County government · Adams County, IL

Adams County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Adams County took in $47.9 million and spent $46.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes25%Fees for services16%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money8.2%

What stands out

43%

of Adams County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
24%$11.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.2%$3.9 million

State tax money43%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
43%$20.8 million

Fines and other8.2%

Fines
5.0%$2.4 million
Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals20%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services2.2%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

20%

of Adams County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$16.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.6 million
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$13.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
20%$9.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Parking$344 thousand
Social services
2.2%$994 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$994 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$710 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Adams County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.