Sales tax in Pike County, Illinois
The sales tax rate in Pike County, Illinois is 7.75%. That is a 6.25% state rate plus a 1.5% county rate, and it is the same at every address in the county.
What is the sales tax rate in Pike County?
| Illinois state rate | 6.25% |
|---|---|
| Pike County rate | 1.5% |
| Combined rate | 7.75% |
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 1.5 percent countywide. Every location the state publishes inside this county carries the same 7.75 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 Pike County?
The rate is the same across Pike County, but if you are collecting tax it is worth confirming against the source. Use Illinois's own lookup. A vendor's calculator is not the state speaking.
Who has to collect sales tax in Pike County?
A seller with a physical presence in Illinois collects at the rate for the address where the sale takes place. A remote seller collects once it passes Illinois's economic nexus threshold, which is a separate question from the rate and is covered on our sales tax nexus checker. Marketplace facilitators generally collect on behalf of their sellers.
How does Pike County compare?
See Illinois sales tax for the statewide picture, including the average local rate and what is exempt. Property tax is a separate tax with separate rules: property tax in Pike County.
Sources
- Pike 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).