# Meade, South Dakota — #154 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.49 of 10. FIPS 46093. Population 30,954. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 31,000 people live in Meade, South Dakota. It ranks #154 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.91% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% 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 | 5.87 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.49 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.01 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.81 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.40 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.86 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #130 Perkins, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46105.md
- #76 Butte, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46019.md
- #81 Lawrence, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46081.md
- #1003 Pennington, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46103.md
- #3 Haakon, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46055.md
- #925 Ziebach, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46137.md

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