# Rio Blanco, Colorado — #1,438 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 6.36 of 10. FIPS 08103. Population 6,569. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 6,600 people live in Rio Blanco, Colorado. It ranks #1,438 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% 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 95% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 62% 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 | 5.35 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.15 | | | Homicide rate | county | 10.00 | | | Sales tax | county | 4.09 | | | Property tax | county | 8.35 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.90 | | | Life expectancy | county | 9.20 | | | Government employees | county | 0.35 | | | Single-parent households | county | 6.37 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #282 Uintah, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49047.md - #1936 Garfield, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08045.md - #727 Routt, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08107.md - #1420 Moffat, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08081.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/08103 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=08103 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy