Snapshot: Generations in Utah
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Snapshot December 2017 Generations in Utah, 2016 This snapshot provides insights about generational groups Examining newer generations through a historical lens, Utah in Utah using data from the long term state and county experienced a boom of births in the early 1980s and a wave Projections produced by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.1 of migration in the 1990s which brought young adults to the state. The 1980s babies have grown up and are having their Within the context of this snapshot and larger public own children. The young adults who came to Utah in the 1990s conversations, generations are a combination of demographic also impacted births and in turn, the size of Generation Z. and sociological factors. The nomenclature typically used in these conversations (i.e. Baby Boomers, Gen X, or Millennials) Table 1: Generational Groups in Utah and the U.S., 2016 have been placed on populations that were born in a set time Share of Total Generational Groups Estimate frame and have a shared experience of certain historical events Population or significant developments in technology. Utah Generation Z 930,295 30.5% While definitions for older generations are more concrete, the Millennial 790,904 25.9% bounding years for Millennials and the following generation Generation X 631,037 20.7% are still being determined. The definitions below will be used within this snapshot, with the understanding that the final year Baby Boomers 511,824 16.8% of the Millennial generation may change in the future. Silent Generation 171,931 5.6% Greatest and Lost generations 18,814 .6% In this snapshot, generations are defined as:2 United States • The Greatest Generation - born between 1901 and 1927 Generation Z 73.6 M 22.8% • The Silent Generation - born between 1928 and 1945 Millennial 75.5 M 23.4% • The Baby Boom - born between 1946 and 1964 Generation X 69.9 M 21.6% • Generation X - 1965 to 1980 Baby Boomers 74.1 M 22.9% • Millennials - 1981 to 1998 Silent Generation 26.8 M 8.3% • Generation Z - 1999 to 2016 Greatest and Lost generations 3.1 M 1.0% Analysis of 2016 data shows that Generation Z was the largest Source: Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute 2015-2065 State and County Projections; U. S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates generational group in Utah at 30 percent of the population. Division. The next largest group were the Millennials at 26 percent. Generation X came in third place with 21 percent. Baby Boomers were 17 percent and the generations born prior to 1945 were 6 percent. Nationally, Millennials are the largest share of the population at 23.4 percent. Baby Boomers are the second largest share at 22.9 percent, followed closely by Generation Z at 22.8 percent. The differences between the state and national shares are a reflection of Utah's national ranking as the youngest state, lowest share of the population aged 65 and over, and higher than the national average fertility rate. Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute I 411 East South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 I 801-585-5618 I gardner.utah.edu AN INITIATIVE OF THE DAVID ECCLES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS for thegeneration followingMillennials.Generation Zwillbeusedforthissnapshot. suggested names being many different There are currently their definition. Millennials in after the a generation not include Center does Research 2. Thedefinitions forTheGreatest,Silent,Baby Boom, GenerationX,andMillennial groupsinthisreportareutilized byPew 1. KemC.GardnerPolicyInstitute, 2015-2065StateandCountyProjections. Endnotes: Source: UtahDepartmentofHealth. Figure 3:BirthsinUtahwithGenerationalMarkers Source: U.S.CensusBureau,PopulationEstimatesDivision. Figure 2:UnitedStatesPopulationbyGeneration,2016 Source: KemC.GardnerPolicyInstitute2015-2065StateandCountyProjections. Figure 1:UtahPopulationbyGeneration,2016 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 4,500,000 5,000,000 10,000 500,000 - - 0 0 1940 2 Generation 1942 0 4 (1999 930,295 Generation (1999 6 1944 3 73,642,285 - 8 2016) 1946 6 10 - 2016) 1948 Baby Boomers 9 12 Z 14 1950 Greatest and Lost 12 1952 Z 16 15 18 1954 18 20 (1982 Millennials 1956 22 790,904 (1982 21 75,521,054 1958 Millennials 24 - 24 26 1998) 1960 - 28 27 1998) 1962 30 1964 30 32 Silent 34 1966 33 36 Generation X (1965 1968 Generation X 36 38 631,037 Generation X (1965 1970 39 69,924,964 40 Boomers 42 - 1972 42 1981) - 44 1974 45 1981) 46 Age 1976 48 48 1978 50 51 52 1980 GenX 54 54 Baby Boomers Baby Boomers (1946 1982 (1946 74,102,309 56 57 511,824 1984 58 60 60 - - 1964) 1986 Millennials 1964) Millennials 63 62 1988 64 1990 66 66 1992 69 68 70 1994 72 Silent Generation 72 Silent Generation (1928 26,831,454 1996 74 (1928 Gen Z 75 1998 78 76 171,931 - 78 - 1945) 2000 1945) 81 80 2002 Generation Z 84 82 2004 84 87 86 ResearchCenter. Pew 2006 Greatest and Generations 88 90 Greatest and Generations 2008 3,105,447 (before 90 (before 1927) 18,814 1927) 93 Lost 2010 92 Lost 2012 96 94 99 96 2014 98 100+.