# Imperial, California — #3,096 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.12 of 10. FIPS 06025. Population 179,057. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 179,100 people live in Imperial, California. It ranks #3,096 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 63), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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 | 3.73 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.93 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.25 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.59 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.85 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.31 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3078 Riverside, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06065.md
- #2915 San Diego, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06073.md
- #1866 Yuma, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04027.md
- #2601 La Paz, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04012.md

## Links

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