# Wood, Texas — #1,118 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.54 of 10. FIPS 48499. Population 47,921. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 47,900 people live in Wood, Texas. It ranks #1,118 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #125 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% 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 | 5.16 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.50 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.36 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.35 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.39 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.45 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.72 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #661 Hopkins, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48223.md
- #280 Franklin, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48159.md
- #1502 Camp, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48063.md
- #844 Van Zandt, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48467.md
- #1583 Upshur, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48459.md
- #1188 Rains, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48379.md
- #1261 Smith, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48423.md

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