Rank
1756of 3,144
Pierce, Georgia
Score 6.17 / 10· population 20,425
About 20,400 people live in Pierce, Georgia. It ranks #1,756 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72 years, shorter than in 84% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 77% 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 President8.9
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.2
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes1.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy2.0
- Government employees3.2
- Single-parent households5.0