Rank
1246of 3,144
Whitfield, Georgia
Score 6.46 / 10· population 103,687
About 103,700 people live in Whitfield, Georgia. It ranks #1,246 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 65% 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.
v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values
Election 2026 updates
News that could move a factor in this ranking. The scores do not change until the data behind them does.
Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.2
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.8
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes2.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.2
- Life expectancy5.4
- Government employees6.9
- Single-parent households2.3