# Kern, California — #3,131 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.79 of 10. FIPS 06029. Population 913,820. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 913,800 people live in Kern, California. It ranks #3,131 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #58 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 70), 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 | 2.97 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.96 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 4.33 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.41 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.15 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.43 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.08 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3107 Los Angeles, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06037.md
- #3029 Kings, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06031.md
- #2953 Santa Barbara, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06083.md
- #3110 San Bernardino, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06071.md
- #3094 Tulare, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06107.md
- #2869 Ventura, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06111.md
- #2999 Inyo, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06027.md
- #2811 San Luis Obispo, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06079.md

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