The 10 Whitest Cities In Utah For 2023


The whitest cities in Utah are Alpine and Plain City for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in Utah research summary. We analyzed Utah’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Utah based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The whitest city in Utah is Alpine based on the most recent Census data.

  • Alpine is 93.79% White.

  • The least White city in Utah is West Valley City.

  • West Valley City is 45.41% White.

  • Utah is 77.3% White.

  • Utah is the 18th Whitest state in the United States.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Utah. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Utah. In particular, we ranked each place in Utah by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in Utah?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Utah for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Utah for 2023:

  1. Alpine
  2. Plain City
  3. Richfield
  4. Kaysville
  5. Highland
  6. Mapleton
  7. Hooper
  8. Grantsville
  9. Salem
  10. Farr West

What is the whitest city in Utah for 2023? According to the most recent census data Alpine ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, West Valley City is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Utah For 2023

1. Alpine

Alpine, UT

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,209
% White: 93.79%
More on Alpine: Data | Real Estate

2. Plain City

Plain City, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,662
% White: 93.02%
More on Plain City: Data | Real Estate

3. Richfield

Richfield, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Ken Lund | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 8,086
% White: 91.71%
More on Richfield: Data | Real Estate

4. Kaysville

Kaysville, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 32,438
% White: 91.43%
More on Kaysville: Data | Real Estate

5. Highland

Highland, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Eric Ward from Provo, UT, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 18,913
% White: 91.41%
More on Highland: Data | Real Estate

6. Mapleton

Mapleton, UT

Source: Wikipedia User An Errant Knight | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 11,226
% White: 91.33%
More on Mapleton: Data | Real Estate

7. Hooper

Hooper, UT

Source: Wikipedia User An Errant Knight | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,941
% White: 90.76%
More on Hooper: Data | Real Estate

8. Grantsville

Grantsville, UT

Source: Flickr User CountyLemonade | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 12,331
% White: 90.76%
More on Grantsville: Data | Real Estate

9. Salem

Salem, UT

Source: Wikipedia User An Errant Knight | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,097
% White: 90.26%
More on Salem: Data | Real Estate

10. Farr West

Farr West, UT

Source: Flickr User denebola2025 | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 7,581
% White: 89.51%
More on Farr West: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Utah for 2023

To rank the whitest places in Utah, we had to determine what measurable criteria define whiteness.

We had to count how many white people living there per capita. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Utah.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 82 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 93.8% to 45.4%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Alpine took the distinction of being the most White, while West Valley City was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2023. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Utah.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Utah ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Utah

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Utah. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Utah.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Utah:

  1. West Valley City
  2. South Salt Lake
  3. Taylorsville

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White Population By City In Utah

Rank City % White Population
1 Alpine 93.79% 10,209
2 Plain City 93.02% 7,662
3 Richfield 91.71% 8,086
4 Kaysville 91.43% 32,438
5 Highland 91.41% 18,913
6 Mapleton 91.33% 11,226
7 Hooper 90.76% 8,941
8 Grantsville 90.76% 12,331
9 Salem 90.26% 9,097
10 Farr West 89.51% 7,581
11 Ivins 89.28% 8,786
12 Enoch 89.01% 7,307
13 Smithfield 88.73% 13,263
14 Nephi 88.65% 6,334
15 Cottonwood Heights 88.51% 33,597
16 Lindon 88.33% 11,346
17 North Ogden 88.32% 20,703
18 Ephraim 88.27% 5,671
19 South Weber 87.96% 7,801
20 Farmington 87.78% 23,990
21 Holladay 87.66% 31,738
22 Bluffdale 87.13% 16,576
23 Syracuse 86.97% 31,715
24 Bountiful 86.78% 45,496
25 Centerville 86.53% 16,711
26 Riverton 86.48% 44,773
27 Providence 86.33% 8,199
28 Lehi 86.08% 73,911
29 Cedar Hills 86.06% 9,975
30 Hurricane 85.73% 19,501
31 Saratoga Springs 85.53% 36,977
32 Tremonton 85.5% 9,727
33 Washington Terrace 85.47% 9,215
34 West Point 85.19% 10,963
35 Spanish Fork 84.9% 41,953
36 Eagle Mountain 84.58% 42,905
37 Brigham City 84.25% 19,373
38 Herriman 83.87% 52,860
39 Santa Clara 83.77% 7,418
40 West Bountiful 83.31% 5,871
41 North Logan 83.09% 10,705
42 Santaquin 82.97% 13,602
43 Pleasant Grove 82.89% 37,228
44 Vernal 82.74% 10,037
45 South Jordan 82.34% 75,617
46 American Fork 82.12% 32,822
47 Payson 81.64% 21,093
48 Washington 81.63% 27,689
49 Hyrum 81.49% 9,330
50 Draper 81.48% 49,978
51 St. George 81.03% 92,875
52 Cedar City 80.96% 34,246
53 Sandy 80.69% 96,272
54 Clinton 80.57% 23,192
55 South Ogden 80.5% 17,363
56 Woods Cross 80.25% 11,372
57 Tooele 79.52% 35,223
58 Springville 78.96% 34,750
59 Park City 78.86% 8,352
60 Layton 78.44% 80,858
61 Harrisville 77.7% 6,858
62 Pleasant View 77.61% 10,733
63 Murray 77.56% 50,183
64 Heber 77.27% 16,416
65 Logan 76.5% 52,420
66 North Salt Lake 75.36% 21,411
67 Price 75.18% 8,192
68 West Haven 75.01% 16,918
69 Orem 74.88% 96,734
70 Roy 74.87% 39,076
71 Riverdale 74.72% 9,279
72 Roosevelt 73.46% 6,757
73 Sunset 72.53% 5,454
74 Provo 72.5% 113,538
75 Clearfield 71.04% 31,802
76 West Jordan 68.46% 116,045
77 Midvale 66.11% 35,313
78 Salt Lake City 65.45% 199,153
79 Ogden 61.86% 86,110
80 Taylorsville 60.89% 60,295
81 South Salt Lake 48.82% 26,086
82 West Valley City 45.41% 139,361
About Chris Kolmar

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