# Roosevelt, New Mexico — #2,837 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.93 of 10. FIPS 35041. Population 18,787. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 18,800 people live in Roosevelt, New Mexico. It ranks #2,837 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.38%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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 | 6.82 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.10 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.39 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.20 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.63 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.46 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.25 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2664 De Baca, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35011.md
- #532 Cochran, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48079.md
- #2993 Chaves, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35005.md
- #2843 Quay, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35037.md
- #2802 Curry, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35009.md
- #1069 Bailey, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48017.md
- #2894 Lea, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35025.md

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