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Rankin, Mississippi

Score 6.06 / 10· population 160,417

About 160,400 people live in Rankin, Mississippi. It ranks #1,932 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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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