# Lake, Florida — #1,447 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.36 of 10. FIPS 12069. Population 424,462. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 424,500 people live in Lake, Florida. It ranks #1,447 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 67 in Florida. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% 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 smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% of counties. On this site's state scores, Florida gets 7.64 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.64 |  |
| 2A | state | 8.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.40 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.22 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.77 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.15 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.50 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.63 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.99 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1774 Polk, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12105.md
- #1953 Volusia, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12127.md
- #1396 Sumter, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12119.md
- #1320 Seminole, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12117.md
- #2303 Marion, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12083.md
- #1843 Orange, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12095.md

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