Rank
2421of 3,144
Oktibbeha, Mississippi
Score 5.65 / 10· population 51,203
About 51,200 people live in Oktibbeha, Mississippi. It ranks #2,421 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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.
v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values
Election 2026 updates
News that could move a factor in this ranking. The scores do not change until the data behind them does.
Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.0
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes3.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate4.8
- Life expectancy6.8
- Government employees8.9
- Single-parent households0.6