# Polk, Minnesota — #2,361 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.71 of 10. FIPS 27119. Population 30,412. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 30,400 people live in Polk, Minnesota. It ranks #2,361 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #75 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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 | 6.10 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.62 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.50 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.30 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.95 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.02 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.85 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.87 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1491 Pennington, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27113.md
- #1599 Red Lake, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27125.md
- #2675 Mahnomen, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27087.md
- #688 Grand Forks, North Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/38035.md
- #2141 Norman, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27107.md
- #1600 Marshall, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27089.md
- #228 Traill, North Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/38097.md
- #1608 Clearwater, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27029.md

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