# St. Charles, Louisiana — #2,628 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.33 of 10. FIPS 22089. Population 50,620. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 50,600 people live in St. Charles, Louisiana. It ranks #2,628 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% of counties. On this site's state scores, Louisiana gets 6.56 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.56 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.40 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.57 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 4.59 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 0.91 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.30 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.40 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.90 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.99 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2672 Jefferson, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22051.md
- #2405 Lafourche, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22057.md
- #2856 St. John the Baptist, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22095.md

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