County government · Carroll County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Carroll County took in $12.8 million and spent $11.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes28%Fines and other16%Federal tax money8.3%Local tax money7.6%

What stands out

11%

of Carroll County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes28%

Property tax
28%$3.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$1.1 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$5.1 million

Local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.6%$981 thousand

Fines and other16%

Fines
11%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
5.7%$726 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs24%Social services12%Health and hospitals4.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Carroll County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$415 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$751 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$587 thousand
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
Social services
12%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$454 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$454 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll 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 Carroll 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.