To go along with what Wasatch so elegantly said...
There's this article from 2015:
Utah tops nation for huddling into cities
Census study • Federal land, limited water resources force people into cities.
By Lee Davidson
The Salt Lake Tribune
March 5, 2015
"Utah has plenty of wide-open spaces across its deserts and mountains. But more than any other state, its residents huddle into cities.
A study released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau says 88.4 percent of Utahns live in cities and towns, instead of unincorporated areas, the top in the nation.
Ranking behind it are Illinois, 86.9 percent; California, 83.1 percent; Kansas, 82.7; and Minnesota, 82.2. Vermont had the lowest rate at 24.6 percent."
Source:
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.ph...82&itype=CMSID
And this article from 2012:
Urbanites: Nine of 10 Utahns live on 1 percent of state's land
Census • Utah is among most urban states in nation.
The Salt Lake Tribune
March 27, 2012
Source:
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.ph...85&itype=cmsid
Utah is more urban than Colorado:
Source:
https://priceonomics.com/the-most-ur...es-in-america/