Rank
2251of 3,144
Pike, Kentucky
Score 5.82 / 10· population 55,973
About 56,000 people live in Pike, Kentucky. It ranks #2,251 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #111 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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 President8.2
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.8
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes0.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.0
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees4.4
- Single-parent households2.4