# Erie, Pennsylvania — #2,532 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.48 of 10. FIPS 42049. Population 267,571. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 267,600 people live in Erie, Pennsylvania. It ranks #2,532 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #63 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.52% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% of counties. On this site's state scores, Pennsylvania gets 6.91 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 | 6.91 |  |
| 2A | state | 7.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.20 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.05 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.82 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 2.40 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.93 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 6.80 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.24 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3129 Chautauqua, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36013.md
- #1784 Crawford, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42039.md
- #1611 Warren, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42123.md
- #2317 Ashtabula, Ohio — https://libertymoving.org/counties/39007.md

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