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Illinois Sales Tax Calculator

Rates verified October 16, 2026

Illinois's state rate is 6.25%. With local taxes the total is 6.25% to 12.25%, depending on the county, city and district. Pick a location to add tax to a price or take it out of a receipt.

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Total with tax

$110.50

10.5% total tax in Chicago, Cook County

  • Price before tax$100.0090%
  • State (6.25%)$6.256%
  • Local taxes (4.25%)$4.254%
Line-by-line breakdown
Price before tax$100.00
State (6.25%)$6.25
Local taxes (4.25%)$4.25
Total$110.50

Rates in effect from August 1, 2026. For an exact address, use the MyTax Illinois tax rate finder.

Worked examples

Combined rates in each county, lowest to highest, on an ordinary purchase.

CountyCombined ratePlaces listed
Adams County6.5%–9%17
Alexander County6.25%–7.25%7
Bond County7.25%–8.75%13
Boone County7.75%–8.75%8
Brown County7.5%5
Bureau County7.25%–8.5%26
Calhoun County8%–9%7
Carroll County6.5%–7.5%12
Cass County8.25%6
Champaign County7.5%–9.25%27
Christian County7.25%–9%19
Clark County7.25%–8.25%6
Clay County6.75%–7.75%8
Clinton County6.25%–8.25%24
Coles County7.25%–8.75%11
Cook County9.25%–12.25%164
Crawford County6.25%7
Cumberland County7.25%–8.25%8
De Witt County6.25%–8.25%9
DeKalb County6.25%–8%15
Douglas County7.25%–8.75%12
DuPage County7.25%–9.75%53
Edgar County8.25%–8.75%9
Edwards County7.25%–8.25%7
Effingham County6.5%–8.5%18
Fayette County7.25%–8.75%11
Ford County6.25%–7.25%10
Franklin County7.25%–9.5%17
Fulton County7.75%–9.75%22
Gallatin County7.25%8
Greene County7.25%–8.25%10
Grundy County6.25%–8.25%19
Hamilton County8.25%6
Hancock County6.25%–7%16
Hardin County8.25%4
Henderson County7.25%10
Henry County7.75%–8.75%16
Iroquois County6.5%–7.25%22
Jackson County7.25%–9.75%13
Jasper County7.25%8
Jefferson County6.75%–9.5%11
Jersey County8%–10%11
Jo Daviess County7.25%–8.25%14
Johnson County7.75%–10%9
Kane County7.25%–10.25%36
Kankakee County6.25%–8.25%27
Kendall County7.25%–9.25%18
Knox County7.75%–10%17
Lake County7.25%–9.25%62
LaSalle County6.5%–8.5%29
Lawrence County7.25%6
Lee County7.75%–8.75%14
Livingston County7.25%–9.25%19
Logan County8.25%–9.25%14
Macon County7.75%–9.25%17
Macoupin County7.25%–9.25%31
Madison County6.25%–9.35%92
Marion County7.5%–9.5%18
Marshall County6.25%–7.25%10
Mason County7.25%–8.75%11
Massac County6.25%–8.25%6
McDonough County8%–10%13
McHenry County7.5%–9.5%33
McLean County7.25%–9.75%30
Menard County8.25%–8.75%9
Mercer County7.25%–8.25%14
Monroe County7.5%–8.5%11
Montgomery County7.25%–9.25%25
Morgan County7.25%–8.25%11
Moultrie County6.75%–7%8
Ogle County6.25%–7.25%17
Peoria County7.25%–10%26
Perry County7.75%–9.75%9
Piatt County7.25%–8.25%13
Pike County7.75%18
Pope County6.25%–7.25%3
Pulaski County6.25%–7.25%9
Putnam County6.25%–7.25%8
Randolph County7.25%–8.25%15
Richland County7.75%–8.75%7
Rock Island County7.25%–9.5%22
Saline County8%–9%9
Sangamon County7.75%–11.25%34
Schuyler County8.25%5
Scott County7.25%8
Shelby County7.25%–8.25%17
St. Clair County6.25%–9.85%82
Stark County7.5%5
Stephenson County6.75%–9%12
Tazewell County6.75%–9.5%29
Union County8.5%–9.5%7
Vermilion County6.5%–9.25%24
Wabash County7.25%–8.25%5
Warren County8%–11%8
Washington County6.25%–7.25%15
Wayne County7%–8%12
White County7.25%–8.25%13
Whiteside County7.75%–9.75%16
Will County7.25%–10%44
Williamson County7.25%–9.75%19
Winnebago County7.75%–9.75%22
Woodford County8.25%–9.75%19

Frequently asked questions

What is the sales tax rate in Illinois?

The state rate is 6.25%. With local taxes, the combined rate runs from 6.25% to 12.25%.

Where is the sales tax highest in Illinois?

The highest combined rate is 12.25%, in part of Cook County. Rates that high usually come from a special district that covers a few addresses.

Why can the rate change from one street to the next?

Cities, counties, transit authorities and special districts each add their own tax, and their boundaries don't always line up. Pick the most specific place that matches the address, or check it with the state's lookup.

Anything else to know about sales tax in Illinois?

Rates are for general merchandise. Groceries, drugs and medical appliances have lower rates. Special districts (mostly business districts) apply only at the listed addresses.

Sources

Estimates for information only; not tax, legal or financial advice. See our methodology.

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