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Counties With the Lowest Property Tax in Illinois (2026)

Hardin has the lowest property tax of any county in Illinois, at 0.88, followed by Pulaski and Pope (data vintage 2020-2024). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Lowest counties for property tax in Illinois

Top 25 of 102 counties with data.

Ranked by effective property tax rate (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.

Lowest counties for property tax in Illinois
RankCountyValue
1Hardin0.88
2Pulaski1.02
3Pope1.03
4Lawrence1.21
5Clay1.28
6Union1.30
7Hamilton1.33
8White1.34
9Massac1.40
10Wabash1.41
11Effingham1.41
12Edwards1.41
13Randolph1.43
14Johnson1.48
15Fayette1.49
16Wayne1.49
17Macoupin1.50
18Scott1.50
19Shelby1.50
20Calhoun1.51
21Franklin1.52
22Crawford1.52
23Cumberland1.52
24Edgar1.53
25Gallatin1.53

How this ranking works

This page ranks Illinois counties by effective property tax rate, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For property tax, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh property tax against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of effective property tax rate.

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