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1864of 3,144

Barrow, Georgia

Score 6.11 / 10· population 92,792

About 92,800 people live in Barrow, Georgia. It ranks #1,864 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 55% of counties. On this site's state scores, Georgia gets 7.56 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.0
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax6.0

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.8
  2. Life expectancy4.8
  3. Government employees4.5
  4. Single-parent households3.4

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