Rank

1810of 3,144

Ohio, Kentucky

Score 6.14 / 10· population 23,626

About 23,600 people live in Ohio, Kentucky. It ranks #1,810 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #93 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 59% 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 tax7.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.9
  2. Life expectancy2.8
  3. Government employees4.0
  4. Single-parent households2.7

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