# Las Animas, Colorado — #2,001 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.02 of 10. FIPS 08071. Population 14,348. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 14,300 people live in Las Animas, Colorado. It ranks #2,001 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.4%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.27% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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 | 7.51 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.59 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.03 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 6.37 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.31 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.98 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2557 Otero, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08089.md
- #1050 Bent, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08011.md
- #2179 Union, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35059.md
- #2626 Huerfano, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08055.md
- #2568 Costilla, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08023.md
- #1028 Baca, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08009.md
- #2675 Colfax, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35007.md
- #2822 Pueblo, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08101.md

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