# Rock Island, Illinois — #3,132 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.76 of 10. FIPS 17161. Population 141,236. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 141,200 people live in Rock Island, Illinois. It ranks #3,132 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #97 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% 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 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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 | 5.47 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.43 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 3.85 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.41 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.00 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.05 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.31 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.35 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2986 Henry, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17073.md
- #2742 Mercer, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17131.md
- #2184 Scott, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19163.md
- #3083 Whiteside, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17195.md
- #610 Louisa, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19115.md
- #2199 Clinton, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19045.md
- #1853 Muscatine, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19139.md

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