# Madison, Illinois — #3,074 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.24 of 10. FIPS 17119. Population 262,752. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 262,800 people live in Madison, Illinois. It ranks #3,074 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #87 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.85%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), 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 | 4.90 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.56 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.25 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.77 |  |
| Property tax | county | 1.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.77 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 6.73 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.39 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3079 St. Louis City, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29510.md
- #2860 Macoupin, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17117.md
- #2582 Clinton, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17027.md
- #2878 Montgomery, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17135.md
- #3144 Saint Clair, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17163.md
- #2933 Bond, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17005.md
- #2727 Saint Louis, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29189.md
- #2669 Jersey, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17083.md
- #1043 Saint Charles, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29183.md

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