# Morgan, Colorado — #1,678 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 6.22 of 10. FIPS 08087. Population 29,524. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 29,500 people live in Morgan, Colorado. It ranks #1,678 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% 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 | 6.36 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.35 | | | Homicide rate | county | 8.52 | | | Sales tax | county | 7.36 | | | Property tax | county | 7.40 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.42 | | | Life expectancy | county | 7.10 | | | Government employees | county | 0.92 | | | Single-parent households | county | 3.38 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2432 Adams, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08001.md - #847 Washington, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08121.md - #1386 Logan, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08075.md - #1856 Weld, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08123.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/08087 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=08087 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy