# Prairie, Arkansas — #1,456 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.35 of 10. FIPS 05117. Population 8,036. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 8,000 people live in Prairie, Arkansas. It ranks #1,456 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.3 years, shorter than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 63% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.57 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.33 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.25 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.43 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.73 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.15 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 5.04 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.59 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.03 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2353 Arkansas, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05001.md
- #2590 Monroe, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05095.md
- #2411 Woodruff, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05147.md
- #1882 White, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05145.md
- #1843 Lonoke, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05085.md

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