Rank

2178of 3,144

Kauai, Hawaii

Score 5.89 / 10· population 73,851

About 73,900 people live in Kauai, Hawaii. It ranks #2,178 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 5 in Hawaii. The combined sales tax is 4.5%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.25% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 15), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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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