# Benton, Arkansas — #919 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.65 of 10. FIPS 05007. Population 311,013. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 311,000 people live in Benton, Arkansas. It ranks #919 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.57 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.91 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.28 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.69 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.15 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.96 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.92 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.86 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #1335 Washington, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05143.md
- #822 McDonald, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29119.md
- #376 Barry, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29009.md
- #837 Carroll, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05015.md
- #1426 Madison, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05087.md
- #2057 Adair, Oklahoma — https://libertymoving.org/counties/40001.md
- #1459 Delaware, Oklahoma — https://libertymoving.org/counties/40041.md

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