Rank
2156of 3,144
Nevada, Arkansas
Score 5.90 / 10· population 8,120
About 8,100 people live in Nevada, Arkansas. It ranks #2,156 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% 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 President6.9
- Sales tax2.3
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes4.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.0
- Life expectancy3.0
- Government employees2.0
- Single-parent households0.4