Rank

2107of 3,144

Bethel, Alaska

Score 5.95 / 10· population 18,224

About 18,200 people live in Bethel, Alaska. It ranks #2,107 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 13), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alaska gets 5.31 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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