# Inyo, California — #2,999 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.52 of 10. FIPS 06027. Population 18,527. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 18,500 people live in Inyo, California. It ranks #2,999 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 59), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 51% 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 | 4.10 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.04 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.09 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.84 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.05 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.22 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2770 Clark, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32003.md
- #3110 San Bernardino, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06071.md
- #1445 Esmeralda, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32009.md
- #3117 Fresno, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06019.md
- #3094 Tulare, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06107.md
- #3131 Kern, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06029.md
- #2499 Nye, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32023.md
- #2496 Mono, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06051.md

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