Rank
75of 3,144
Bristol Bay, Alaska
Score 7.72 / 10· population 844
About 844 people live in Bristol Bay, Alaska. It ranks #75 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.44% of a home's value each year, less than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.3
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President est.6.2
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality est.7.7
- Floods / hurricanes10.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy est.9.9
- Government employees0.8
- Single-parent households9.1