%
122 20 2.22% 0.02%
122 20 0.67% 0.02%
123 19 0.52% 0.02%
123 19 1.04% 0.02%
124 18 2.88% 0.02%
124 18 1.17% 0.02%
124 18 1.10% 0.02%
125 17 1.03% 0.02%
126 16 2.94% 0.02%
126 16 1.11% 0.02%
127 15 1.19% 0.02%
128 14 0.63% 0.02%
129 13 1.88% 0.01%
130 12 0.86% 0.01%
131 11 1.53% 0.01%
131 11 1.27% 0.01%
131 11 1.15% 0.01%
132 10 1.16% 0.01%
133 8 0.96% 0.01%
134 7 0.79% 0.01%
134 7 1.06% 0.01%
134 7 0.91% 0.01%
134 7 0.87% 0.01%
135 6 0.43% 0.01%
135 6 0.93% 0.01%
135 6 0.67% 0.01%
135 6 0.24% 0.01%
136 5 0.56% 0.01%
136 5 0.68% 0.01%
137 4 0.23% 0.00%
138 3 0.23% 0.00%
139 2 0.34% 0.00%
139 2 0.14% 0.00%
139 2 0.47% 0.00%
140 1 0.20% 0.00%
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
141 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Utah by their Italian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Italian population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Italian ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Italian alone, while others identify as Italian along with another race (such as Italian and German).
  • We’ve used the “Italian alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Italian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Italian alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Italian .
  2. % of Total Utah Italian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Italian population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Italian populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Italian population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Italian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.