Rank
540of 3,144
Loup, Nebraska
Score 6.91 / 10· population 592
About 592 people live in Loup, Nebraska. It ranks #540 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, Nebraska gets 6.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 9 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.3
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax5.8
Environment
- Air quality6.9
- Floods / hurricanes9.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy est.8.4
- Government employees0.1
- Single-parent households2.3