# Brown, Kansas — #1,107 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.54 of 10. FIPS 20013. Population 9,250. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 9,300 people live in Brown, Kansas. It ranks #1,107 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% 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 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 88% of counties. On this site's state scores, Kansas gets 7.12 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 | 7.12 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.79 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.36 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.62 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.70 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.23 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.36 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.03 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #380 Nemaha, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20131.md
- #566 Doniphan, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20043.md
- #564 Richardson, Nebraska — https://libertymoving.org/counties/31147.md
- #1248 Atchison, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20005.md
- #1275 Jackson, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20085.md

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