Rank
1388of 3,144
Henry, Alabama
Score 6.39 / 10· population 17,899
About 17,900 people live in Henry, Alabama. It ranks #1,388 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.25% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 74% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alabama gets 6.66 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)6.7
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.5
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.8
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes1.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy4.9
- Government employees1.1
- Single-parent households1.5