How Much Tax Revenue Does Illinois Collect from Undocumented Immigrants?

Undocumented immigrants living in the United States contribute more than $11 billion in state and local taxes each year, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

The report provides state-by-state estimates on the current state and local tax contributions of the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants as of 2013.

Nationwide, undocumented immigrants paid roughly $1.1 billion in personal income taxes and $3.6 billion in property taxes. Nearly 60 percent, or $6.9 billion, of total tax contributions came from sales and excise taxes.

Illinois collects the fourth-most in state and local taxes from undocumented immigrants behind California, $3.17 billion; Texas, $1.5 billion; and New York, $1.1 billion.

Here's how much Illinois' undocumented immigrants pay in income, property, sales and excises taxes, according to the report.

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