# Lafayette, Missouri — #448 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.00 of 10. FIPS 29107. Population 33,196. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 33,200 people live in Lafayette, Missouri. It ranks #448 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.48%, lower than in 54% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% of counties. On this site's state scores, Missouri gets 6.81 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 | 6.81 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.04 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.47 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.67 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.11 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 5.57 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.48 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.27 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #492 Pettis, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29159.md
- #695 Ray, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29177.md
- #755 Saline, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29195.md
- #483 Carroll, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29033.md
- #1236 Johnson, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29101.md
- #2788 Jackson, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29095.md

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