# Bergen, New Jersey — #2,885 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.82 of 10. FIPS 34003. Population 957,736. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 957,700 people live in Bergen, New Jersey. It ranks #2,885 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, New Jersey gets 5.7 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.70 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.73 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.75 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.32 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.98 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.00 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.59 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.43 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3061 Rockland, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36087.md
- #3109 Westchester, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36119.md
- #3062 New York, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36061.md
- #2958 Hudson, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34017.md
- #3116 Essex, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34013.md
- #3009 Passaic, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34031.md
- #3134 Bronx, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36005.md

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