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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

$26,281 in County Sales Tax collected in January for Montgomery County

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Montgomery County taxpayers paid $26,281 in County Sales Tax in January, according to Illinois tax records.

This is a decrease from the month before when $26,909 was collected.

Taxpayers in Montgomery County have paid $293,228 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 Montgomery County in last 12 months
MonthAmount Collected% Change from Previous Month
January$26,281-2.3
December 2021$26,90921.8
November 2021$22,094-17.5
October 2021$26,76653.5
September 2021$17,435-30.5
August 2021$25,076-12.3
July 2021$28,5945.2
June 2021$27,174-0.2
May 2021$27,2215.8
April 2021$25,73566.1
March 2021$15,491-36.6
February 2021$24,45270.5

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