Red Bud Illinois, where residents are projected to experience a $2,081,105 tax increase. | Paul Sableman via Wikimedia Commons
Red Bud Illinois, where residents are projected to experience a $2,081,105 tax increase. | Paul Sableman via Wikimedia Commons
Randolph County residents will pay an additional $7,306,462 in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).
LGIS combined Illinois Department of Revenue data with a forecast by Senate Democrats to estimate how much additional income tax will be paid in each Illinois ZIP code.
The following Randolph County communities will pay the most: Red Bud ($2,081,105 total/$653 per person), Chester ($1,317,254/$486), Sparta ($1,133,449/$439) and Steeleville ($671,945/$497).
Retroactive to July 1, the higher rate – now 4.95 percent, up from 3.75 percent – will be withheld from employee paychecks over the last six months of 2017.
Before the hike, someone earning $50,000 paid $72 in state income tax per paycheck when paid twice a month. That person will now pay $95, or an additional $600 per year.
Senate Democrats estimate the tax hike will siphon $4.45 billion more this year from individual taxpayers. Businesses will pay another $1 billion.
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How much more will your community pay?
State income taxes have increased to 4.95 percent from 3.75 percent. This chart shows how much more taxpayers in your community will pay for state government.
| Ranking | Community | ZIP | Estimated State Income Tax Increase |
| 1 | Red Bud | 62278 | $2,081,105 |
| 2 | Chester | 62233 | $1,317,254 |
| 3 | Sparta | 62286 | $1,133,449 |
| 4 | Steeleville | 62288 | $671,945 |
| 5 | Coulterville | 62237 | $511,654 |
| 6 | Evansville | 62242 | $399,180 |
| 7 | Prairie du Rocher | 62277 | $297,419 |
| 8 | Percy | 62272 | $245,240 |
| 9 | Ellis Grove | 62241 | $222,849 |
| 10 | Baldwin | 62217 | $136,647 |
| 11 | Tilden | 62292 | $100,749 |
| 12 | Rockwood | 62280 | $87,319 |
| 13 | Walsh | 62297 | $71,688 |
| 14 | Modoc | 62261 | $29,962 |
| Total | $7,306,462 |
Top income tax-paying communities in Randolph County
This chart shows the ranking of communities by highest income taxes paid in Randolph County.
| Ranking | Community | ZIP | Average State Income Tax Increase | Total Returns filed by ZIP |
| 1 | Red Bud | 62278 | $653 | 3,185 |
| 2 | Evansville | 62242 | $635 | 629 |
| 3 | Rockwood | 62280 | $514 | 170 |
| 4 | Steeleville | 62288 | $497 | 1,351 |
| 5 | Prairie du Rocher | 62277 | $492 | 605 |
| 6 | Chester | 62233 | $486 | 2,708 |
| 7 | Walsh | 62297 | $469 | 153 |
| 8 | Ellis Grove | 62241 | $466 | 478 |
| 9 | Coulterville | 62237 | $456 | 1,121 |
| 10 | Modoc | 62261 | $454 | 66 |
| 11 | Sparta | 62286 | $439 | 2,579 |
| 12 | Baldwin | 62217 | $413 | 331 |
| 13 | Percy | 62272 | $398 | 616 |
| 14 | Tilden | 62292 | $319 | 316 |
*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.
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