# Corson, South Dakota — #1,434 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.36 of 10. FIPS 46031. Population 3,782. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 3,800 people live in Corson, South Dakota. It ranks #1,434 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 89% 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 | 7.05 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.60 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.39 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.03 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.29 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #130 Perkins, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46105.md
- #61 Emmons, North Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/38029.md
- #14 Campbell, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46021.md
- #1584 Sioux, North Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/38085.md
- #185 Walworth, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46129.md
- #1297 Dewey, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46041.md
- #925 Ziebach, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46137.md

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