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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.9
  4. Sales tax2.3
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.0
  2. Life expectancy3.0
  3. Government employees2.0
  4. Single-parent households0.4

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