# Vanderburgh, Indiana — #2,318 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 5.75 of 10. FIPS 18163. Population 179,810. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 179,800 people live in Vanderburgh, Indiana. It ranks #2,318 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #89 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% 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 84% of counties. On this site's state scores, Indiana gets 7.51 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.51 | | | 2A | state | 8.00 | | | Air quality | county | 5.17 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.61 | | | Homicide rate | county | 5.65 | | | Sales tax | county | 3.64 | | | Property tax | county | 5.95 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.02 | | | Life expectancy | county | 4.50 | | | Government employees | county | 9.43 | | | Single-parent households | county | 1.98 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #517 Gibson, Indiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/18051.md - #2367 Henderson, Kentucky — https://libertymoving.org/counties/21101.md - #431 Posey, Indiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/18129.md - #856 Warrick, Indiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/18173.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/18163 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=18163 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy