# Penobscot, Maine — #1,892 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.09 of 10. FIPS 23019. Population 155,312. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 155,300 people live in Penobscot, Maine. It ranks #1,892 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 16 in Maine. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.11% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% of counties. On this site's state scores, Maine gets 5.9 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 7 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.90 |  |
| 2A | state | 7.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.63 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.51 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.09 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.33 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.07 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.99 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1962 Hancock, Maine — https://libertymoving.org/counties/23009.md
- #2455 Washington, Maine — https://libertymoving.org/counties/23029.md
- #2098 Aroostook, Maine — https://libertymoving.org/counties/23003.md
- #2070 Waldo, Maine — https://libertymoving.org/counties/23027.md
- #1877 Somerset, Maine — https://libertymoving.org/counties/23025.md
- #1462 Piscataquis, Maine — https://libertymoving.org/counties/23021.md

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