# Alamance, North Carolina — #1,515 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.32 of 10. FIPS 37001. Population 179,165. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 179,200 people live in Alamance, North Carolina. It ranks #1,515 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 76% of counties. On this site's state scores, North Carolina gets 7.59 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 | 7.59 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.74 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.37 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.44 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.70 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.61 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.66 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.55 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2016 Rockingham, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37157.md
- #1623 Caswell, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37033.md
- #1285 Randolph, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37151.md
- #2359 Guilford, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37081.md
- #783 Chatham, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37037.md
- #1383 Orange, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37135.md

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