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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.0
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.1
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes4.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.9
- Life expectancy2.8
- Government employees4.0
- Single-parent households2.7