Rank
1566of 3,144
Hancock, Kentucky
Score 6.29 / 10· population 8,920
About 8,900 people live in Hancock, Kentucky. It ranks #1,566 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #77 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% 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 President7.3
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.7
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes5.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy5.5
- Government employees1.5
- Single-parent households1.9