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145of 3,144

Jones, South Dakota

Score 7.52 / 10· population 855

About 855 people live in Jones, South Dakota. It ranks #145 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.99% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 24), 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 President8.7
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax5.1

Environment

  1. Air quality7.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy est.7.8
  3. Government employees3.5
  4. Single-parent households1.8

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