# Greenville, South Carolina — #1,436 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.36 of 10. FIPS 45045. Population 558,036. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 558,000 people live in Greenville, South Carolina. It ranks #1,436 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.84 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.10 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.09 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.12 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.40 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.42 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.07 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1013 Pickens, South Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/45077.md
- #1930 Spartanburg, South Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/45083.md
- #505 Transylvania, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37175.md
- #417 Polk, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37149.md
- #2334 Laurens, South Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/45059.md
- #1734 Anderson, South Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/45007.md
- #855 Henderson, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37089.md

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