# West Baton Rouge, Louisiana — #2,826 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.96 of 10. FIPS 22121. Population 28,266. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 28,300 people live in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It ranks #2,826 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. 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 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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 | 4.93 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.54 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 1.38 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 0.91 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.80 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.95 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.53 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2783 Pointe Coupee, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22077.md
- #2950 East Baton Rouge, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22033.md
- #1926 East Feliciana, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22037.md
- #2491 West Feliciana, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22125.md
- #2379 Iberville, Louisiana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/22047.md

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