Rank
2615of 3,144
Hoke, North Carolina
Score 5.35 / 10· population 54,446
About 54,400 people live in Hoke, North Carolina. It ranks #2,615 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #86 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 76% of counties. On this site's state scores, North Carolina gets 7.59 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President4.7
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes1.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate0.9
- Life expectancy3.0
- Government employees4.4
- Single-parent households2.9