County government · Bureau County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Bureau County took in $31.4 million and spent $27.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes24%Fees for services21%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money2.4%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

47%

of Bureau County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
23%$7.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$204 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$749 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$14.8 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$199 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals6.7%Social services6.1%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

42%

of Bureau County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Health and hospitals
6.7%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Social services
6.1%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$434 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bureau 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 Bureau 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.