# Adams, Colorado — #2,432 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.63 of 10. FIPS 08001. Population 533,365. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 533,400 people live in Adams, Colorado. It ranks #2,432 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #58 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.65%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 52), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% of counties. On this site's state scores, Colorado gets 7.14 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 3 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.14 |  |
| 2A | state | 3.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.83 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.48 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.60 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.68 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.70 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.28 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 6.21 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.61 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #847 Washington, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08121.md
- #2153 Arapahoe, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08005.md
- #2059 Jefferson, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08059.md
- #1996 Broomfield, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08014.md
- #2805 Denver, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08031.md
- #1678 Morgan, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08087.md
- #1856 Weld, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08123.md

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