Rank

2789of 3,144

Hennepin, Minnesota

Score 5.03 / 10· population 1,258,713

About 1,258,700 people live in Hennepin, Minnesota. It ranks #2,789 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #86 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 8.53%, higher than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.1% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.9 years, longer than in 90% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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.

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