Rank

2984of 3,144

Bamberg, South Carolina

Score 4.57 / 10· population 12,974

About 13,000 people live in Bamberg, South Carolina. It ranks #2,984 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.7 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% of counties. On this site's state scores, South Carolina gets 6.84 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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