# Yell, Arkansas — #1,019 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.60 of 10. FIPS 05149. Population 20,044. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 20,000 people live in Yell, Arkansas. It ranks #1,019 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 7.62%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.38% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.57 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.40 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.98 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.80 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.07 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.51 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.38 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.01 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2503 Garland, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05051.md
- #1292 Pope, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05115.md
- #1738 Conway, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05029.md
- #1830 Montgomery, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05097.md
- #1085 Perry, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05105.md
- #2019 Logan, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05083.md
- #1975 Scott, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05127.md

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