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Salt Lake rebrands as "America's Mountain City"

The new branding campaign comes as Salt Lake City prepares to host the 2034 Winter Olympics.

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Visit Salt Lake is rebranding the Salt Lake area as &quot;America&#x27;s Mountain City&quot; in the lead-up to the 2034 Winter Olympics.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new campaign" data-vars-click-url="https://brand.welcometomountaincity.com/" data-vars-content-id="d3a5a4e4-1ee8-495d-a300-d39064166859" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake rebrands as &quot;America&#x27;s Mountain City&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://brand.welcometomountaincity.com/" target="_blank">new campaign</a> is designed to establish Salt Lake as a top destination — where urban meets mountains — as it prepares to welcome a global audience for its second Winter Games.

To seek execution in Charlie Kirk's murder, prosecutors turn to a seldom-used provision in Utah law

Here are the factors that have led to Utah death sentences in the past 50 years.

To get the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="death penalty" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/08/08/utah-executes-first-death-row-inmate-taberon-honie" data-vars-content-id="a9115c5e-0890-4d12-9d5e-74d2e1c55d22" data-vars-headline="To seek execution in Charlie Kirk&#x27;s murder, prosecutors turn to a seldom-used provision in Utah law" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/08/08/utah-executes-first-death-row-inmate-taberon-honie" target="_self">death penalty</a> in Utah, a defendant has to commit &quot;aggravated murder&quot; — that is, a murder that&#x27;s particularly heinous, committed alongside other crimes, or involves other factors that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state law" data-vars-click-url="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S202.html?v=C76-5-S202_2025050720250507" data-vars-content-id="a9115c5e-0890-4d12-9d5e-74d2e1c55d22" data-vars-headline="To seek execution in Charlie Kirk&#x27;s murder, prosecutors turn to a seldom-used provision in Utah law" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S202.html?v=C76-5-S202_2025050720250507" target="_blank">state law</a> deems exceptional.Why it matters: At a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="preliminary hearing this week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/07/06/preliminary-hearing-evidence-charlie-kirk-case-tyler-robinson" data-vars-content-id="a9115c5e-0890-4d12-9d5e-74d2e1c55d22" data-vars-headline="To seek execution in Charlie Kirk&#x27;s murder, prosecutors turn to a seldom-used provision in Utah law" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/07/06/preliminary-hearing-evidence-charlie-kirk-case-tyler-robinson" target="_self">preliminary hearing this week</a>, a judge is deciding whether Tyler Robinson can be charged with aggravated murder, which would make him <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="eligible for the death penalty" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-suspect-facing-death-penalty" data-vars-content-id="a9115c5e-0890-4d12-9d5e-74d2e1c55d22" data-vars-headline="To seek execution in Charlie Kirk&#x27;s murder, prosecutors turn to a seldom-used provision in Utah law" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-suspect-facing-death-penalty" target="_self">eligible for the death penalty</a> if he&#x27;s convicted in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university-turning-point" data-vars-content-id="a9115c5e-0890-4d12-9d5e-74d2e1c55d22" data-vars-headline="To seek execution in Charlie Kirk&#x27;s murder, prosecutors turn to a seldom-used provision in Utah law" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university-turning-point" target="_self">fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk </a>at UVU in September.

Tyler Robinson appears for hearing in Charlie Kirk killing case

Erika Kirk and Donald Trump Jr. were present at Monday's preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk.

Utah prosecutors began presenting their evidence Monday at the preliminary hearing for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tyler Robinson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-killing-suspect-arrested" data-vars-content-id="74b1d8b5-f07f-4d41-af8b-61f66705478a" data-vars-headline="Tyler Robinson appears for hearing in Charlie Kirk killing case" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-killing-suspect-arrested" target="_self">Tyler Robinson</a>, who is accused of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fatally shooting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university" data-vars-content-id="74b1d8b5-f07f-4d41-af8b-61f66705478a" data-vars-headline="Tyler Robinson appears for hearing in Charlie Kirk killing case" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-valley-university" target="_self">fatally shooting</a> conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last year.Why it matters: The weeklong hearing in Provo will help Judge Tony Graf determine whether there&#x27;s enough evidence to send the case to trial in what could become one of the nation&#x27;s most-watched criminal cases.

Buc-ee's watch, Utah edition

Where we've been and where we're going, vis à vis the most anticipated gas station opening in Utah memory.

When marking your calendar for major events on Utah&#x27;s horizon, your mind might drift toward the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2034 Olympics" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/07/24/salt-lake-city-2034-winter-olympics-host-utah" data-vars-content-id="a6db37cd-6afa-4148-ab28-90e52c4ae29a" data-vars-headline="Buc-ee&#x27;s watch, Utah edition" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/07/24/salt-lake-city-2034-winter-olympics-host-utah" target="_self">2034 Olympics</a> or next year&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Salt Lake Temple open house" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/04/13/temple-square-visitors-center-lds-mormon-sneak-peek" data-vars-content-id="a6db37cd-6afa-4148-ab28-90e52c4ae29a" data-vars-headline="Buc-ee&#x27;s watch, Utah edition" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/04/13/temple-square-visitors-center-lds-mormon-sneak-peek" target="_self">Salt Lake Temple open house</a>.<ul><li>We are no longer convinced either of those is the real biggie, now that we&#x27;ve read our colleagues&#x27; recent reports about <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Buc-ee&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/17/queen-city-quarter-epicentre-uptown-development" data-vars-content-id="a6db37cd-6afa-4148-ab28-90e52c4ae29a" data-vars-headline="Buc-ee&#x27;s watch, Utah edition" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/17/queen-city-quarter-epicentre-uptown-development" target="_self">Buc-ee&#x27;s</a> grand <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="openings" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2026/04/09/bucees-store-huber-heights-ohio-open" data-vars-content-id="a6db37cd-6afa-4148-ab28-90e52c4ae29a" data-vars-headline="Buc-ee&#x27;s watch, Utah edition" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2026/04/09/bucees-store-huber-heights-ohio-open" target="_self">openings</a> in other <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="states" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2026/06/10/buc-ees-mebane-north-carolina-gas-station" data-vars-content-id="a6db37cd-6afa-4148-ab28-90e52c4ae29a" data-vars-headline="Buc-ee&#x27;s watch, Utah edition" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2026/06/10/buc-ees-mebane-north-carolina-gas-station" target="_self">states</a>. </li></ul>

Nearly 30K households in Salt Lake County lacked A/C in 2023

Nationally, just 6.9% of U.S. households did not have air conditioning as of 2023.

About 6.6% of Salt Lake County households lacked air conditioning in 2023, according to newly released Census data. Why it matters: That&#x27;s 30,000 households with no A/C and we&#x27;re expecting triple-digit heat this summer.

Utah braces for "dangerous" wildfire season

Severe, extreme or exceptionally dry conditions prevail across much of the West.

Most of the state is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions as above-average temperatures persist this year, setting up a &quot;dangerous&quot; fire season, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="told reporters" data-vars-click-url="https://www.pbsutah.org/pbs-utah-productions/series/governors-monthly-conference/" data-vars-content-id="f8e2e369-2a4e-495d-971a-073f28a14a24" data-vars-headline="Utah braces for &quot;dangerous&quot; wildfire season" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.pbsutah.org/pbs-utah-productions/series/governors-monthly-conference/" target="_blank">told reporters</a> last week.The big picture: Following long stretches of low precipitation, dry conditions prevail across much of the West, South and Southeast, per the U.S. Drought Monitor, Axios&#x27; Alex Fitzpatrick <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/28/wildfire-season-2026" data-vars-content-id="f8e2e369-2a4e-495d-971a-073f28a14a24" data-vars-headline="Utah braces for &quot;dangerous&quot; wildfire season" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/28/wildfire-season-2026" target="_self">reports</a>.

Pollution persists along the Wasatch Front despite slight gains

Salt Lake and Uintah counties ranked among top 25 U.S. counties with the worst ozone pollution.

Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem ranked as the 13th worst U.S. metro for ozone pollution, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="improving four spots" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/04/23/salt-lake-provo-orem-ozone-pollution" data-vars-content-id="09000d83-d6e2-42bd-a809-daa22c8176d7" data-vars-headline="Pollution persists along the Wasatch Front despite slight gains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/04/23/salt-lake-provo-orem-ozone-pollution" target="_self">improving four spots</a> from last year, according to a new study.Why it matters: The American Lung Association&#x27;s annual <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="State of the Air report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.lung.org/research/sota/key-findings" data-vars-content-id="09000d83-d6e2-42bd-a809-daa22c8176d7" data-vars-headline="Pollution persists along the Wasatch Front despite slight gains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.lung.org/research/sota/key-findings" target="_blank">State of the Air report</a> comes as the Trump administration moves to block <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="penalties against Utah" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/04/22/trump-ozone-limits-utah-international-pollution" data-vars-content-id="09000d83-d6e2-42bd-a809-daa22c8176d7" data-vars-headline="Pollution persists along the Wasatch Front despite slight gains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/04/22/trump-ozone-limits-utah-international-pollution" target="_self">penalties against Utah</a> for failing to meet federal ozone standards.

Nordic Valley Ski Resort temporarily closes amid snow drought

Ski resorts across the western U.S. are facing one of their worst seasons in decades.

Nordic Valley Ski Resort closed temporarily last week amid <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Utah&#x27;s unusually warm winter" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/02/11/storm-brings-hope-utah-snowpack" data-vars-content-id="06c74561-5e6b-489d-94c2-0fddeb14280c" data-vars-headline="Nordic Valley Ski Resort temporarily closes amid snow drought" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/02/11/storm-brings-hope-utah-snowpack" target="_self">Utah&#x27;s unusually warm winter</a>.Why it matters: February is typically peak time on the slopes, but ski resorts across the western U.S. are facing one of their worst seasons on record.

Winter storm brings hope for Utah's snowpack

It's good news for Utah's snowpack, which hit a record low on Feb. 1 amid an unusually warm winter.

A winter storm this week that will last through Thursday morning is expected to bring much-needed snowfall to Utah&#x27;s mountains, according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="National Weather Service" data-vars-click-url="https://www.weather.gov/slc/" data-vars-content-id="22516e2b-9fa4-43cd-ace8-9c011d340d92" data-vars-headline="Winter storm brings hope for Utah&#x27;s snowpack" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.weather.gov/slc/" target="_blank">National Weather Service</a>.Why it matters: Utah&#x27;s snowpack hit a record low on Feb. 1 amid an unusually warm winter, per the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Utah Division of Water Resources" data-vars-click-url="https://water.utah.gov/snowpack/" data-vars-content-id="22516e2b-9fa4-43cd-ace8-9c011d340d92" data-vars-headline="Winter storm brings hope for Utah&#x27;s snowpack" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://water.utah.gov/snowpack/" target="_blank">Utah Division of Water Resources</a>.

Sundance doc follows scientists racing to save Great Salt Lake

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jimmy Chin are attached to the documentary as executive producers.

A documentary that premiered Thursday at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sundance Film Festival" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/12/10/sundance-2026-final-utah-lineup-film-festival" data-vars-content-id="51da6257-6b21-41f6-aabc-d13bff500c34" data-vars-headline="Sundance doc follows scientists racing to save Great Salt Lake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/12/10/sundance-2026-final-utah-lineup-film-festival" target="_self">Sundance Film Festival</a> follows two Utah scientists scrambling to sound the alarm about the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Great Salt Lake&#x27;s potential collapse" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/09/01/low-water-levels-prompt-great-salt-lake-rowers-search-elsewhere" data-vars-content-id="51da6257-6b21-41f6-aabc-d13bff500c34" data-vars-headline="Sundance doc follows scientists racing to save Great Salt Lake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/09/01/low-water-levels-prompt-great-salt-lake-rowers-search-elsewhere" target="_self">Great Salt Lake&#x27;s potential collapse</a> and convince state leaders to act before it&#x27;s too late.Why it matters: &quot;The Lake,&quot; directed by Abby Ellis, is a rare glimpse at the balancing act the scientists, Bonnie Baxter and Ben Abbott, have to manage as they carefully weigh their research with advocacy efforts in a deep-red state.

Report: Curtis voted against solar subsidy he previously used

It's the Utah Republican's second vote against the tax credits that he availed himself of.

Utah Sen. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="John Curtis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/john-curtis-senate-utah-romney-lee" data-vars-content-id="4acff7ea-8f44-4624-9548-4f20a005ac3c" data-vars-headline="Report: Curtis voted against solar subsidy he previously used" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/john-curtis-senate-utah-romney-lee" target="_self">John Curtis</a> is one of three Republicans who availed themselves of federal solar energy subsidies that they later voted to end, according to a new report.The intrigue: Curtis <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="founded the Conservative Climate Caucus" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/john-curtis-us-climate-progress" data-vars-content-id="4acff7ea-8f44-4624-9548-4f20a005ac3c" data-vars-headline="Report: Curtis voted against solar subsidy he previously used" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/john-curtis-us-climate-progress" target="_self">founded the Conservative Climate Caucus</a> and has positioned himself as an environmental maverick within the GOP.

Salt Lake City's first freezes arrive later

The first freeze is arriving later into the season in nearly 90% of the 204 U.S. cities analyzed.

Salt Lake City&#x27;s freezing temperatures are creeping deeper into fall, a new analysis finds.Why it matters: It&#x27;s yet another indication that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fall is warming amid climate change," data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/02/fall-warming-temperatures-climate-change" data-vars-content-id="d2e029f2-096c-4ae3-8ecb-f7da6f48454b" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake City&#x27;s first freezes arrive later" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/02/fall-warming-temperatures-climate-change" target="_self">fall is warming amid climate change,</a> which affects farmers, gardeners and allergy sufferers.

Flood danger threatens billions in Salt Lake housing

Record rain and rising climate threats put billions in home values at risk.

Nearly 5% of homes in the Salt Lake metro — worth about $9 billion — face severe or extreme flood <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="risk" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/climate-change-insurance-costs-real-estate" data-vars-content-id="47067dad-9a2a-4321-8b96-3c4e1d669e72" data-vars-headline="Flood danger threatens billions in Salt Lake housing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/climate-change-insurance-costs-real-estate" target="_self">risk</a>, per a recent Realtor.com <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.realtor.com/research/climate-risk-2025/" data-vars-content-id="47067dad-9a2a-4321-8b96-3c4e1d669e72" data-vars-headline="Flood danger threatens billions in Salt Lake housing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.realtor.com/research/climate-risk-2025/" target="_blank">analysis</a>.Why it matters: Climate change is fueling more extreme weather — driving up <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="home insurance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/home-insurance-premiums-cost-map" data-vars-content-id="47067dad-9a2a-4321-8b96-3c4e1d669e72" data-vars-headline="Flood danger threatens billions in Salt Lake housing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/home-insurance-premiums-cost-map" target="_self">home insurance</a> premiums in high-risk areas and leaving some Utahns without coverage as insurers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drop homeowners" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/utah-homeowners-losing-insurance-in-wake-of-california-fires" data-vars-content-id="47067dad-9a2a-4321-8b96-3c4e1d669e72" data-vars-headline="Flood danger threatens billions in Salt Lake housing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/utah-homeowners-losing-insurance-in-wake-of-california-fires" target="_blank">drop homeowners</a>.

Salt Lake City declares emergency after record rain floods homes

Utah's capital city recorded its second-rainiest day since 1901 last Saturday.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall declared a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="30-day state of emergency" data-vars-click-url="https://www.slc.gov/blog/2025/10/07/salt-lake-city-declares-state-of-emergency-to-help-westside-residents-after-flooding/" data-vars-content-id="5d323b5e-393d-4e68-ad51-8c149a74372e" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake City declares emergency after record rain floods homes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.slc.gov/blog/2025/10/07/salt-lake-city-declares-state-of-emergency-to-help-westside-residents-after-flooding/" target="_blank">30-day state of emergency</a> Monday night after record-setting rainfall over the weekend caused significant flooding. State of play: More than two dozen homes and public property were impacted on the city&#x27;s westside near 2000 West and 800 North after a drainage canal overflowed into backyards and spilled into the street, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="KSL TV reported" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ksl.com/article/51385943/water-is-all-the-way-to-our-knees-rose-park-homeowners-clean-up-after-flooding" data-vars-content-id="5d323b5e-393d-4e68-ad51-8c149a74372e" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake City declares emergency after record rain floods homes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ksl.com/article/51385943/water-is-all-the-way-to-our-knees-rose-park-homeowners-clean-up-after-flooding" target="_blank">KSL TV reported</a>.

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A choropleth map of the United States showing the estimated share of households without any form of air conditioning, by county, in 2023. Overall, 6.9% of households in the U.S. lacked AC. Rates were much higher in Alaska, Hawaii, the west, and Appalachia. The county in the contiguous U.S. with the highest share without AC was San Francisco County in California, at 65.4%. The county with the highest number of households without AC was Los Angeles County, at 702 thousand.

Estimated share of households without any form of air conditioning, 2023

Data: U.S. Census; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

A map showing drought conditions in the United States as of April 21, 2026. Much of the country is at least abnormally dry, with parts experiencing moderate to exceptional drought.

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Nearly 30K households in Salt Lake County lacked A/C in 2023

Utah braces for "dangerous" wildfire season

Pollution persists along the Wasatch Front despite slight gains

Nordic Valley Ski Resort temporarily closes amid snow drought

Winter storm brings hope for Utah's snowpack