# Saint Louis, Missouri — #2,727 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.15 of 10. FIPS 29189. Population 987,059. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 987,100 people live in Saint Louis, Missouri. It ranks #2,727 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #113 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.73%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.14% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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 | 5.60 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.83 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 1.56 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.97 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.30 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.09 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.49 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.76 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3079 St. Louis City, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29510.md
- #828 Franklin, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29071.md
- #3144 Saint Clair, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17163.md
- #3074 Madison, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17119.md
- #2609 Monroe, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17133.md
- #1222 Jefferson, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29099.md
- #1043 Saint Charles, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29183.md

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