Benchmarking Utah County, Utah against all counties
Utah County, Utah has the 4th-highest natural amenities index (4.93) of the 29 Utah counties. That 4.93 compares to an average of 3.41 and standard deviation of 1.20 across those 29 counties.
Utah County, Utah has these related standings among those 29 peer counties:
Utah County, Utah has these related standings among those 29 peer counties:
- natural amenities index = 4.93 (4th-highest)
- chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals = 207,884 (3rd-highest)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area = 0.88% (7th-fewest)
- very-hot days per year = 9 (12th-fewest, tied)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population = 2.71 (3rd-highest)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population = 50.60 (3rd-highest)
- unsafe drinking water exposure = 17.98% (12th-most)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population = 11.46% (12th-least)
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Peers
beat out by Davis County, Utah (5.54), Rich County, Utah (5.03), and Summit County, Utah (4.96).
beat Wasatch County, Utah (4.92), Sanpete County, Utah (4.44), Daggett County, Utah (4.30), and Salt Lake County, Utah (4.21), and 21 others, ending with Emery County, Utah (0.83).
beat Wasatch County, Utah (4.92), Sanpete County, Utah (4.44), Daggett County, Utah (4.30), and Salt Lake County, Utah (4.21), and 21 others, ending with Emery County, Utah (0.83).
Taking Action
Insert recommendations for community action or improvement, based on the highlighted measures and their comparative outcomes, and optionally dependent on a specified geography or other attribute.
References
- natural amenities index. Higher values are better. The natural amenities index, similar to a score, measures natural, physical, environmental qualities that most people prefer, like warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area. The index/score ranges from -6 to +12, where higher is better. Source is Department of Agriculture, 1999.