# Bexar, Texas — #2,469 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.58 of 10. FIPS 48029. Population 2,087,679. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 2,087,700 people live in Bexar, Texas. It ranks #2,469 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #247 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.55% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 52), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, Texas gets 8.15 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 8.15 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.80 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.51 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.38 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.32 |  |
| Property tax | county | 2.25 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.03 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.61 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.45 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1167 Bandera, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48019.md
- #1568 Atascosa, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48013.md
- #731 Comal, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48091.md
- #1371 Guadalupe, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48187.md
- #1580 Medina, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48325.md
- #554 Wilson, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48493.md
- #545 Kendall, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48259.md

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