# Cooke, Texas — #954 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.63 of 10. FIPS 48097. Population 43,782. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 43,800 people live in Cooke, Texas. It ranks #954 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #113 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% of counties. On this site's state scores, Texas gets 8.15 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 | 8.15 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.40 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.35 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.33 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.70 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.32 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.44 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.56 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1057 Denton, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48121.md
- #928 Wise, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48497.md
- #529 Love, Oklahoma — https://libertymoving.org/counties/40085.md
- #1480 Grayson, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48181.md
- #560 Montague, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48337.md

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