# Beaver, Utah — #140 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.53 of 10. FIPS 49001. Population 7,233. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 7,200 people live in Beaver, Utah. It ranks #140 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 29 in Utah. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.36% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 94% of counties. On this site's state scores, Utah gets 7.32 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.32 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 7.10 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.69 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.42 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.23 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 9.20 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.49 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 9.96 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #307 Iron, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49021.md
- #1872 Lincoln, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32017.md
- #133 Garfield, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49017.md
- #32 Piute, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49031.md
- #46 Sevier, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49041.md
- #182 Millard, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49027.md

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