# St. Landry, Louisiana — #2,828 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.96 of 10. FIPS 22097. Population 81,464. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 81,500 people live in St. Landry, Louisiana. It ranks #2,828 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.25% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.4 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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 | 5.51 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.91 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 0.91 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.75 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.78 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.75 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.77 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2447 Lafayette, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22055.md
- #2277 Evangeline, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22039.md
- #2164 St. Martin, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22099.md
- #2783 Pointe Coupee, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22077.md
- #2509 Acadia, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22001.md
- #2714 Avoyelles, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22009.md

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