# Tallapoosa, Alabama — #804 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.72 of 10. FIPS 01123. Population 40,677. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 40,700 people live in Tallapoosa, Alabama. It ranks #804 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.24% of a home's value each year, less than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% 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 | 5.40 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.45 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.80 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.21 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.88 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.02 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #624 Clay, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01027.md
- #2022 Chambers, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01017.md
- #2787 Macon, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01087.md
- #401 Elmore, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01051.md
- #1714 Lee, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01081.md
- #1834 Randolph, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01111.md
- #1530 Coosa, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01037.md

## Links

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