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2936of 3,144

Colleton, South Carolina

Score 4.70 / 10· population 38,874

About 38,900 people live in Colleton, South Carolina. It ranks #2,936 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.9
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax7.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.0
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees2.5
  4. Single-parent households0.6

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