# Saint Clair, Illinois — #3,144 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.09 of 10. FIPS 17163. Population 251,018. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 251,000 people live in Saint Clair, Illinois. It ranks #3,144 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #102 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.35%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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 | 5.10 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.51 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.32 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.55 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.28 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.20 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3079 St. Louis City, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29510.md
- #2598 Washington, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17189.md
- #2582 Clinton, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17027.md
- #2727 Saint Louis, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29189.md
- #3074 Madison, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17119.md
- #2609 Monroe, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17133.md
- #2794 Randolph, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17157.md

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