County government · Boone County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Boone County took in $37.6 million and spent $32.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money33%Local tax money12%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services5.3%

What stands out

12%

of Boone County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
33%$12.4 million
Other taxes
11%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$865 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$12.3 million

Local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
12%$4.6 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.1 million
Fines
0.8%$311 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals8.1%Social services1.0%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

55%

of Boone County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.0 million
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Health and hospitals
8.1%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Social services
1.0%$318 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$318 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$86 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone 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 Boone 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.