2.76 million

Utah's population as of a census relased today by the UPEC has reached 2.76 million people. Not to shabby Utah.

For 2008, the following counties had the highest population growth rates:
Uintah 5.7%
Rich 5.4%
Piute 4.5%
Morgan 4.1%
Wasatch 4.1%
Summit 4.0%
Juab 4.0%
Duchesne 3.7%
Utah 3.6%
Garfield 3.5%

For 2008, the following counties had the highest population increases:
Utah 18,185
Salt Lake 11,615
Davis 5,886
Washington 3,802
Weber 3,755
Cache 2,819
Tooele 1,678
Uintah 1,640