# Alameda, California — #3,063 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.28 of 10. FIPS 06001. Population 1,622,188. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,622,200 people live in Alameda, California. It ranks #3,063 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 10.25%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, California gets 4.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.15 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 2.14 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.15 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 0.68 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.03 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.02 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.74 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2876 Santa Clara, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06085.md
- #3059 San Joaquin, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06077.md
- #3014 Contra Costa, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06013.md
- #3018 Stanislaus, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06099.md

## Links

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