# Kit Carson, Colorado — #743 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.76 of 10. FIPS 08063. Population 6,994. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 7,000 people live in Kit Carson, Colorado. It ranks #743 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.48% of a home's value each year, less than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.6 years, shorter than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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 | 6.79 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.37 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 7.36 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.60 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 7.97 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.43 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.35 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #662 Lincoln, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08073.md
- #847 Washington, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08121.md
- #1072 Cheyenne, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20023.md
- #325 Wallace, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20199.md
- #344 Cheyenne, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08017.md
- #1125 Sherman, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20181.md
- #372 Yuma, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08125.md

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