# Utah, Utah — #318 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.15 of 10. FIPS 49049. Population 719,174. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 719,200 people live in Utah, Utah. It ranks #318 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 29 in Utah. The combined sales tax is 7.35%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.43% of a home's value each year, less than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.7 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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 | 5.23 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.97 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.37 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.32 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.95 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 9.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.94 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 9.59 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #436 Duchesne, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49013.md
- #1110 Salt Lake, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49035.md
- #90 Sanpete, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49039.md
- #100 Juab, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49023.md
- #338 Wasatch, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49051.md
- #265 Tooele, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49045.md
- #1008 Carbon, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49007.md

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