# Tunica, Mississippi — #2,886 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.82 of 10. FIPS 28143. Population 9,234. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 9,200 people live in Tunica, Mississippi. It ranks #2,886 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #63 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% 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 lower than in 65% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.69 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.38 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.01 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.75 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 5.18 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.93 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.01 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2653 Tate, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28137.md
- #2836 Panola, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28107.md
- #3016 Quitman, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28119.md
- #2719 Lee, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05077.md
- #2863 Crittenden, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05035.md
- #3019 Coahoma, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28027.md
- #2444 DeSoto, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28033.md
- #3000 Phillips, Arkansas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/05107.md

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