# Baca, Colorado — #1,028 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.60 of 10. FIPS 08009. Population 3,344. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 3,300 people live in Baca, Colorado. It ranks #1,028 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.6 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 95% 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 | 7.00 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.45 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.80 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 7.36 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 9.36 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 1.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.53 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.65 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1033 Stanton, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20187.md
- #1050 Bent, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08011.md
- #209 Cimarron, Oklahoma — https://libertymoving.org/counties/40025.md
- #885 Morton, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20129.md
- #2001 Las Animas, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08071.md
- #2179 Union, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35059.md
- #1801 Prowers, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08099.md

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