# Accomack, Virginia — #2,584 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.41 of 10. FIPS 51001. Population 33,239. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 33,200 people live in Accomack, Virginia. It ranks #2,584 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #115 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 49% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% of counties. On this site's state scores, Virginia gets 7.11 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 6 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.11 |  |
| 2A | state | 6.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.47 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.66 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 3.48 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.50 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.32 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.86 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.45 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2589 Worcester, Maryland — https://libertymoving.org/counties/24047.md
- #2857 Somerset, Maryland — https://libertymoving.org/counties/24039.md
- #2662 Northampton, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51131.md

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