Rank

2313of 3,144

Choctaw, Mississippi

Score 5.76 / 10· population 8,088

About 8,100 people live in Choctaw, Mississippi. It ranks #2,313 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% 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 President7.4
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate4.8
  2. Life expectancy4.5
  3. Government employees0.7
  4. Single-parent households4.2

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