# Washington, Florida — #2,242 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 5.83 of 10. FIPS 12133. Population 25,602. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 25,600 people live in Washington, Florida. It ranks #2,242 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 67 in Florida. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.7 years, shorter than in 78% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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 | 5.50 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.26 | | | Homicide rate | county | 6.70 | | | Sales tax | county | 3.18 | | | Property tax | county | 7.70 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.75 | | | Life expectancy | county | 2.70 | | | Government employees | county | 2.94 | | | Single-parent households | county | 0.97 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #1859 Bay, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12005.md - #1660 Holmes, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12059.md - #2326 Jackson, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12063.md - #1336 Walton, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12131.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/12133 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=12133 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy