# Ottawa, Kansas — #793 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.73 of 10. FIPS 20143. Population 5,818. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 5,800 people live in Ottawa, Kansas. It ranks #793 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.34% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 84% 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 | 5.91 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.28 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 3.30 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 7.60 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.79 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 9.06 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2255 Saline, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20169.md
- #1359 Cloud, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20029.md
- #1269 Lincoln, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20105.md
- #1211 Mitchell, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20123.md
- #1627 Dickinson, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20041.md
- #960 Clay, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20027.md

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