Rank
2979of 3,144
Holmes, Mississippi
Score 4.59 / 10· population 15,777
About 15,800 people live in Holmes, Mississippi. It ranks #2,979 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #73 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% 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 53% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President1.9
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.5
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate0.0
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees8.7
- Single-parent households0.1