# Pueblo, Colorado — #2,822 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.96 of 10. FIPS 08101. Population 169,422. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 169,400 people live in Pueblo, Colorado. It ranks #2,822 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% 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 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 94% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 72% 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 | 5.60 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.18 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 2.26 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.45 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.40 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.89 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.61 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.66 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2557 Otero, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08089.md
- #662 Lincoln, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08073.md
- #519 Custer, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08027.md
- #2399 El Paso, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08041.md
- #2001 Las Animas, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08071.md
- #2626 Huerfano, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08055.md
- #1968 Fremont, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08043.md
- #2042 Crowley, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08025.md

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