Utah Cultural Alliance amplifies the public presence of culture and communicates its positive impact on community prosperity. We annually collect data and measure economic impact of Utah's arts and humanities. See below for our annual State of Utah Culture reports that detail economic impact of culture.
*For county specific data click here
2021 TOP STATS
- Cultural Industry supports 108,560 jobs
- Created $17.8 billion in sales (9% of Utah's 2021 GDP)
- Generated $309 million in total tax revenue
- Generated $90.5 million in sales tax (3.9% of total sales tax revenue for Utah 2021)
- Over 650 businesses
- Responsible for 13% of Utah's 2021 Tourism
- Generated an average of $569 per travel party per trip for cultural/art trips
UCA'S STATE OF UTAH CULTURE REPORTS
- 2021 State of Utah Culture Report (Published 6.18.22) >>
- 2020 State of Utah Culture Report (Published 02.2021)>>
- 2019 State of Utah Culture Report (PDF edition)>>
- 2018 State of Utah Culture (PPT presentation)>>
- 2018 State of Utah Culture Report (html edition)>>
- 2018 State of Utah Culture Report (PDF edition)>>
- 2017 Utah Culture Report (html edition)>>
- 2017 State of Utah Culture Report (PDF edition)>>
- Additional Data Resources>>
UCA'S REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT SNAPSHOTS
- 2021 Snapshots (Published in 02.2022)
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