# Yazoo, Mississippi — #2,974 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.61 of 10. FIPS 28163. Population 25,796. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 25,800 people live in Yazoo, Mississippi. It ranks #2,974 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #71 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.5 years, shorter than in 92% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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 | 5.31 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.09 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.35 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.95 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 2.82 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.46 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3056 Humphreys, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28053.md
- #3013 Sharkey, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28125.md
- #2979 Holmes, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28051.md
- #3030 Hinds, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28049.md
- #2640 Issaquena, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28055.md
- #2825 Warren, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28149.md
- #1614 Madison, Mississippi — https://libertymoving.org/counties/28089.md

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