# Wilson, Tennessee — #696 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.79 of 10. FIPS 47189. Population 163,674. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 163,700 people live in Wilson, Tennessee. It ranks #696 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 95 in Tennessee. The combined sales tax is 9.75%, higher than in 97% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.42% of a home's value each year, less than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% of counties. On this site's state scores, Tennessee gets 8.3 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 | 8.30 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.97 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.94 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.12 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 1.14 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.90 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.79 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 6.95 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.21 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1046 Trousdale, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47169.md
- #632 Smith, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47159.md
- #1177 Rutherford, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47149.md
- #2519 Davidson, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47037.md
- #1045 Sumner, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47165.md
- #878 Cannon, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47015.md
- #1084 DeKalb, Tennessee — https://libertymoving.org/counties/47041.md

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