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2622of 3,144

Wilkinson, Georgia

Score 5.35 / 10· population 8,725

About 8,700 people live in Wilkinson, Georgia. It ranks #2,622 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #137 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% 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 lower than in 50% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.9
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate3.8
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees4.5
  4. Single-parent households0.7

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