Total population (1990 census): 1,722,850
State Capital: Salt Lake City
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 377 | 17200 | 2533052 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 13 | 945 | 65358 bu | |
| Wheat | 1148 | 182372 | 7832313 bu | |
| Spring Wheat for Grain | 278 | 18779 | 910295 bu | |
| Winter Wheat for Grain | 981 | 163593 | 6922018 bu | |
| Barley | 1929 | 94072 | 7422580 bu | |
| Canola | 1 | D | D | |
| Oats | 481 | 9208 | 643121 bu | |
| Popcorn | 2 | D | D | |
| Safflower | 75 | 11014 | 10345590 lbs | |
| Sunflower Seed | 3 | 42 | D | |
| Triticale | 25 | 1660 | 61451 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 22 | 5201 | 43568 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 82 | 7132 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 58 | 3393 | 1097694 lbs | |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Seed | 2 | D | D | |
| Wheatgrass Seed | 16 | 2559 | 230066 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 8 | 1170 | 273400 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 9033 | 740740 | 2533360 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 7966 | 541939 | 2097541 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 1382 | 40118 | 107524 tons, dry | |
| Salt Hay | 5 | 286 | 677 tons | |
| Tame Hay | 1178 | 55081 | 113635 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 949 | 71340 | 122710 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 454 | 32262 | 275845 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 855 | 38495 | 840576 tons, grn | |
| Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 4 | 65 | X | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 2 | D | D | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 31 | 1202 | 15143 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 3 | 12 | ||
| Snap Beans | 15 | D | ||
| Beets | 7 | 3 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 7 | 104 | 266800 tons | |
| Head Cabbage | 10 | 212 | ||
| Cantaloups | 59 | 222 | ||
| Carrots | 6 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 24 | 17 | ||
| Eggplant | 3 | D | ||
| Garlic | 9 | 10 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 8 | 4 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 7 | 5 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 5 | 21 | ||
| Dry Onions | 58 | 2221 | ||
| Green Peas | 13 | 152 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 45 | 137 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 25 | 53 | ||
| Potatoes | 98 | 3247 | 932938 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 90 | 485 | ||
| Radishes | 4 | D | ||
| Spinach | 2 | D | ||
| Squash | 53 | 133 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 151 | 1909 | ||
| Tomatoes | 100 | 198 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 3 | 23 | ||
| Watermelons | 58 | 477 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 11 | 79 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 431 | 3699 | 700777 trees | |
| Apricots | 101 | 212 | 15448 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 250 | 4010 | 495914 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 198 | 736 | 73039 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 127 | 3274 | 422875 trees | |
| Grapes | 54 | 68 | 25688 trees | |
| Nectarines | 9 | 3 | 249 trees | |
| Peaches | 342 | 1775 | 198484 trees | |
| Pears | 102 | 188 | 17547 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 41 | 16 | 1091 | |
| Almonds | 3 | D | D | |
| Pecans | 28 | 172 | 6608 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 9 | 11 | 703 | |
| Blackberries | 11 | 10 | 22928 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 50 | 144 | 306964 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 8 | 6 | 15940 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 12 | 16 | X | |
| Herbs, Dried | 4 | 12 | 3464 | |
| Mint for Oil | 4 | 191 | D | |
| Other | 22 | 778 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 324 | 5825277 | 4141 | 70160 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 197 | X | 3958 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 148 | 5176217 | 113 | 37987 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 130 | 2789691 | 84 | 22827 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 11 | D | 6 | D |
| Foliage Plants | 18 | D | 9 | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 29 | 1707766 | 14 | 11383 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 3 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 44 | X | 130 | 440 |
| Mushrooms | 1 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Crops | 72 | 147210 | 395 | 10332 |
| Sod Harvested | 47 | X | 3308 | 13897 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 9 | 3100 | D | 34 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 9 | 88450 | X | 821 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 31 | D | 167 | 784 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.