# Lincoln, New Mexico — #2,739 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.13 of 10. FIPS 35027. Population 20,029. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 20,000 people live in Lincoln, New Mexico. It ranks #2,739 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 5.25%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% of counties. On this site's state scores, New Mexico gets 4.05 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.05 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 7.53 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.88 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.35 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.23 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.30 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.24 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.07 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.71 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2664 De Baca, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35011.md
- #2795 Guadalupe, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35019.md
- #2993 Chaves, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35005.md
- #2890 Socorro, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35053.md
- #2736 Torrance, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35057.md
- #2860 Otero, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35035.md
- #2997 Sierra, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35051.md

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