Rank

2951of 3,144

Jefferson, Arkansas

Score 4.69 / 10· population 63,661

About 63,700 people live in Jefferson, Arkansas. It ranks #2,951 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.7 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% 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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