# Plumas, California — #2,919 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.74 of 10. FIPS 06063. Population 19,131. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 19,100 people live in Plumas, California. It ranks #2,919 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.1 years, longer than in 84% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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 | 5.23 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.74 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.72 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.41 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.21 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 9.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.91 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.07 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2747 Sierra, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06091.md
- #3005 Yuba, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06115.md
- #3000 Butte, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06007.md
- #2985 Tehama, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06103.md
- #2983 Shasta, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06089.md
- #2998 Lassen, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06035.md

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