# Washington, Colorado — #847 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.70 of 10. FIPS 08121. Population 4,855. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 4,900 people live in Washington, Colorado. It ranks #847 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.4%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.42% of a home's value each year, less than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 89% 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 | 6.74 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.71 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.55 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.90 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.44 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.16 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.29 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2432 Adams, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08001.md
- #743 Kit Carson, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08063.md
- #662 Lincoln, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08073.md
- #2153 Arapahoe, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08005.md
- #1386 Logan, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08075.md
- #372 Yuma, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08125.md
- #1678 Morgan, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08087.md

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