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2880of 3,144

Jefferson, Mississippi

Score 4.84 / 10· population 6,941

About 6,900 people live in Jefferson, Mississippi. It ranks #2,880 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #62 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.7 years, shorter than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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 President1.6
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate1.9
  2. Life expectancy1.7
  3. Government employees9.3
  4. Single-parent households0.0

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