County Freedom Index

Expansion roadmap

State Expansion Status

A working tracker for moving County Freedom Index from the current live western-state dataset toward full 50-state county coverage.

Live states8
Live counties281
50-state target3,142
Coverage progress9%

Workflow

How A State Moves Toward Launch

  1. Scaffold state metadata, routing, county boundaries, and county master file.
  2. Add public layers: population, tax, climate, snowfall, broadband, solar, public land, and land market.
  3. Add county-rule source anchors for planning, zoning, building, water, septic, and occupancy research.
  4. Generate county profiles, rankings, maps, comparison pages, sitemap entries, and source trails.
  5. Promote from sourced discovery to verified after deeper county-office review.

Current philosophy

Finish The Dataset Before Chasing Volume

The strongest long-term moat is not simply having pages for every state. It is building a repeatable, sourced county dataset that can survive updates, corrections, and deeper verification. The tracker keeps expansion visible without pretending planned states are already launch-grade.

Operational checklist

Expansion Readiness By State

This view turns the roadmap into a working checklist. Live states are checked against the actual county dataset. Planned states stay marked planned until their source files, generated pages, and QA coverage exist.

StateBoundariesPublic layersLandRulesPagesQA
Coloradosourcedsourcedsourcedverifiedsourcedsourced
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Montanasourcedsourcedsourcedsourcedsourcedsourced
Arizonasourcedsourcedsourcedsourcedsourcedsourced
Nevadasourcedsourcedsourcedsourcedsourcedsourced
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Oregonplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Washingtonplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Californiaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Texasplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Oklahomaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Kansasplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Nebraskaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
South Dakotaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
North Dakotaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Arkansasplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Missouriplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Alabamaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Alaskaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Connecticutplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Delawareplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Floridaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Georgiaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
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Indianaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
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Vermontplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Virginiaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
West Virginiaplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned
Wisconsinplannedplannedplannedplannedplannedplanned

Live coverage

Current State Datasets

live64/64 counties

Colorado

The launch dataset and prototype for county-level alternative living research.

Verified
64
Sourced
0
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live23/23 counties

Wyoming

The first expansion dataset with sourced county-level research for Wyoming's rural land and alternative living audience.

Verified
23
Sourced
0
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live33/33 counties

New Mexico

The second expansion dataset for off-grid, Earthship, homesteading, and rural land research.

Verified
33
Sourced
0
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live44/44 counties

Idaho

A sourced discovery dataset for homesteading, rural land, and self-sufficiency audiences, with county-office confirmation still pending.

Verified
44
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0
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live56/56 counties

Montana

A sourced discovery dataset for rural land, homesteading, public-land access, and self-sufficiency research, with county-office confirmation still pending.

Verified
0
Sourced
56
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live15/15 counties

Arizona

A sourced discovery dataset for high-desert land, off-grid research, RV living, solar potential, and alternative housing screening, with county-office confirmation still pending.

Verified
0
Sourced
15
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live17/17 counties

Nevada

A sourced discovery dataset for high-desert land, public-land access, solar potential, RV living, and off-grid research, with county-office confirmation still pending.

Verified
0
Sourced
17
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live29/29 counties

Utah

A sourced discovery dataset for high-desert land, public-land access, solar potential, off-grid research, and rural Utah land screening, with county-office confirmation still pending.

Verified
0
Sourced
29
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Live coverage

Published States

PriorityStateCountiesStatusNotes
#1Colorado (CO)64liveLaunch prototype with verified county profiles.
#2Wyoming (WY)23liveFirst expansion state with verified county profiles.
#3New Mexico (NM)33liveVerified county profiles for off-grid and alternative housing discovery.
#4Idaho (ID)44liveLive sourced-discovery coverage; county-office verification still pending.
#5Montana (MT)56liveLive sourced-discovery coverage with full land-market source snapshots.
#6Arizona (AZ)15liveLive sourced-discovery coverage for high-desert and solar-heavy land research.
#7Nevada (NV)17liveLive sourced-discovery coverage for public-land and off-grid research.
#8Utah (UT)29liveLive sourced-discovery coverage for rural Utah land screening.

Western expansion

Planned State Queue

PriorityStateCountiesStatusNotes
#9Oregon (OR)36plannedGood next western fit after current state verification cleanup.
#10Washington (WA)39plannedUseful regional neighbor, but local rules and wet-side/east-side differences need careful handling.
#11California (CA)58plannedLarge search demand, high regulatory complexity, best after the repeatable pipeline is mature.

Next regional waves

Planned State Queue

PriorityStateCountiesStatusNotes
#12Texas (TX)254plannedHuge county count and strong rural-land demand; likely needs a dedicated batch workflow.
#13Oklahoma (OK)77plannedStrong rural land fit and practical expansion after western coverage.
#14Kansas (KS)105plannedLarge county count with rural affordability relevance.
#15Nebraska (NE)93plannedRural affordability and low-density counties make it a good plains-state candidate.
#16South Dakota (SD)66plannedRural homesteading interest and manageable county count.
#17North Dakota (ND)53plannedLow-density rural inventory, but climate and infrastructure scoring matter heavily.
#18Arkansas (AR)75plannedHigh homesteading relevance; useful bridge into southern rural markets.
#19Missouri (MO)115plannedLarge rural-land audience and many county-level differences.

Long-term national coverage

Planned State Queue

PriorityStateCountiesStatusNotes
#20Alabama (AL)67plannedLong-term southeast coverage candidate.
#21Alaska (AK)30plannedUnique borough and census-area structure; needs special handling.
#22Connecticut (CT)8plannedSmall county count but less aligned with rural alternative-living discovery.
#23Delaware (DE)3plannedSmall county count; likely easy to scaffold later.
#24Florida (FL)67plannedHigh demand but strong flood, wetland, insurance, and local-code complexity.
#25Georgia (GA)159plannedLarge county count and significant rural-market opportunity.
#26Hawaii (HI)5plannedSmall count but unique land tenure, island infrastructure, and permitting issues.
#27Illinois (IL)102plannedLarge county count; more mixed fit for alternative-housing search demand.
#28Indiana (IN)92plannedLong-term midwest coverage candidate.
#29Iowa (IA)99plannedLarge county count with agricultural-land considerations.
#30Kentucky (KY)120plannedStrong rural affordability angle; substantial county count.
#31Louisiana (LA)64plannedParish structure and flood/wetland considerations need special review.
#32Maine (ME)16plannedRural and off-grid relevance, especially outside coastal markets.
#33Maryland (MD)24plannedCounty plus Baltimore City structure; more localized regulation.
#34Massachusetts (MA)14plannedLower priority for alternative rural land discovery.
#35Michigan (MI)83plannedUpper Peninsula and northern counties may be relevant for rural living research.
#36Minnesota (MN)87plannedRural and northern land markets require climate-heavy scoring.
#37Mississippi (MS)82plannedLong-term southern rural-land candidate.
#38New Hampshire (NH)10plannedSmall count with rural northern counties worth future review.
#39New Jersey (NJ)21plannedLower fit for rural alternative-living discovery.
#40New York (NY)62plannedUpstate counties may be relevant, but local regulation varies widely.
#41North Carolina (NC)100plannedStrong rural-land demand with mountain, piedmont, and coastal constraints.
#42Ohio (OH)88plannedLong-term midwest candidate.
#43Pennsylvania (PA)67plannedRural counties may be relevant, but township-level rules can be important.
#44Rhode Island (RI)5plannedSmall count and low rural-land fit.
#45South Carolina (SC)46plannedLong-term southeast candidate with coastal constraints.
#46Tennessee (TN)95plannedHigh homesteading interest and strong rural-market fit.
#47Vermont (VT)14plannedSmall county count with rural and off-grid interest, but local rules matter.
#48Virginia (VA)133plannedCounty-equivalent structure includes independent cities; needs careful routing and scoring treatment.
#49West Virginia (WV)55plannedStrong rural affordability and homesteading relevance.
#50Wisconsin (WI)72plannedLong-term upper-midwest coverage candidate.

Next dataset move

Recommended Next Step

Keep strengthening the eight live states, then begin the next state in the western queue with the same repeatable pipeline: boundaries, public layers, land market, county-rule anchors, generated profiles, validation, and production QA.

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