# San Joaquin, California — #3,059 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.30 of 10. FIPS 06077. Population 800,965. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 801,000 people live in San Joaquin, California. It ranks #3,059 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% 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 | 5.20 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.92 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.17 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.23 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.76 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.09 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2769 Amador, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06005.md
- #3063 Alameda, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06001.md
- #3024 Sacramento, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06067.md
- #2816 Calaveras, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06009.md
- #3014 Contra Costa, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06013.md
- #3018 Stanislaus, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06099.md

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