# Mower, Minnesota — #2,377 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.69 of 10. FIPS 27099. Population 40,058. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 40,100 people live in Mower, Minnesota. It ranks #2,377 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #76 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.98% of a home's value each year, more than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 64% 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 | 6.31 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.46 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.09 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.30 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.50 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.97 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.90 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #294 Worth, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19195.md
- #1786 Dodge, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27039.md
- #2099 Steele, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27147.md
- #1804 Fillmore, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27045.md
- #617 Mitchell, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19131.md
- #2338 Olmsted, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27109.md
- #504 Howard, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19089.md
- #2294 Freeborn, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27047.md

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