Utah Population

Numeric Growth (Since 2002)

%Growth (Since 2002)
Utah Clean Air Act "Criteria"
Pollutants - Total Tons Emitted
Numeric Growth (Since 2002)
%Growth (Since 2002)
Utah County Emissions
for all Inventoried Polutants
Numeric Growth (Since 2002)
%Growth (Since 2002)
Salt Lake County Emissions
for all Inventoried Pollutants
Numeric Growth (Since 2002)
%Growth (Since 2002)

2002

2005

2008

2011

2,331,826

2,505,843

2,691,122

2,813,923

2,544,438.86
179,109.00

174,017
7.46%
2,178,226.38

2,055,565.62

482,097
20.67%
1,769,191.40

(366,212.48)
-14.39%

(488,873.24)
-19.21%

(775,247.46)
-30.47%

140,557.34

138,365.43

108,362.11

(38,551.66)
-21.52%

(40,743.57)
-22.75%

(70,746.89)
-39.50%

341,384.90

296,862.50

217,542.30

(67,713.90)
-16.55%

(112,236.30)
-27.44%

(191,556.50)
-46.82%

409,098.80

359,296
15.41%

Graphic Illustration

According to Bryce Bird, Director of Utah's Division of Air Quality, the annual average concentration of PM2.5 at the Salt Lake City,
Hawthorne monitoring station was 12.4 in 2002 and 7.9 in 2012. This represetns a 36.3% reduction over a 10-year period. The average
reduction for all monitoring stations that monitored PM2.5 was 35.3%
Over a similar period (2002-2011) the annual emissions for Utah were reduced by 30.47% (2,544,438.86 to 1,769,191.4). Salt Lake
County reduced by 46.82% and Utah County by 39.5%. Note, Utah's population has increased by 20.67% from
2002-2011.

Population-Emission Influx
3,000,000.00
2,750,000.00
2,500,000.00
2,250,000.00
2,000,000.00
1,750,000.00
1,500,000.00
1,250,000.00
1,000,000.00
750,000.00
500,000.00
250,000.00
2002

2005

2008

UT State Clean Air Act "Criteria" Pollutants Total Tons Emitted

Utah County Emissions for all Inventoried Polutants
Salt Lake County Emissions for all Inventoried Pollutants
Utah Population

2011