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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.5
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.4
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.9
- Life expectancy5.8
- Government employees9.2
- Single-parent households7.1