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Booms in Utah and Idaho buck the curve of slowing U.S. growth
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FILE - Rows of homes, in suburban Salt Lake City, on April 13, 2019. Utah is one of two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces that are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth. The boom there and in Idaho are accompanied by healthy economic expansion, but also concern about strain on infrastructure and soaring housing prices. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
By: Associated Press
and last updated 2021-05-02 00:13:59-04
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â Two Western states known for their rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression, though different forces are powering the population booms in Utah and Idaho.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â
Two Western states known for their rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression, though different forces are powering the population booms in Utah and Idaho.
In Utah, births largely drove the fastest growth in the country over the past decade. In neighboring Idaho, newcomers from California and other states helped it capture the second spot. I don t ever remember seeing anything like this, said Bill Rauer, executive officer of the Idaho Building Contractors Association in southwest Idaho, the state s most populous area. (Builders) are running at a breakneck pace right now.
Booms in Idaho, Utah buck trend of slowing U.S. population growth
Different forces are powering the population expansion in each state.
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and KEITH RIDLERAssociated Press
Rows of homes in suburban Salt Lake City.
Rick Bowmer/Associated Press, file
SALT LAKE CITY Two Western states known for their rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression, though different forces are powering the population booms in Utah and Idaho.
In Utah, births largely drove the fastest growth in the country over the past decade. In neighboring Idaho, newcomers from California and other states helped it capture the second spot.
Lindsay Whitehurst And Keith Ridler
FILE - Matthew Clewett, 26, holds his daughter Nellie, while his wife Bethany looks on at their home Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Kaysville, Utah. Utah is one of two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces that are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth. The Clewett s want to have a large family like the ones they grew up in, but high housing costs could put a serious damper on that plan. The couple bid on at least 10 houses in northern Utah before they could close on a starter home for themselves and their infant daughter. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)