# Durham, North Carolina — #2,390 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.68 of 10. FIPS 37063. Population 336,892. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 336,900 people live in Durham, North Carolina. It ranks #2,390 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #79 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.5 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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 | 5.43 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 1.86 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 3.95 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.18 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.95 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.76 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 9.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.79 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.46 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1892 Granville, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37077.md
- #2046 Person, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37145.md
- #783 Chatham, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37037.md
- #1383 Orange, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37135.md
- #1086 Wake, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37183.md

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