Rank
955of 3,144
Jackson, South Dakota
Score 6.63 / 10· population 2,776
About 2,800 people live in Jackson, South Dakota. It ranks #955 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% 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 worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 90% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.7
- Sales tax6.2
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes8.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees0.0
- Single-parent households1.1