# El Paso, Texas — #2,636 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.32 of 10. FIPS 48141. Population 869,880. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 869,900 people live in El Paso, Texas. It ranks #2,636 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #252 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 67), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% of counties. 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 | 3.30 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.24 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.80 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 1.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.32 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.32 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.06 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2860 Otero, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35035.md
- #3008 Dona Ana, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35013.md
- #1074 Hudspeth, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48229.md

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