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1343of 3,144

Jackson, Kentucky

Score 6.41 / 10· population 13,104

About 13,100 people live in Jackson, Kentucky. It ranks #1,343 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.2 years, shorter than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 70% 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 President9.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy1.2
  3. Government employees2.7
  4. Single-parent households7.2

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