Rank
38of 3,144
Thomas, Nebraska
Score 7.89 / 10· population 677
About 677 people live in Thomas, Nebraska. It ranks #38 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 17), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, Nebraska gets 6.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 9 of 10 for gun rights.
v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values
Election 2026 updates
News that could move a factor in this ranking. The scores do not change until the data behind them does.
Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.9
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax6.1
Environment
- Air quality8.3
- Floods / hurricanes9.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy est.8.4
- Government employees8.2
- Single-parent households9.5