New Fair Tax Data: In Over Half of Illinois' 102 Counties, Less Than 1% of Taxpayers Pay More

Springfield, Ill. — Statewide, 97 percent of Illinois taxpayers will pay the same or less in state income taxes under Gov. JB Pritzker's fair tax plan, with only 3 percent of taxpayers paying more. County-level data shows that in over half of the state's 102 counties, less than 1 percent of filers will pay more.
 
The new county-level data illustrates how a vast majority of communities stand to do even better than the statewide average if the governor's fair tax is adopted.
 
A few sample counties are below:

 
• Adams County (Quincy): 98.44% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up only 0.15% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Champaign County (Champaign, Urbana): 98.12% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up only 0.15% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Cook County (Chicago, Schaumburg): 96.78% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up only 0.40% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Jackson County (Murphysboro, Carbondale): 98.87% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up only 0.11% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Kane County (Aurora, Geneva): 97.13% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up only 0.23% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Kankakee County (Kankakee, Manteno): 99.09% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up only 0.07% of the county will pay the top rate.
• LaSalle County (Ottawa): 99.06% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.08% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Macon County (Decatur): 98.49% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.15% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Madison County (Edwardsville, Granite City): 98.72% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.10% of the county will pay the top rate.
• McHenry County (Crystal Lake, Woodstock): 97.59% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.19% of the county will pay the top rate.
• McLean County (Bloomington): 97.94% of taxpayers pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.18% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Peoria County (Peoria): 97.32% of taxpayers pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.22% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Rock Island County (Moline, Rock Island): 99.07% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.11% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Sangamon County (Springfield): 98.13% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.13% of the county will pay the top rate.
• St. Clair County (Belleville): 98.80% of taxpayers pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.10% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Vermillion County (Danville): 99.42% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.05% of the county will pay the top rate.
• Winnebago County (Rockford): 98.89% of taxpayers will pay the same or less while millionaires who make up 0.08% of the county will pay the top rate.
 

Of the over 5.68 million filers in tax year 2016, less than 18,000 millionaires will pay the top rate while 5.52 million taxpayers — 97 percent statewide — will pay the same or less in state income taxes.
 
See attachment for the impact the fair tax would have in all 102 counties in Illinois.