Rank
1774of 3,144
Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
Score 6.16 / 10· population 13,434
About 13,400 people live in Oglala Lakota, South Dakota. It ranks #1,774 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #65 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% 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. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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 President1.4
- Sales tax6.2
- Property tax est.6.3
Environment
- Air quality est.7.3
- Floods / hurricanes8.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees0.0
- Single-parent households0.1