# Fulton, Georgia — #2,680 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.23 of 10. FIPS 13121. Population 1,079,105. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,079,100 people live in Fulton, Georgia. It ranks #2,680 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #142 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.9 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% 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 | 4.93 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 2.75 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 1.42 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.95 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.23 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.87 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.07 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1169 Fayette, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13113.md
- #677 Cherokee, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13057.md
- #355 Forsyth, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13117.md
- #2269 Douglas, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13097.md
- #1044 Cobb, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13067.md
- #2757 DeKalb, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13089.md
- #2907 Clayton, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13063.md
- #1525 Gwinnett, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13135.md
- #1658 Carroll, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13045.md
- #1684 Coweta, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13077.md

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