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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.
But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Utah?
Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Beehive State.
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Utah for 2022.
Here are the 10 whites places in Utah for 2022:
What is the whitest city in Utah for 2022? According to the most recent census data Plain City 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.
For more Utah reading, check out:
The 10 Whitest Cities In Utah For 2022
1. Plain City
/10
Population: 7,159
% White: 94.72%
More on Plain City: Real Estate | Data | Photos
2. Highland
/10
Population: 19,012
% White: 94.17%
More on Highland: Real Estate | Data | Photos
3. Alpine
/10
Population: 10,509
% White: 93.81%
More on Alpine: Real Estate | Data | Photos
4. Kaysville
/10
Population: 31,957
% White: 93.23%
More on Kaysville: Real Estate | Data | Photos
5. Hooper
/10
Population: 8,850
% White: 92.82%
More on Hooper: Real Estate | Data | Photos
6. Richfield
/10
Population: 7,813
% White: 92.68%
More on Richfield: Real Estate | Data | Photos
7. Farr West
/10
Population: 7,197
% White: 92.59%
More on Farr West: Real Estate | Data | Photos
8. Mapleton
/10
Population: 10,270
% White: 91.98%
More on Mapleton: Real Estate | Data | Photos
9. Cedar Hills
/10
Population: 10,190
% White: 91.96%
More on Cedar Hills: Real Estate | Data
10. Smithfield
/10
Population: 11,670
% White: 91.0%
More on Smithfield: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Utah for 2022
In order to rank the whitest places in Utah, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.
Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Utah.
Specifically, 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*
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 percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 94.7% to 45.9%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Plain City took the distinction of being the most White, while West Valley City was the least White city. You can download the data here.
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
Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Utah according to the most recent data.
If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Utah:
- West Valley City
- South Salt Lake
- Ogden
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White Population By City In { state|title }}
| Rank | City | % White |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain City | 94.72% |
| 2 | Highland | 94.17% |
| 3 | Alpine | 93.81% |
| 4 | Kaysville | 93.23% |
| 5 | Hooper | 92.82% |
| 6 | Richfield | 92.68% |
| 7 | Farr West | 92.59% |
| 8 | Mapleton | 91.98% |
| 9 | Cedar Hills | 91.96% |
| 10 | Smithfield | 91.0% |
| 11 | Salem | 90.81% |
| 12 | Grantsville | 90.6% |
| 13 | South Weber | 89.92% |
| 14 | Bluffdale | 89.89% |
| 15 | Nephi | 89.87% |
| 16 | Ivins | 89.74% |
| 17 | Enoch | 89.45% |
| 18 | Providence | 89.14% |
| 19 | Ephraim | 88.87% |
| 20 | Centerville | 88.77% |
| 21 | Bountiful | 88.65% |
| 22 | North Ogden | 88.6% |
| 23 | Farmington | 88.55% |
| 24 | Cottonwood Heights | 88.44% |
| 25 | Lindon | 88.23% |
| 26 | Syracuse | 88.15% |
| 27 | Holladay | 86.91% |
| 28 | Saratoga Springs | 86.9% |
| 29 | Riverton | 86.51% |
| 30 | Santa Clara | 86.17% |
| 31 | Hurricane | 86.01% |
| 32 | Brigham City | 85.76% |
| 33 | Lehi | 85.58% |
| 34 | Eagle Mountain | 85.44% |
| 35 | American Fork | 85.38% |
| 36 | Pleasant Grove | 85.29% |
| 37 | Vernal | 84.55% |
| 38 | West Point | 84.38% |
| 39 | South Jordan | 84.24% |
| 40 | North Logan | 84.17% |
| 41 | Spanish Fork | 84.03% |
| 42 | Payson | 83.87% |
| 43 | Santaquin | 83.59% |
| 44 | Washington Terrace | 83.49% |
| 45 | Woods Cross | 83.17% |
| 46 | Herriman | 83.01% |
| 47 | Draper | 82.87% |
| 48 | Washington | 82.72% |
| 49 | Tremonton | 82.25% |
| 50 | Cedar City | 82.15% |
| 51 | West Bountiful | 81.88% |
| 52 | St. George | 81.51% |
| 53 | Sandy | 81.34% |
| 54 | Price | 81.27% |
| 55 | Hyrum | 80.63% |
| 56 | West Haven | 80.35% |
| 57 | Pleasant View | 80.31% |
| 58 | Tooele | 80.25% |
| 59 | South Ogden | 80.13% |
| 60 | Clinton | 80.1% |
| 61 | Murray | 79.34% |
| 62 | Springville | 79.2% |
| 63 | Heber | 78.68% |
| 64 | Harrisville | 78.2% |
| 65 | Layton | 77.87% |
| 66 | Riverdale | 77.66% |
| 67 | Roy | 76.93% |
| 68 | Park City | 76.52% |
| 69 | Logan | 76.35% |
| 70 | North Salt Lake | 76.06% |
| 71 | Roosevelt | 75.87% |
| 72 | Orem | 75.77% |
| 73 | Provo | 72.87% |
| 74 | Clearfield | 71.39% |
| 75 | Sunset | 71.33% |
| 76 | West Jordan | 70.87% |
| 77 | Salt Lake City | 65.23% |
| 78 | Midvale | 62.39% |
| 79 | Taylorsville | 61.12% |
| 80 | Ogden | 60.82% |
| 81 | South Salt Lake | 50.26% |
| 82 | West Valley City | 45.94% |
