# San Diego, California — #2,915 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.75 of 10. FIPS 06073. Population 3,269,973. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 3,270,000 people live in San Diego, California. It ranks #2,915 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #25 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 68), 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 | 3.17 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.07 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.43 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.03 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.36 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.84 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3078 Riverside, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06065.md
- #3096 Imperial, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06025.md
- #2767 Orange, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06059.md

## Links

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