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2852of 3,144

Attala, Mississippi

Score 4.90 / 10· population 17,359

About 17,400 people live in Attala, Mississippi. It ranks #2,852 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.7 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% 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 President6.1
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.0
  2. Life expectancy0.7
  3. Government employees5.9
  4. Single-parent households0.3

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