# Blue Earth, Minnesota — #2,229 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.84 of 10. FIPS 27013. Population 70,006. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 70,000 people live in Blue Earth, Minnesota. It ranks #2,229 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.4 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% of counties. On this site's state scores, Minnesota gets 6.34 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 | 6.34 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.75 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.98 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.73 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.30 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.41 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 9.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.35 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.41 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1835 Waseca, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27161.md
- #1613 Watonwan, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27165.md
- #1938 Martin, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27091.md
- #1878 Nicollet, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27103.md
- #1846 Brown, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27015.md
- #1762 Faribault, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27043.md
- #1837 Le Sueur, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27079.md

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