# San Patricio, Texas — #2,381 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.69 of 10. FIPS 48409. Population 70,660. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 70,700 people live in San Patricio, Texas. It ranks #2,381 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #241 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.31% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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 | 5.01 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.83 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.77 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.32 |  |
| Property tax | county | 3.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.50 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.79 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.65 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1730 Aransas, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48007.md
- #2094 Bee, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48025.md
- #710 Live Oak, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48297.md
- #2117 Refugio, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48391.md
- #2495 Nueces, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48355.md
- #2467 Jim Wells, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48249.md

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