# Sacramento, California — #3,024 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.44 of 10. FIPS 06067. Population 1,584,288. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,584,300 people live in Sacramento, California. It ranks #3,024 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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 | 4.97 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.89 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.80 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.10 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.78 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.04 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2769 Amador, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06005.md
- #3059 San Joaquin, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06077.md
- #2928 Yolo, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06113.md
- #2749 El Dorado, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06017.md
- #3014 Contra Costa, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06013.md
- #2772 Placer, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06061.md
- #3026 Solano, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06095.md
- #2868 Sutter, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06101.md

## Links

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