# Fayette, Georgia — #1,169 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 6.51 of 10. FIPS 13113. Population 123,351. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 123,400 people live in Fayette, Georgia. It ranks #1,169 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% 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 58% 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 | 5.07 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.17 | | | Homicide rate | county | 6.95 | | | Sales tax | county | 3.64 | | | Property tax | county | 6.10 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.94 | | | Life expectancy | county | 9.60 | | | Government employees | county | 8.22 | | | Single-parent households | county | 5.30 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2680 Fulton, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13121.md - #2907 Clayton, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13063.md - #2461 Spalding, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13255.md - #1684 Coweta, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13077.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/13113 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=13113 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy