County government · Brown County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Brown County took in $7.8 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes21%Federal tax money15%Fees for services9.6%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

15%

of Brown County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
17%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$305 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$305 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$749 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$749 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.1 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$3.7 million

Fines and other7.7%

Fines
6.2%$485 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals11%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Brown County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$472 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$683 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$382 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$655 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$655 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.