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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — White people hold a disproportionately large majority in Utah's Legislature, but the overrepresentation of whites isn't as extreme as some states.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and National Conference of State Legislatures shows Utah's population is about 79 percent white and about 90 percent of the state's 104 lawmakers are white.
That puts Utah in about 35th place for white over-representation among states. Delaware, the state with the biggest disparity, has a 64 percent white population but a 90 percent white state legislature.
The percentage of Utah lawmakers who are black or have Asian heritage generally mirrors the state's population of both minority groups.
But Hispanics and Native Americans are both underrepresented in Utah's statehouse.
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