# El Paso, Colorado — #2,399 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.67 of 10. FIPS 08041. Population 744,215. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 744,200 people live in El Paso, Colorado. It ranks #2,399 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.13%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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 | 5.27 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.43 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.79 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.25 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.75 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.50 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.40 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.48 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #662 Lincoln, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08073.md
- #1184 Douglas, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08035.md
- #481 Elbert, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08039.md
- #629 Teller, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08119.md
- #1968 Fremont, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08043.md
- #2822 Pueblo, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08101.md

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