# St. James, Louisiana — #2,754 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.09 of 10. FIPS 22093. Population 19,191. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 19,200 people live in St. James, Louisiana. It ranks #2,754 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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 | 6.73 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.02 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.88 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.27 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.59 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.17 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.73 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1703 Assumption, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22007.md
- #2405 Lafourche, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22057.md
- #2856 St. John the Baptist, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22095.md
- #2090 Ascension, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22005.md

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