With a population of about 117,000, Provo is located in north-central Utah, approximately 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. Provo is the county seat of Utah County, which has seen explosive growth in recent years. In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau counted Utah County’s population at 368,536. In 2021, the U.S. Census indicated that Utah County’s population had grown to over 665,000. Utah County is part of what is referred to as the “Wasatch Front,” which is made up by Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah Counties
With approximately 2 million residents, the Wasatch Front accounts for 75% of Utah’s population. Although Provo City continues to grow, the percentage of Utah County residents residing in Provo continues to decrease as the northern and southern parts of the county are seeing explosive growth.
In 2000, the county population was 371,648; in 2021, it was 665,665 — an increase of 79%. In the 2010s, the state of Utah saw an 18.6% increase in population. In that same time period, Utah County’s population increased by 27.9% according to assessment data. To add perspective, Salt Lake County grew by 14.6% and Davis County by 19.1%. Utah County accounts for 27.4% of the state’s overall population growth in the 2010s.