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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.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.0
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate4.8
  2. Life expectancy6.8
  3. Government employees8.9
  4. Single-parent households0.6

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