# Day, South Dakota — #101 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.67 of 10. FIPS 46037. Population 5,451. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 5,500 people live in Day, South Dakota. It ranks #101 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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 | 6.50 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.47 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.00 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.76 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.73 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #56 Clark, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46025.md
- #222 Codington, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46029.md
- #148 Spink, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46115.md
- #34 Grant, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46051.md
- #183 Brown, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46013.md
- #36 Marshall, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46091.md
- #809 Roberts, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46109.md

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