# Brown, South Dakota — #183 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.42 of 10. FIPS 46013. Population 37,733. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 37,700 people live in Brown, South Dakota. It ranks #183 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.07% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 50% of counties. On this site's state scores, South Dakota gets 8.18 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 | 8.18 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 7.33 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.29 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.19 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.69 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 9.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.16 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.23 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #206 Dickey, North Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/38021.md
- #513 Sargent, North Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/38081.md
- #59 Edmunds, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46045.md
- #148 Spink, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46115.md
- #42 Faulk, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46049.md
- #101 Day, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46037.md
- #72 McPherson, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46089.md
- #36 Marshall, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46091.md

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