# Salt Lake, Utah — #1,110 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.54 of 10. FIPS 49035. Population 1,185,813. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,185,800 people live in Salt Lake, Utah. It ranks #1,110 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 29 in Utah. The combined sales tax is 7.45%, higher than in 76% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 55), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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 | 4.50 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.45 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.15 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.23 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.50 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.71 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.94 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.37 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #398 Summit, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49043.md
- #318 Utah, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49049.md
- #338 Wasatch, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49051.md
- #265 Tooele, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49045.md
- #57 Morgan, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49029.md
- #334 Davis, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49011.md

## Links

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