Rank
1638of 3,144
Johnson, Arkansas
Score 6.24 / 10· population 26,129
About 26,100 people live in Johnson, Arkansas. It ranks #1,638 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower 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 President7.5
- Sales tax3.2
- Property tax7.5
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.8
- Life expectancy3.8
- Government employees3.6
- Single-parent households4.4