# San Juan, Utah — #1,632 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.24 of 10. FIPS 49037. Population 14,358. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 14,400 people live in San Juan, Utah. It ranks #1,632 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 29 in Utah. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.39% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 84% 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 | 5.57 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.77 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.16 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.23 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 7.60 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.25 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.07 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1538 Montrose, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08085.md
- #736 Grand, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49019.md
- #133 Garfield, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49017.md
- #136 Wayne, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49055.md
- #2846 Apache, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04001.md
- #2315 Coconino, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04005.md
- #1258 San Miguel, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08113.md
- #467 Kane, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49025.md
- #826 Dolores, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08033.md
- #2322 Montezuma, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08083.md
- #2674 Navajo, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04017.md

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