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Hardin County residents will pay an additional $631,828 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.

Hardin County communities will pay these amounts: Elizabethtown ($263,749 total/$457 per person), Cave-In-Rock ($184,807/$570) and Rosiclare ($183,273/$460). 

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	Elizabethtown	62931	$263,749
2	Cave-In-Rock	62919	$184,807
3	Rosiclare	62982	$183,273
	Total		$631,828

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

 

Top income tax-paying communities in Hardin County

This chart shows the ranking of communities by highest income taxes paid in Hardin County.

Ranking	Community	ZIP	Average State Income Tax Increase	Total Returns filed by ZIP
1	Cave-In-Rock	62919	$570	324
2	Rosiclare	62982	$460	398
3	Elizabethtown	62931	$457	577

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com; Illinois Senate Democrats

*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.