# Jackson, South Dakota — #955 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.63 of 10. FIPS 46071. Population 2,776. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 8.18 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.67 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.70 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.64 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.04 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.07 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #911 Bennett, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46007.md
- #1774 Oglala Lakota, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46102.md
- #1003 Pennington, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46103.md
- #3 Haakon, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46055.md
- #145 Jones, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46075.md
- #907 Mellette, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46095.md

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