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2301of 3,144

Alcorn, Mississippi

Score 5.77 / 10· population 34,135

About 34,100 people live in Alcorn, Mississippi. It ranks #2,301 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% 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 larger share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.5 years, shorter than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% of counties. On this site's state scores, Mississippi gets 5.69 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)5.7
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.4
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.2
  2. Life expectancy2.5
  3. Government employees1.6
  4. Single-parent households2.9

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