County government · Alexander County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Alexander County took in $7.3 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes35%Fees for services12%Local tax money9.5%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

9.5%

of Alexander County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$2.5 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$890 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$890 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$86 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$3.0 million

Local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.5%$697 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking23%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

52%

of Alexander County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$929 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alexander County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Alexander 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.