County Rankings

Browse and compare all 3,144 scored US counties. Filter by state, sort by any dimension, or jump to a category.

Score Dimensions

🏛Property Tax

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

🏠Cost of Living

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability

💼Income & Jobs

Median household income and per capita earnings

🛡Safety

Violent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Coming soon

❤Health

Life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

🎓Schools

Graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Coming soon

⚡Disaster Risk

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more

💧Water Quality

EPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Coming soon

3144 counties

Page 1 of 63

#	County▼	Score▼	Tax▼	Cost▼	Income▼
1	Slope County, North Dakota	84	91.6	87.8	24.2
2	Billings County, North Dakota	83.8	91.9	84.5	36.4
3	Oliver County, North Dakota	82.5	84.6	83.6	33.6
4	Sheridan County, North Dakota	82.5	82.6	93.9	27.4
5	Borden County, Texas	82.5	89.1	91.7	25.3
6	Burke County, North Dakota	81.5	83.1	85.4	46.3
7	Loup County, Nebraska	81.1	79.8	85.7	22.7
8	Glasscock County, Texas	81.1	89.2	87.8	53.1
9	Rich County, Utah	81.1	94.1	82.2	33.6
10	Judith Basin County, Montana	81	89.5	90.6	19.6
11	Daggett County, Utah	81	88.7	84.7	21.7
12	Greenlee County, Arizona	80.9	92.2	92.5	32.5
13	Harding County, South Dakota	80.9	76	89.9	32.2
14	Wheeler County, Nebraska	80.8	76.6	90.5	19.9
15	McCone County, Montana	80.7	83.3	89.3	30.3
16	Petroleum County, Montana	80.5	81.9	85.5	22.1
17	Carter County, Montana	80.1	89.8	86.5	17.4
18	Grant County, Nebraska	79.9	81.2	81.7	28.5
19	Mineral County, Colorado	79.4	92.3	77.3	17.6
20	Hinsdale County, Colorado	79.3	94	76.3	25.4
21	Harding County, New Mexico	79.3	91.6	88.7	10.3
22	Dundy County, Nebraska	79.2	79.2	88.7	20.3
23	Thomas County, Nebraska	79.2	71.7	87.8	30.8
24	Divide County, North Dakota	79.2	85.5	79.9	41.7
25	Bear Lake County, Idaho	79.1	89.5	84.2	27.3
26	Custer County, Colorado	79	92.1	78.2	30.8
27	Rock County, Nebraska	79	73.7	88.1	20.9
28	Bland County, Virginia	79	86.7	89.2	23.5
29	Steele County, North Dakota	78.9	75.5	87.2	35.8
30	Loving County, Texas	78.9	N/A	N/A	16.7
31	Highland County, Virginia	78.8	86.4	84.2	24.5
32	Arthur County, Nebraska	78.7	78.8	80.7	27.4
33	Griggs County, North Dakota	78.7	76.8	87.7	25.6
34	Logan County, Nebraska	78.6	74.1	81	30.2
35	McHenry County, North Dakota	78.6	83.6	84.4	36
36	Kiowa County, Colorado	78.5	86	82.4	20.2
37	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	78.5	86.2	59.6	76.8
38	Kidder County, North Dakota	78.5	83.8	85.2	23.8
39	Sully County, South Dakota	78.5	78.2	80.2	29.2
40	Nelson County, North Dakota	78.4	79.7	88	27.8
41	Cheyenne County, Colorado	78.3	89.3	83.1	27.6
42	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	78.3	89.8	89	30.7
43	Garfield County, Montana	78.3	83.8	85	23.7
44	McPherson County, Nebraska	78.3	72.4	86.5	23.4
45	Floyd County, Virginia	78.3	87.6	84.4	23.5
46	Garfield County, Washington	78.3	85.1	84	24.1
47	San Juan County, Colorado	78.2	94	77.1	31.6
48	Wilkin County, Minnesota	78.1	80.9	84.8	28.8
49	Jerauld County, South Dakota	78.1	75.4	87.4	32.6
50	Ouray County, Colorado	78	94.5	68.3	38.6