Springfield levies a 2.25 percent sales tax. The average of one suburbs in Sangamon County is 2.25. The high is 2.25 percent; the low is 2.25 percent.
Sangamon Sun analyzed the sales tax collections in one Sangamon County suburbs and found they generated a total of $42,253,155 in tax revenue in 2016. That was the equivalent of 8% spent by local government.
Below is a list of Sangamon County municipalities' local tax revenue.
Municipality
Population
Local sales tax rate
2016 revenue from sales tax
Percent of total revenue
City of Springfield
116,809
2.25%
$42,253,155
8%