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Lawmakers consider shifting state preference from Census to Utah Population Committee estimates
Summary
A League discussion of House Bill 379 would prefer Utah Population Committee (UPC) estimates over Census figures for most state and local funding formulas; sponsors and cities representing fast‑growth areas pressed for more accurate counts and clarified protections for federally required Census use.
House Bill 379 would give the Utah Population Committee’s population estimates priority over U.S. Census Bureau figures for state and local calculations when federal law does not require Census numbers. League staff told members the change aims to give fast‑growth cities more accurate figures for formula allocations.
The plan matters because some distribution formulas — including certain sales tax and roadway distributions — use population as a baseline. League presenter Carson Kingham said UPC estimates would be preferred “except where…
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