Rank
1601of 3,144
Kay, Oklahoma
Score 6.27 / 10· population 43,641
About 43,600 people live in Kay, Oklahoma. It ranks #1,601 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 77 in Oklahoma. The combined sales tax is 5.75%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.6 years, shorter than in 79% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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 President7.4
- Sales tax4.8
- Property tax6.7
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes3.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.4
- Life expectancy2.6
- Government employees3.6
- Single-parent households2.1