Rock Island Today

Henry County residents will pay an additional $13.91 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 Henry County communities will pay the most: Geneseo ($5.38 million total/$991 per person), Kewanee ($2.49 million/$430), Colona ($1.7 million/$537) and Orion ($934,444/$607). 

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	Geneseo	61254	$5,380,081
2	Kewanee	61443	$2,493,499
3	Colona	61241	$1,700,466
4	Orion	61273	$934,444
5	Cambridge	61238	$754,404
6	Galva	61434	$733,316
7	Atkinson	61235	$382,597
8	Annawan	61234	$372,508
9	Woodhull	61490	$297,738
10	Alpha	61413	$286,415
11	Lynn Center	61262	$277,859
12	Andover	61233	$134,266
13	Osco	61274	$93,703
14	Bishop Hill	61419	$29,276
15	Hooppole	61258	$24,363
16	Ophiem	61468	$17,577
	Total		$13,912,511

Sources: Illinois Department of Revenue; Blockshopper.com

 

Top income tax-paying communities in Henry County

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

Ranking	Community	Zip	Average State Income Tax Increase*	Total Returns filed by Zip
1	Geneseo	61254	$991	5,428
2	Lynn Center	61262	$783	355
3	Annawan	61234	$608	613
4	Orion	61273	$607	1,539
5	Atkinson	61235	$602	636
6	Woodhull	61490	$592	503
7	Osco	61274	$589	159
8	Alpha	61413	$568	504
9	Andover	61233	$550	244
10	Cambridge	61238	$549	1,375
11	Colona	61241	$537	3,165
12	Galva	61434	$493	1,486
13	Ophiem	61468	$451	39
14	Kewanee	61443	$430	5,802
15	Bishop Hill	61419	$424	69
16	Hooppole	61258	$413	59

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

*Assumes tax increase will meet Senate Democrats' projections.