Ranking of Utah Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 17.93K people in Utah with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.56% of Utah population). Among all Utah cities and places with a population of at least 10K, South Salt Lake city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.07%), followed by Millcreek city (2.30%), and Kearns metro township (2.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Utah.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Utah Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
South Salt Lake city
Millcreek city
Kearns metro township
Midvale city
Santaquin city
Vineyard town
Salt Lake City city
West Valley City city
Draper city
Logan city
Ranking of Utah Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 South Salt Lake city 4.07
2 Millcreek city 2.30
3 Kearns metro township 2.28
4 Midvale city 2.12
5 Santaquin city 1.90
6 Vineyard town 1.77
7 Salt Lake City city 1.59
8 West Valley City city 1.48
9 Draper city 1.47
10 Logan city 1.21
11 Hurricane city 1.04
12 Clinton city 0.90
13 Woods Cross city 0.83
14 Orem city 0.80
15 Magna metro township 0.74
16 Taylorsville city 0.64
17 Layton city 0.50
18 Ogden city 0.48
18 Provo city 0.48
19 Murray city 0.47
20 Spanish Fork city 0.45
21 Sandy city 0.43
22 Cottonwood Heights city 0.40
23 Holladay city 0.39
24 Centerville city 0.38
25 North Salt Lake city 0.28
26 Clearfield city 0.25
26 St. George city 0.25
27 South Jordan city 0.23
27 Vernal city 0.23
28 Bountiful city 0.22
29 Brigham City city 0.21
30 Cedar City city 0.20
31 Heber city 0.17
32 Eagle Mountain city 0.14
32 Tooele city 0.14
33 Roy city 0.13
34 Grantsville city 0.12
34 Saratoga Springs city 0.12
34 South Ogden city 0.12
34 West Jordan city 0.12
35 Kaysville city 0.11
36 American Fork city 0.10
37 North Ogden city 0.08
38 Herriman city 0.07
38 Springville city 0.07
39 Lehi city 0.06
40 Farmington city 0.05
40 Smithfield city 0.05
41 Riverton city 0.04
42 Syracuse city 0.03
43 Pleasant Grove city 0.01