# Stevens, Kansas — #880 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.68 of 10. FIPS 20189. Population 5,077. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 5,100 people live in Stevens, Kansas. It ranks #880 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 96% 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 | 6.35 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.75 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 1.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 9.49 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.22 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 9.92 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1754 Seward, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20175.md
- #133 Grant, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20067.md
- #543 Haskell, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20081.md
- #1033 Stanton, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20187.md
- #321 Texas, Oklahoma — https://libertymoving.org/counties/40139.md
- #885 Morton, Kansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/20129.md

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