# Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — #3,070 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.25 of 10. FIPS 42101. Population 1,550,542. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,550,500 people live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It ranks #3,070 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 67 in Pennsylvania. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. 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 | 4.67 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 2.03 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.73 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.75 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.04 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.83 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.31 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1632 Bucks, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42017.md
- #3106 Camden, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34007.md
- #1875 Montgomery, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42091.md
- #3036 Burlington, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34005.md
- #3007 Gloucester, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34015.md
- #2684 Delaware, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42045.md

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