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Nutrient Intakes
Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes based on average requirement

Utah

All U.S.

  Protein

88.3

88.9

  Vitamin A

59.1

46.0

  Vitamin C

50.0

51.0

  Vitamin E

15.3

13.6

  Thiamin

83.3

81.6

  Riboflavin

91.8

89.1

  Niacin

85.3

87.2

  Vitamin B6

74.7

73.9

  Folate

63.5

59.7

  Vitamin B12

86.0

79.7

  Phosphorus

86.3

87.2

  Magnesium

46.9

43.0

  Iron

87.7

89.5

  Selenium

89.8

91.5

  Zinc

77.2

70.8

  Copper

87.8

84.2

Percent of population 2 years old and over with adequate intakes

Utah

All U.S.

  Calcium

43.1

30.9

  Fiber

11.0

8.0

  Potassium

7.0

7.6

Healthy Eating Patterns
Percent of population

Utah

All U.S.

  Using supplements

54.5

47.7

  2 years old and over meeting grain recommendation

46.9

42.3

  2 years old and over meeting vegetable recommendation

14.8

14.4

  2 years old and over meeting fruit recommendation

22.8

20.9

  2 years old and over meeting dairy recommendation

28.0

19.0

  2 years old and over meeting meat recommendation

30.0

45.6

  With percent calories from total fat <= 35%

65.0

59.4

  With percent calories from saturated fat < 10%

40.2

40.8

  With cholesterol intake < 300mg

72.7

68.4

  With Sodium intake <= 2,300mg

35.3

29.9

Physical Activity and Body Weight Indicators
Percent of population

Utah

All U.S.

  With healthy weight

50.7

44.8

  Children overweight age 2 to 20

19.0

20.0

  Overweight

47.6

52.9

  12 years old and over who exercise at least once a month

82.1

67.7

  12 years old and over who exercise 4 or more days a week

35.6

22.1

Food Security Indicators

Utah

All U.S.

  Percent of individuals not experiencing hunger

93.7

91.8

  Number of farmers markets in the National directory

20

3,671

  Percent of households receiving food stamps 2004

5.7

8.4

Demographics

Utah

All U.S.

  Population, 2004 estimate

2,389,039

293,655,404

  Population, 2000

2,233,169

281,421,906

  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000

9.4

6.8

  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

32.2

25.7

  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000

8.5

12.4

  White persons, percent, 2000

89.2

75.1

  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000

0.8

12.3

  Asian persons, percent, 2000

1.7

3.6

  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000

0.7

0.1

  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000

4.2

5.5

  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

2.1

2.4

  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000

9.0

12.5

  Persons 25 years and over who are high school graduates, percent, 2000

87.7

80.4

  Persons 25 years or over with Bachelor's degree or higher, percent, 2000

26.1

24.4

  Median household income, 2004

$47,224

$44,334

  Persons below poverty, percent, 2004

10.3

12.7