Rank

1311of 3,144

Fleming, Kentucky

Score 6.42 / 10· population 15,442

About 15,400 people live in Fleming, Kentucky. It ranks #1,311 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.2 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), 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 President8.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy3.2
  3. Government employees4.7
  4. Single-parent households3.9

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