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989of 3,144

Bracken, Kentucky

Score 6.61 / 10· population 8,426

About 8,400 people live in Bracken, Kentucky. It ranks #989 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% of counties. On this site's state scores, Kentucky gets 5.8 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)5.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.2
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax6.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.6
  2. Life expectancy1.8
  3. Government employees7.6
  4. Single-parent households3.9

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