Rank

2405of 3,144

Lafourche, Louisiana

Score 5.66 / 10· population 95,056

About 95,100 people live in Lafourche, Louisiana. It ranks #2,405 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9.65%, higher than in 97% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.42% of a home's value each year, less than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% of counties. On this site's state scores, Louisiana gets 6.56 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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