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Sunday, May 18, 2025

$27,611 in County Sales Tax collected in January for Brown County

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Brown County taxpayers paid $27,611 in County Sales Tax in January, according to Illinois tax records.

This is an increase over the month before when $21,301 was collected.

Taxpayers in Brown County have paid $210,589 in County Sales Tax in the last 12 months.

The County Sales Tax is collected for county governments use.

Illinois is the highest taxed state in the US.

A 2021 study from Wallet Hub found Illinois taxes are 38.95 percent higher than the national average.

Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker is accused of adding more than $5.2 billion in new or higher taxes since coming into power in early 2019. As a business owner, he has a fortune of more than $3 billion, largely based on his family's wealth and connections.

County Sales Tax collected in Brown County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
January$27,61129.6
December 2021$21,30164.2
November 2021$12,974-16.1
October 2021$15,4696.7
September 2021$14,493-29.1
August 2021$20,44366.7
July 2021$12,2650.5
June 2021$12,210-9.6
May 2021$13,505-41.1
April 2021$22,9391419.1
March 2021$1,510-95.8
February 2021$35,8691547.6

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