# Mobile, Alabama — #2,580 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.41 of 10. FIPS 01097. Population 411,640. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 411,600 people live in Mobile, Alabama. It ranks #2,580 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% 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 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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 | 5.53 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.77 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.71 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.06 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.86 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.19 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #932 Baldwin, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01003.md
- #2398 George, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28039.md
- #1990 Greene, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28041.md
- #2041 Washington, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01129.md
- #2560 Jackson, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28059.md

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