Rank
2201of 3,144
Christian, Kentucky
Score 5.87 / 10· population 72,032
About 72,000 people live in Christian, Kentucky. It ranks #2,201 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #108 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.9 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 64% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.6
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.1
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes2.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.2
- Life expectancy1.9
- Government employees9.1
- Single-parent households2.6