# Guilford, North Carolina — #2,359 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.71 of 10. FIPS 37081. Population 549,866. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 549,900 people live in Guilford, North Carolina. It ranks #2,359 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #76 of 100 in North Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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 | 5.50 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.86 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 4.21 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.34 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.22 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.67 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2016 Rockingham, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37157.md
- #1285 Randolph, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37151.md
- #1491 Davidson, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37057.md
- #1515 Alamance, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37001.md
- #2307 Forsyth, North Carolina — https://libertymoving.org/counties/37067.md

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