Rank
2353of 3,144
Arkansas, Arkansas
Score 5.72 / 10· population 16,307
About 16,300 people live in Arkansas, Arkansas. It ranks #2,353 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% of counties. On this site's state scores, Arkansas gets 6.57 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)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.2
- Sales tax3.2
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes3.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate2.2
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees8.4
- Single-parent households5.5