Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.7
- Sales tax6.2
- Property tax5.1
Environment
- Air quality7.6
- Floods / hurricanes9.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy est.7.8
- Government employees3.5
- Single-parent households1.8