# Sweetwater, Wyoming — #891 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.67 of 10. FIPS 56037. Population 41,249. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.02 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.47 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.69 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.79 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.76 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.00 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.70 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #79 Sublette, Wyoming — https://libertymoving.org/counties/56035.md
- #398 Summit, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49043.md
- #396 Carbon, Wyoming — https://libertymoving.org/counties/56007.md
- #106 Lincoln, Wyoming — https://libertymoving.org/counties/56023.md
- #156 Daggett, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49009.md
- #151 Uinta, Wyoming — https://libertymoving.org/counties/56041.md
- #1420 Moffat, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08081.md
- #2029 Fremont, Wyoming — https://libertymoving.org/counties/56013.md

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