Blue Avenue in Creal Springs, Illinois, a city where residents are projected to experience a $509,455 tax increase this year. | Nyttend via Wikimedia Commons
Blue Avenue in Creal Springs, Illinois, a city where residents are projected to experience a $509,455 tax increase this year. | Nyttend via Wikimedia Commons
Williamson County residents will pay an additional $13,352,137 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 Williamson County communities will pay the most: Marion ($6,167,579 total/$553 per person), Carterville ($2,511,380/$581), Herrin ($2,421,793/$464) and Johnston City ($929,491/$422).
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 per month. That person will now pay $95, or an additional $600 per year.
Senate Democrats estimate the tax hike will siphon $4.453 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 | Marion | 62959 | $6,167,579 |
| 2 | Carterville | 62918 | $2,511,380 |
| 3 | Herrin | 62948 | $2,421,793 |
| 4 | Johnston City | 62951 | $929,491 |
| 5 | Creal Springs | 62922 | $509,455 |
| 6 | Pittsburg | 62974 | $291,708 |
| 7 | Energy | 62933 | $247,108 |
| 8 | Cambria | 62915 | $107,001 |
| 9 | Hurst | 62949 | $97,066 |
| 10 | Colp | 62921 | $35,677 |
| 11 | Freeman Spur | 62841 | $33,878 |
| Total | $13,352,137 |
Top income tax-paying communities in Williamson County
This chart shows the ranking of communities by highest income taxes paid in Williamson County.
| Ranking | Community | Zip | Average State Income Tax Increase | Total Returns filed by Zip |
| 1 | Carterville | 62918 | $581 | 4,320 |
| 2 | Marion | 62959 | $553 | 11,153 |
| 3 | Pittsburg | 62974 | $480 | 608 |
| 4 | Herrin | 62948 | $464 | 5,222 |
| 5 | Creal Springs | 62922 | $443 | 1,150 |
| 6 | Energy | 62933 | $441 | 560 |
| 7 | Johnston City | 62951 | $422 | 2,203 |
| 8 | Freeman Spur | 62841 | $364 | 93 |
| 9 | Cambria | 62915 | $333 | 321 |
| 10 | Hurst | 62949 | $313 | 310 |
| 11 | Colp | 62921 | $292 | 122 |
*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.
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