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451of 3,144

Dewey, Oklahoma

Score 6.99 / 10· population 4,286

About 4,300 people live in Dewey, Oklahoma. It ranks #451 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.65% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.1 years, shorter than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% of counties. On this site's state scores, Oklahoma gets 7.49 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)7.5
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President9.0
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax6.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.3
  2. Life expectancy1.1
  3. Government employees4.6
  4. Single-parent households7.9

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