Rank
1868of 3,144
Hughes, Oklahoma
Score 6.11 / 10· population 13,436
About 13,400 people live in Hughes, Oklahoma. It ranks #1,868 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.7 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.1
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes6.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.5
- Life expectancy0.7
- Government employees0.6
- Single-parent households2.7