Rank
2535of 3,144
Anne Arundel, Maryland
Score 5.48 / 10· population 594,582
About 594,600 people live in Anne Arundel, Maryland. It ranks #2,535 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 24 in Maryland. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% of counties. On this site's state scores, Maryland gets 6.52 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.5
- 2A (state)1.0
- GOP + LP vote for President4.2
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.0
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes1.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.7
- Life expectancy9.2
- Government employees7.8
- Single-parent households6.2