Rank
2441of 3,144
McCormick, South Carolina
Score 5.62 / 10· population 9,941
About 9,900 people live in McCormick, South Carolina. It ranks #2,441 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.6 years, shorter than in 70% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 51% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.8
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax7.4
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes3.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.1
- Life expectancy3.6
- Government employees2.8
- Single-parent households0.0