# Miami-Dade, Florida — #1,953 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.05 of 10. FIPS 12086. Population 2,686,867. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 2,686,900 people live in Miami-Dade, Florida. It ranks #1,953 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 67 in Florida. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. 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 | 5.23 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.55 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.09 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.95 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.00 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.21 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.26 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2299 Broward, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12011.md
- #760 Collier, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12021.md
- #1272 Monroe, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12087.md

## Links

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