# Stanislaus, California — #3,018 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.46 of 10. FIPS 06099. Population 551,430. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 551,400 people live in Stanislaus, California. It ranks #3,018 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.88%, higher than in 82% 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 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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 | 4.73 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.45 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.08 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.84 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.35 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.40 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.43 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.46 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2876 Santa Clara, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06085.md
- #3063 Alameda, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06001.md
- #3059 San Joaquin, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06077.md
- #2816 Calaveras, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06009.md
- #2879 Mariposa, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06043.md
- #2884 Tuolumne, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06109.md
- #3089 Merced, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06047.md

## Links

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