Since population data is only estimated between census years, once actual population counts are in hand, the historical estimates are often in need of some revision. The Census Bureau has made those revisions and also posted county-level population estimates for 2011. For those of you who track this information, I posted the revised intercensal estimates and the 2011 population estimates for Southwest Utah. You can down load the data, by clicking on the table and then selecting the center icon at the bottom of the visualization.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates both Beaver and Garfield counties lost population between 2010. The remaining counties in southwestern Utah continued to grow. Washington County showed the most rapid growth--2.3 percent