Rank

2579of 3,144

Hawaii, Hawaii

Score 5.42 / 10· population 207,615

About 207,600 people live in Hawaii, Hawaii. It ranks #2,579 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 5 in Hawaii. The combined sales tax is 4.5%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.35% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.4 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 97% of counties. On this site's state scores, Hawaii gets 4.63 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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