# Pennington, South Dakota — #1,003 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.61 of 10. FIPS 46103. Population 115,903. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 115,900 people live in Pennington, South Dakota. It ranks #1,003 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 65% 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 | 6.23 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.27 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.67 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.44 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 6.64 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.87 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1774 Oglala Lakota, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46102.md
- #68 Custer, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46033.md
- #81 Lawrence, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46081.md
- #154 Meade, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46093.md
- #3 Haakon, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46055.md
- #174 Weston, Wyoming — https://libertymoving.org/counties/56045.md
- #955 Jackson, South Dakota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/46071.md

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