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2645of 3,144

Ouachita, Arkansas

Score 5.30 / 10· population 21,793

About 21,800 people live in Ouachita, Arkansas. It ranks #2,645 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.33% of a home's value each year, less than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.9 years, shorter than in 90% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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 President5.9
  4. Sales tax1.8
  5. Property tax8.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate2.9
  2. Life expectancy0.9
  3. Government employees5.1
  4. Single-parent households1.0

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