# Gray, Kansas — #703 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.79 of 10. FIPS 20069. Population 5,743. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 5,700 people live in Gray, Kansas. It ranks #703 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.35% of a home's value each year, more than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% of counties. On this site's state scores, Kansas gets 7.12 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.12 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.17 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.39 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 3.25 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.98 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.84 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 9.08 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #543 Haskell, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20081.md
- #1238 Ford, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20057.md
- #2068 Finney, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20055.md
- #1065 Hodgeman, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20083.md
- #943 Meade, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20119.md

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