Rank

2663of 3,144

Jones, Mississippi

Score 5.26 / 10· population 66,250

About 66,300 people live in Jones, Mississippi. It ranks #2,663 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.9 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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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