Rank

1766of 3,144

Clarke, Mississippi

Score 6.17 / 10· population 15,228

About 15,200 people live in Clarke, Mississippi. It ranks #1,766 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.6 years, shorter than in 79% 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 65% 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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