# Barbour, Alabama — #2,530 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.48 of 10. FIPS 01005. Population 24,585. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 24,600 people live in Barbour, Alabama. It ranks #2,530 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.31% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alabama gets 6.66 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.66 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.24 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.70 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 1.53 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.00 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.31 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.19 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2544 Clay, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13061.md
- #2760 Russell, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01113.md
- #2177 Quitman, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13239.md
- #1388 Henry, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01067.md
- #2818 Bullock, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01011.md
- #2504 Pike, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01109.md
- #1817 Dale, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01045.md
- #2881 Stewart, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13259.md

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