# Portsmouth City, Virginia — #3,050 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.34 of 10. FIPS 51740. Population 96,793. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 96,800 people live in Portsmouth City, Virginia. It ranks #3,050 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #132 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.95% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.8 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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 | 6.12 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.03 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.25 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.34 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.89 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.46 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2649 Suffolk City, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51800.md
- #2508 Chesapeake City, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51550.md
- #2915 Norfolk City, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51710.md

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