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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.7
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.9
  2. Life expectancy3.0
  3. Government employees4.4
  4. Single-parent households2.9

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