Rank

1743of 3,144

Magoffin, Kentucky

Score 6.18 / 10· population 11,228

About 11,200 people live in Magoffin, Kentucky. It ranks #1,743 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #88 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% 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 President8.2
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees4.0
  4. Single-parent households1.5

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