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3033of 3,144

Orleans, Louisiana

Score 4.42 / 10· population 364,136

About 364,100 people live in Orleans, Louisiana. It ranks #3,033 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.4 years, shorter than in 62% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. 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 President1.6
  4. Sales tax0.9
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.0
  2. Life expectancy4.4
  3. Government employees9.3
  4. Single-parent households0.2

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