Rank

837of 3,144

Carroll, Arkansas

Score 6.70 / 10· population 28,814

About 28,800 people live in Carroll, Arkansas. It ranks #837 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.5
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.9
  2. Life expectancy5.8
  3. Government employees9.2
  4. Single-parent households7.1

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