# St. Martin, Louisiana — #2,164 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.90 of 10. FIPS 22099. Population 51,057. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 51,100 people live in St. Martin, Louisiana. It ranks #2,164 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.35% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is better than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), 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 | 6.30 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.00 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 3.99 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.27 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.25 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.39 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.37 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.55 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1703 Assumption, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22007.md
- #2447 Lafayette, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22055.md
- #2783 Pointe Coupee, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22077.md
- #2608 St. Mary, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22101.md
- #2828 St. Landry, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22097.md
- #2755 Iberia, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22045.md
- #2379 Iberville, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22047.md

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