Rank
275of 3,144
Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska
Score 7.22 / 10· population 5,129
About 5,100 people live in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska. It ranks #275 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 30 in Alaska. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.06% of a home's value each year, less than in almost every other county. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% 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 7), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 95% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.3
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax9.7
Environment
- Air quality9.3
- Floods / hurricanes9.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees0.0
- Single-parent households1.6