# Kankakee, Illinois — #3,118 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.92 of 10. FIPS 17091. Population 105,940. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 105,900 people live in Kankakee, Illinois. It ranks #3,118 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #94 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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 | 5.16 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.95 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.27 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.32 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.75 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.91 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.04 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2792 Ford, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17053.md
- #2940 Grundy, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17063.md
- #3057 Livingston, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17105.md
- #2831 Lake, Indiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/18089.md
- #1090 Newton, Indiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/18111.md
- #2881 Iroquois, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17075.md
- #3047 Will, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17197.md

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