The 10 Whitest Cities In Utah For 2022


We used science and data to determine which cities in Utah are whiter than wonder bread.

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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:

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

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.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Utah For 2022

1. Plain City

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,159
% White: 94.72%
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Plain City, UT

2. Highland

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 19,012
% White: 94.17%
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Highland, UT

3. Alpine

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,509
% White: 93.81%
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Alpine, UT

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4. Kaysville

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 31,957
% White: 93.23%
More on Kaysville: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Kaysville, UT

5. Hooper

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,850
% White: 92.82%
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Hooper, UT

6. Richfield

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,813
% White: 92.68%
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Richfield, UT

7. Farr West

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 7,197
% White: 92.59%
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Farr West, UT

8. Mapleton

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 10,270
% White: 91.98%
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Mapleton, UT

9. Cedar Hills

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 10,190
% White: 91.96%
More on Cedar Hills: Real Estate | Data

10. Smithfield

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 11,670
% White: 91.0%
More on Smithfield: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Smithfield, UT

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*
* 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 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:

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

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Plain City 94.72% 7,159
2 Highland 94.17% 19,012
3 Alpine 93.81% 10,509
4 Kaysville 93.23% 31,957
5 Hooper 92.82% 8,850
6 Richfield 92.68% 7,813
7 Farr West 92.59% 7,197
8 Mapleton 91.98% 10,270
9 Cedar Hills 91.96% 10,190
10 Smithfield 91.0% 11,670
11 Salem 90.81% 8,403
12 Grantsville 90.6% 11,488
13 South Weber 89.92% 7,631
14 Bluffdale 89.89% 14,802
15 Nephi 89.87% 6,168
16 Ivins 89.74% 8,931
17 Enoch 89.45% 7,044
18 Providence 89.14% 7,732
19 Ephraim 88.87% 7,222
20 Centerville 88.77% 17,527
21 Bountiful 88.65% 43,991
22 North Ogden 88.6% 19,930
23 Farmington 88.55% 24,439
24 Cottonwood Heights 88.44% 33,865
25 Lindon 88.23% 11,072
26 Syracuse 88.15% 30,366
27 Holladay 86.91% 30,461
28 Saratoga Springs 86.9% 31,273
29 Riverton 86.51% 43,793
30 Santa Clara 86.17% 7,868
31 Hurricane 86.01% 18,112
32 Brigham City 85.76% 19,336
33 Lehi 85.58% 66,980
34 Eagle Mountain 85.44% 35,431
35 American Fork 85.38% 31,636
36 Pleasant Grove 85.29% 38,474
37 Vernal 84.55% 10,449
38 West Point 84.38% 10,829
39 South Jordan 84.24% 73,695
40 North Logan 84.17% 10,978
41 Spanish Fork 84.03% 40,069
42 Payson 83.87% 20,181
43 Santaquin 83.59% 12,276
44 Washington Terrace 83.49% 9,181
45 Woods Cross 83.17% 11,423
46 Herriman 83.01% 45,211
47 Draper 82.87% 48,594
48 Washington 82.72% 28,192
49 Tremonton 82.25% 8,890
50 Cedar City 82.15% 33,404
51 West Bountiful 81.88% 5,724
52 St. George 81.51% 87,176
53 Sandy 81.34% 96,137
54 Price 81.27% 8,303
55 Hyrum 80.63% 8,415
56 West Haven 80.35% 15,003
57 Pleasant View 80.31% 10,460
58 Tooele 80.25% 35,313
59 South Ogden 80.13% 17,080
60 Clinton 80.1% 22,191
61 Murray 79.34% 48,969
62 Springville 79.2% 33,251
63 Heber 78.68% 16,362
64 Harrisville 78.2% 6,637
65 Layton 77.87% 77,268
66 Riverdale 77.66% 8,826
67 Roy 76.93% 39,243
68 Park City 76.52% 8,467
69 Logan 76.35% 51,266
70 North Salt Lake 76.06% 20,721
71 Roosevelt 75.87% 7,077
72 Orem 75.77% 97,883
73 Provo 72.87% 116,886
74 Clearfield 71.39% 31,622
75 Sunset 71.33% 5,309
76 West Jordan 70.87% 115,181
77 Salt Lake City 65.23% 200,133
78 Midvale 62.39% 33,708
79 Taylorsville 61.12% 59,926
80 Ogden 60.82% 87,175
81 South Salt Lake 50.26% 25,125
82 West Valley City 45.94% 135,610

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our ninth time ranking the whitest cities in Utah.

About Chris Kolmar

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