Rank

2918of 3,144

Wilkinson, Mississippi

Score 4.74 / 10· population 8,058

About 8,100 people live in Wilkinson, Mississippi. It ranks #2,918 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #68 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.1 years, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 72% 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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