# Colusa, California — #2,708 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.17 of 10. FIPS 06011. Population 22,037. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 22,000 people live in Colusa, California. It ranks #2,708 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% 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 lower than in 73% of counties. On this site's state scores, California gets 4.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.03 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.32 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.96 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 6.21 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.34 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.07 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3000 Butte, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06007.md
- #2928 Yolo, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06113.md
- #3041 Lake, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06033.md
- #2744 Glenn, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06021.md
- #2868 Sutter, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06101.md

## Links

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