# Yakima, Washington — #2,970 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.64 of 10. FIPS 53077. Population 256,643. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 256,600 people live in Yakima, Washington. It ranks #2,970 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8.2%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% of counties. On this site's state scores, Washington gets 6.34 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 2 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.34 |  |
| 2A | state | 2.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.87 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.59 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 4.01 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.71 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.81 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.42 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2760 King, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53033.md
- #2924 Pierce, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53053.md
- #2611 Benton, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53005.md
- #2496 Skamania, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53059.md
- #2410 Kittitas, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53037.md
- #2238 Klickitat, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53039.md
- #2654 Grant, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53025.md
- #2470 Lewis, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53041.md

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