# Butte, California — #3,000 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.50 of 10. FIPS 06007. Population 207,172. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 207,200 people live in Butte, California. It ranks #3,000 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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 | 5.27 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.04 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.93 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.50 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.68 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.98 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.38 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3005 Yuba, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06115.md
- #2919 Plumas, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06063.md
- #2985 Tehama, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06103.md
- #2708 Colusa, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06011.md
- #2744 Glenn, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06021.md
- #2868 Sutter, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06101.md

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