Utah

The Mormon culture hearth, settled from 1847 by Latter-day Saint pioneers who fled persecution to build the State of Deseret in the Great Basin. It is the most religiously cohesive state in the Union and was admitted only in 1896, after the LDS Church renounced polygamy. Salt Lake City anchors a fast-growing economy of technology, finance and outdoor industry.

• Existed: 1847 CE – present
• Type: Entity
• Government: U.S. State
• Capital: Salt Lake City