# Barton, Missouri — #450 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.00 of 10. FIPS 29011. Population 11,731. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 11,700 people live in Barton, Missouri. It ranks #450 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.48%, lower than in 54% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% of counties. On this site's state scores, Missouri gets 6.81 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 | 6.81 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.50 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.61 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.11 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 5.41 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.91 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.60 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #234 Cedar, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29039.md
- #286 Dade, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29057.md
- #2259 Crawford, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20037.md
- #389 Vernon, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29217.md
- #1197 Jasper, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29097.md

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