# Mineral, Colorado — #686 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.80 of 10. FIPS 08079. Population 944. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 944 people live in Mineral, Colorado. It ranks #686 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.33% of a home's value each year, less than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 23), 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 | 7.75 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.59 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.35 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 9.25 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.23 | est |
| Government employees | county | 0.54 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 9.97 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #967 Hinsdale, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08053.md
- #1772 Archuleta, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08007.md
- #2149 Saguache, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08109.md
- #2347 Rio Grande, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08105.md

## Links

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