# Dolores, Colorado — #826 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.71 of 10. FIPS 08033. Population 2,513. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 2,500 people live in Dolores, Colorado. It ranks #826 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.39% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 24), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 94% 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 | 7.58 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.59 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 7.36 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 9.12 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.06 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.85 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1632 San Juan, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49037.md
- #1258 San Miguel, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08113.md
- #1990 San Juan, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08111.md
- #2322 Montezuma, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08083.md

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