# Shasta, California — #2,983 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.57 of 10. FIPS 06089. Population 180,366. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 180,400 people live in Shasta, California. It ranks #2,983 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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 | 5.57 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.74 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.03 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.41 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.50 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.52 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.47 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.32 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2919 Plumas, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06063.md
- #3026 Siskiyou, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06093.md
- #2985 Tehama, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06103.md
- #2998 Lassen, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06035.md
- #2702 Trinity, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06105.md
- #2772 Modoc, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06049.md

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