Rank
2040of 3,144
Lincoln, West Virginia
Score 6.00 / 10· population 19,701
About 19,700 people live in Lincoln, West Virginia. It ranks #2,040 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 69% of counties. On this site's state scores, West Virginia gets 5.5 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)5.5
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.1
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.0
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes2.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.7
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees6.3
- Single-parent households3.3