Rank

1316of 3,144

Fulton, Kentucky

Score 6.42 / 10· population 6,338

About 6,300 people live in Fulton, Kentucky. It ranks #1,316 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #58 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% 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 President7.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax6.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees9.4
  4. Single-parent households1.7

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