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891of 3,144

Sweetwater, Wyoming

Score 6.67 / 10· population 41,249

About 41,200 people live in Sweetwater, Wyoming. It ranks #891 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 23 in Wyoming. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% of counties. On this site's state scores, Wyoming gets 7.02 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)7.0
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.7
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy5.1
  3. Government employees1.0
  4. Single-parent households7.7

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