Sales tax in Jasper County, Illinois
The sales tax rate in Jasper County, Illinois is 7.25%. That is a 6.25% state rate plus a 1% county rate, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Illinois's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Jasper County?
| Illinois state rate | 6.25% |
|---|---|
| Jasper County rate | 1% |
| Combined rate | 7.25% |
What is the sales tax rate in each city in Jasper County?
Illinois publishes the rate for every city it taxes. These are the combined rates, state and local together, as listed in Illinois's own rate file.
| City | August 1, 2026 to present |
|---|---|
| Hidalgo | 7.25% |
| Newton | 7.25% |
| Rose Hill | 7.25% |
| Sainte Marie | 7.25% |
| Wheeler | 7.25% |
| Willow Hill | 7.25% |
| Yale | 7.25% |
| Unincorporated Jasper County | 7.25% |
Source: Illinois rate file for August 1, 2026 to present, from Illinois's official rate page.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Jasper County?
At 7.25%, a $100 purchase carries $7.25 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $72.50. That is general merchandise; Illinois taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Among Illinois's 102 counties, Jasper County's rate ranks 35th highest, level with 37 other counties. See every Illinois county.
Sales tax in counties next to Jasper County
Jasper County borders 6 counties. The lowest rate next door is 6.25% in Crawford County, IL, which is $10.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than Jasper County's rate.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Richland County, IL | 7.75% to 8.75% |
| Clark County, IL | 7.25% to 8.25% |
| Cumberland County, IL | 7.25% to 8.25% |
| Jasper County, IL (this county) | 7.25% |
| Clay County, IL | 6.75% to 7.75% |
| Effingham County, IL | 6.5% to 8.5% |
| Crawford County, IL | 6.25% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Illinois charges 6.25 percent statewide on general merchandise. Only 5 percent of that is kept by the state and 1.25 percent is passed straight through to the municipality or county where the sale is sourced, but the whole 6.25 percent is imposed by the state and every location in Illinois pays it. Municipalities, business districts and transit districts then add their own rates on boundaries that do not follow county lines, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. The county itself levies 1 percent countywide. Every location the state publishes inside this county carries the same 7.25 percent total. These figures are general merchandise rates. Qualifying drugs and medical appliances are taxed at a lower rate that starts at 1 percent statewide, and since January 1 2026 groceries carry no state rate at all although a municipality or county may impose 1 percent of its own, so neither belongs in the range here.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Jasper County?
Use Illinois's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Jasper County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Illinois collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Illinois's economic nexus threshold. Illinois sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax calculator
Tax on a specific purchase at this county's rate, and the total you will actually pay.
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Do you have to collect?
Whether your sales into Illinois cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Jasper County
The other local tax: effective rate and median bill for this county.
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Sales tax by county
Every US county, and how Illinois compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Jasper County rates: Illinois Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Rate Machine Readable File for the Retailers' Occupation Tax, County/Municipality Rate file ordmache-current.txt read with the Addendum Address File ordmacha-current.txt, edition effective August 1 2026, https://tax.illinois.gov/research/taxrates/sales-tax-rate-machine-readable-files.html
- Collected and verified September 9, 2026. Confidence: P on the rate components, P on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).