# Fresno, California — #3,117 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.94 of 10. FIPS 06019. Population 1,017,162. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,017,200 people live in Fresno, California. It ranks #3,117 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.97%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 64), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 97% 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 | 3.60 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.12 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.82 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.75 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.13 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.28 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.79 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3029 Kings, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06031.md
- #2912 Monterey, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06053.md
- #3094 Tulare, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06107.md
- #2999 Inyo, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06027.md
- #2917 San Benito, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06069.md
- #2496 Mono, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06051.md
- #3089 Merced, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06047.md
- #3032 Madera, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06039.md

## Links

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