• Utah's poverty rate has risen from 9.4 percent in 2000 to 10.2 percent in 2005.
• Utah's unemployment rate is 2.9 percent.
• Nearly 14 percent of Utahns have no net worth.
• Utahns spend an average of $1,807 on utility bills each year.
• One-third of all Utah schoolchildren receive free or reduced-price lunch.
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