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833of 3,144

Hickman, Kentucky

Score 6.71 / 10· population 4,447

About 4,400 people live in Hickman, Kentucky. It ranks #833 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.2 years, shorter than in 83% 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 73% 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 tax7.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy2.2
  3. Government employees9.8
  4. Single-parent households2.2

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