Rank
244of 3,144
Hemphill, Texas
Score 7.28 / 10· population 3,189
About 3,200 people live in Hemphill, Texas. It ranks #244 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.24% of a home's value each year, more than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.7 years, longer than in 81% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% of counties. On this site's state scores, Texas gets 8.15 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)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.8
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax3.8
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes7.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy8.7
- Government employees0.2
- Single-parent households9.8