# Yuba, California — #3,005 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.49 of 10. FIPS 06115. Population 85,722. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 85,700 people live in Yuba, California. It ranks #3,005 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #38 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 56), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 76% 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 | 4.38 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.19 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.12 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.41 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.15 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.62 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.89 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.68 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2747 Sierra, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06091.md
- #2829 Nevada, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06057.md
- #2919 Plumas, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06063.md
- #3000 Butte, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06007.md
- #2772 Placer, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06061.md
- #2868 Sutter, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06101.md

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