Rank

2573of 3,144

Kemper, Mississippi

Score 5.42 / 10· population 8,584

About 8,600 people live in Kemper, Mississippi. It ranks #2,573 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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