Rank
44of 3,144
Griggs, North Dakota
Score 7.87 / 10· population 2,248
About 2,200 people live in Griggs, North Dakota. It ranks #44 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.44% of a home's value each year, less than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 98% of counties. On this site's state scores, North Dakota gets 7.55 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)7.6
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.6
- Sales tax5.5
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes9.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees10.0
- Single-parent households4.8