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56of 3,144

Clark, South Dakota

Score 7.81 / 10· population 3,948

About 3,900 people live in Clark, South Dakota. It ranks #56 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 96% 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.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.6
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax6.2

Environment

  1. Air quality6.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees2.8
  4. Single-parent households8.1

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