# San Bernardino, California — #3,110 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.99 of 10. FIPS 06071. Population 2,195,611. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 2,195,600 people live in San Bernardino, California. It ranks #3,110 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 78), 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 | 2.17 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.00 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.30 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.35 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.02 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.06 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.78 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3107 Los Angeles, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06037.md
- #2770 Clark, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32003.md
- #1612 Mohave, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04015.md
- #3078 Riverside, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06065.md
- #3131 Kern, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06029.md
- #2999 Inyo, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06027.md
- #2767 Orange, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06059.md
- #2601 La Paz, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04012.md

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