Rank

2465of 3,144

Lincoln, Louisiana

Score 5.58 / 10· population 47,962

About 48,000 people live in Lincoln, Louisiana. It ranks #2,465 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 8.75%, higher than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.2
  4. Sales tax2.1
  5. Property tax7.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate4.0
  2. Life expectancy5.2
  3. Government employees5.7
  4. Single-parent households0.8

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