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Madison County residents will pay an additional $70.17 million 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 Madison County communities will pay the most: Edwardsville ($12.69 million total/$905 per person), Collinsville ($7.77 million/$536), Granite City ($7.65 million/$436) and Alton ($6.23 million/$486). 

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. 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	Edwardsville	62025	$12,695,538
2	Collinsville	62234	$7,775,737
3	Granite City	62040	$7,657,016
4	Alton	62002	$6,237,443
5	Highland	62249	$5,218,429
6	Glen Carbon	62034	$5,129,576
7	Troy	62294	$4,602,138
8	Godfrey	62035	$4,474,061
9	Maryville	62062	$3,217,862
10	Bethalto	62010	$2,808,544
11	Wood River	62095	$2,133,930
12	East Alton	62024	$1,873,477
13	Saint Jacob	62281	$1,026,704
14	Worden	62097	$858,648
15	Moro	62067	$747,324
16	Marine	62061	$512,308
17	Alhambra	62001	$511,669
18	Cottage Hills	62018	$438,316
19	Madison	62060	$420,245
20	Hamel	62046	$297,246
21	Dorsey	62021	$285,293
22	New Douglas	62074	$279,186
23	South Roxana	62087	$269,242
24	Roxana	62084	$266,400
25	Hartford	62048	$220,785
26	Livingston	62058	$127,878
27	Venice	62090	$92,241
	Total		$70,177,236

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

 

Top income tax-paying communities in Madison County

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

Ranking	Community	Zip	Average State Income Tax Increase*	Total Returns filed by Zip
1	Edwardsville	62025	$905	14,035
2	Saint Jacob	62281	$890	1,153
3	Maryville	62062	$855	3,765
4	Glen Carbon	62034	$820	6,257
5	Hamel	62046	$716	415
6	Troy	62294	$709	6,495
7	Highland	62249	$699	7,461
8	Moro	62067	$674	1,109
9	Worden	62097	$673	1,276
10	Dorsey	62021	$662	431
11	Alhambra	62001	$631	811
12	Marine	62061	$630	813
13	Godfrey	62035	$622	7,196
14	New Douglas	62074	$607	460
15	Bethalto	62010	$572	4,908
16	Collinsville	62234	$536	14,516
17	Alton	62002	$486	12,833
18	East Alton	62024	$460	4,077
19	Wood River	62095	$444	4,801
20	Granite City	62040	$436	17,548
21	Roxana	62084	$402	662
22	Livingston	62058	$393	325
23	Hartford	62048	$390	566
24	South Roxana	62087	$352	765
25	Cottage Hills	62018	$329	1,332
26	Madison	62060	$283	1,486
27	Venice	62090	$256	360

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

*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.