# De Witt, Illinois — #2,833 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 4.94 of 10. FIPS 17039. Population 15,365. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 15,400 people live in De Witt, Illinois. It ranks #2,833 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #43 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.65% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 79% of counties. On this site's state scores, Illinois gets 5.58 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.58 | | | 2A | state | 0.00 | | | Air quality | county | 5.19 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.15 | | | Homicide rate | county | 9.60 | | | Sales tax | county | 4.32 | | | Property tax | county | 1.75 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 6.97 | | | Life expectancy | county | 5.80 | | | Government employees | county | 3.78 | | | Single-parent households | county | 3.99 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2823 Piatt, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17147.md - #2988 Logan, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17107.md - #3137 Macon, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17115.md - #3022 McLean, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17113.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/17039 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=17039 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy