# Manatee, Florida — #1,301 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 6.43 of 10. FIPS 12081. Population 441,095. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 441,100 people live in Manatee, Florida. It ranks #1,301 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 67 in Florida. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% 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 98% 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 | 6.17 | | | Homicide rate | county | 7.82 | | | Sales tax | county | 3.64 | | | Property tax | county | 6.20 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.07 | | | Life expectancy | county | 10.00 | | | Government employees | county | 7.55 | | | Single-parent households | county | 3.93 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2196 DeSoto, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12027.md - #2271 Hardee, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12049.md - #1167 Sarasota, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12115.md - #2130 Hillsborough, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12057.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/12081 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=12081 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy