# Choctaw, Mississippi — #2,313 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.76 of 10. FIPS 28019. Population 8,088. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.69 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.58 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.42 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 4.83 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.05 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.69 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.19 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2066 Webster, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28155.md
- #2421 Oktibbeha, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28105.md
- #2783 Montgomery, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28097.md
- #2688 Winston, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28159.md
- #2852 Attala, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28007.md

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