West Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah and part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The 2000 Census placed its population at 68,336; by 2005, the city had an estimated population of 93,193, placing it as the fourth-largest city in the state behind Salt Lake City, Provo and West Valley City.

The city began as a small outpost settlement of Mormons in the mid-19th century, mainly providing natural resources and defenses for the greater population center of Salt Lake City - for which it is presently a large, mainly residential suburb. The city functions as the commercial center of southwestern Salt Lake County, attracting shoppers from surrounding cities. Currently the city has four major retail centers; Jordan Landing is one of the largest mixed-use planned developments in the Intermountain West .

Companies headquartered in West Jordan include Wasatch Software, Cyprus Credit Union, Mountain America Credit Union, and Dunford Bakeries. Corporations with regional centers in the city are Sysco, Balkamp, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Dannon Yogurt Company. West Jordan is also the base of the Utah Army National Guard and home to the state's second-largest courthouse. The city has one major hospital, Jordan Valley, and a campus of Salt Lake Community College, which is planned to become the main campus upon completion in 2020.

City landmarks include the historic Sugar Factory, built in 1916, and Gardner Village, established in 1850. The Jordan River flows along its eastern border and the Oquirrh Mountains lie along its western border, where Kennecott Copper Mine, the world's largest open pit mine, is nestled. It is also the location of Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport, commonly referred to as "Airport #2", Salt Lake County's regional airport for smaller passenger planes.