Rank
1543of 3,144
Clay, Arkansas
Score 6.30 / 10· population 14,201
About 14,200 people live in Clay, Arkansas. It ranks #1,543 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 63% 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 President8.0
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax7.7
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes5.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy3.1
- Government employees4.1
- Single-parent households3.5