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2640of 3,144

Issaquena, Mississippi

Score 5.31 / 10· population 1,256

About 1,300 people live in Issaquena, Mississippi. It ranks #2,640 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.8
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax8.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate est.3.7
  2. Life expectancy est.2.2
  3. Government employees5.0
  4. Single-parent households0.1

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