# Amador, California — #2,769 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.06 of 10. FIPS 06005. Population 41,811. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 41,800 people live in Amador, California. It ranks #2,769 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% of counties. 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 | 6.20 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.32 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.18 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.50 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.00 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.25 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.67 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3059 San Joaquin, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06077.md
- #2592 Alpine, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06003.md
- #3024 Sacramento, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06067.md
- #2749 El Dorado, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06017.md
- #2816 Calaveras, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06009.md

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