Bottoms Up! Where Does Illinois Rank on the List of Beer Tax by State?

When you buy a six-pack at the store or a round at the bar, not all the money you pay goes to the brewery or the distributor. There's a tax on that brew, but it's a tax that varies state-by-state. Illinois is in the middle of the pack nationally with the 27th highest tax ($0.23 per gallon), but among our Midwest neighbors, we're expensive. Below we give you a snapshot of the Midwest states, a graphic of the national picture from the Tax Foundation and then the lists of the top and bottom ten states. Bottoms up!

1. Minnesota $0.47 (10)
2. Illinois $0.23 (27)
3. Michigan $0.20 (28)
4. Iowa $0.19 (31)
5. Ohio $0.18 (33)
6. Indiana $0.12 (42)
7. Wisconsin $0.06 (48)
8. Missouri $0.06 (49)

Top 10 overall

1. Tennessee $1.17

2. Alaska $1.07

3. Alabama $1.05

4. Georgia $1.01

5. Hawaii $0.93

6. Kentucky $0.78

7. South Carolina $0.77

8. North Carolina $0.62

9. Florida $0.48

10. Minnesota $0.47

Bottom 10 overall

50. Wyoming $0.02

49. Missouri $0.06

48. Wisconsin $0.06

46. (tie) Colorado/Pennsylvania $0.08

45. Oregon $0.08*

44. Massachusetts $0.11

43. Rhode Island $0.11

42. Indiana $0.12

41. New Jersey $0.12

*some states have the same amount to the hundredth of a cent, but aren't in a tie because there is a difference (not shown here) to the thousandth of a cent

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