County government · Cass County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Cass County took in $16.0 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Federal tax money21%Fees for services15%County taxes13%Fines and other7.5%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes13%

Property tax
13%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$3.3 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$6.6 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$355 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$1.1 million
Fines
0.3%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals52%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Social services5.2%

What stands out

52%

of Cass County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
52%$7.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$201 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Social services
5.2%$705 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$705 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass 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 Cass 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.