# Gates, North Carolina — #978 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.62 of 10. FIPS 37073. Population 10,343. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 10,300 people live in Gates, North Carolina. It ranks #978 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.6 years, shorter than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% 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 | 6.44 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.06 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.87 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.21 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.61 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.97 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2649 Suffolk City, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51800.md
- #2604 Southampton, Virginia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/51175.md
- #2451 Pasquotank, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37139.md
- #1811 Perquimans, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37143.md
- #2194 Chowan, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37041.md
- #425 Camden, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37029.md
- #2719 Hertford, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37091.md

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