# Lawrence, Illinois — #2,620 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 5.35 of 10. FIPS 17101. Population 14,813. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 14,800 people live in Lawrence, Illinois. It ranks #2,620 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 55% 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 | 5.06 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.73 | | | Homicide rate | county | 10.00 | | | Sales tax | county | 3.41 | | | Property tax | county | 5.50 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.18 | | | Life expectancy | county | 6.20 | | | Government employees | county | 5.49 | | | Single-parent households | county | 5.38 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2576 Richland, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17159.md - #2665 Crawford, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17033.md - #2713 Wabash, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17185.md - #950 Knox, Indiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/18083.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/17101 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=17101 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy