# Escambia, Alabama — #2,328 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.74 of 10. FIPS 01053. Population 36,558. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 36,600 people live in Escambia, Alabama. It ranks #2,328 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.27% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.7 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alabama gets 6.66 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 | 6.66 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.42 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.29 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 3.49 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.34 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.09 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.24 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #932 Baldwin, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01003.md
- #2452 Escambia, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12033.md
- #1408 Okaloosa, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12091.md
- #1807 Monroe, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01099.md
- #1956 Covington, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01039.md
- #2659 Conecuh, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01035.md
- #1039 Santa Rosa, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12113.md

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