Rank

3076of 3,144

Dougherty, Georgia

Score 4.23 / 10· population 82,645

About 82,600 people live in Dougherty, Georgia. It ranks #3,076 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #159 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.2% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.7 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 84% 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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