Washington County the second-fastest growing county in Utah, census finds

ST. GEORGE — Washington County’s population as of 2020 is 180,279, growing by 42,164 people since 2010 or a 30.5% increase, according to the United States census.

This makes Washington County the second-fastest growing county in Utah, behind Wasatch County which grew by 47.8% to a population of 34,788.

Utah is the fastest growing state in the nation, growing by 18.4% since 2010 to a 2020 population of 3,271,616. That’s more than double the national percent change in population of 7.4%.

Other nearby counties experienced growth too. Iron County grew to 57,289 from 46,163 in 2010, Beaver County grew to 7,072 from 6,629 in 2010, Kane County grew to 7,072 from 6,629 in 2010, and Garfield County shrunk to 5,083 from 5,172 in 2010.

Back in Washington County, the census also reported a housing unit density of 30.7 units per square mile, for a total of 74,530 housing units in the county.

Washington County added 16,796 housing units since 2010, a 29.1% change. As of 2020 Washington County also has a 16.3% housing unit vacancy rate.

Washington County’s age breakdown is as follows: 25.6% under 18, 52.4% 18-64, and 22.0% 65 and over. 50.4% of Washington County’s population is female.

83.8% of Washington County’s population is White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1% Asian,0.9% Black or African American and 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander.

The full report can be found on the census website here.