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1643of 3,144

Clark, Kentucky

Score 6.24 / 10· population 37,304

About 37,300 people live in Clark, Kentucky. It ranks #1,643 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #84 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.5 years, shorter than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 66% 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 President6.7
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax6.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy2.5
  3. Government employees8.3
  4. Single-parent households1.9

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