# District of Columbia, District of Columbia — #3,140 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.44 of 10. FIPS 11001. Population 678,972. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 679,000 people live in District of Columbia, District of Columbia. It ranks #3,140 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 1 in District of Columbia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% of counties. On this site's state scores, District of Columbia gets 4 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.00 |  |
| 2A | state | 0.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.33 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 0.65 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.26 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.83 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.43 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2147 Alexandria City, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51510.md
- #3082 Prince George's, Maryland — https://libertymoving.org/counties/24033.md
- #2586 Montgomery, Maryland — https://libertymoving.org/counties/24031.md
- #1592 Arlington, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51013.md

## Links

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