# Orange, California — #2,767 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.07 of 10. FIPS 06059. Population 3,135,755. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 3,135,800 people live in Orange, California. It ranks #2,767 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. 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 | 4.70 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.76 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.81 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.80 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.02 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.01 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.14 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3107 Los Angeles, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06037.md
- #3078 Riverside, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06065.md
- #3110 San Bernardino, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06071.md
- #2915 San Diego, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06073.md

## Links

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