Rank
2408of 3,144
Lowndes, Georgia
Score 5.66 / 10· population 120,712
About 120,700 people live in Lowndes, Georgia. It ranks #2,408 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #103 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.9
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.2
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.1
- Life expectancy4.0
- Government employees6.7
- Single-parent households1.0