# Catoosa, Georgia — #1,107 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.54 of 10. FIPS 13047. Population 68,910. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 68,900 people live in Catoosa, Georgia. It ranks #1,107 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.56 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.06 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.79 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.97 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.90 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.50 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.01 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.43 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1951 Hamilton, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47065.md
- #1762 Walker, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13295.md
- #1246 Whitfield, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13313.md

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