Salt Lake City Metro Area Counties

2 counties · 1.3 million people (2025) · 7,793 sq mi

The Salt Lake City metro area (officially the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 2 counties in Utah, with 1,308,377 people in 2025. Salt Lake County is the most populous.

Map of the 2 counties of the Salt Lake City metro area with county names and major cities
The 2 counties of the Salt Lake City metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 2 counties of the Salt Lake City metro area

Sorted by population. 1 is a central county (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Salt Lake CountySalt Lake City1,220,916+3%753Central
Tooele CountyTooele87,461+20.3%7,040Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

The PDF is a vector file for Letter paper; the PNG is 2400 pixels wide. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.

County maps of Utah

Other metro areas

All 97 metro area county maps

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