County government · Champaign County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Champaign County took in $162 million and spent $189 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money26%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, housing)6.5%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money3.7%

What stands out

22%

of Champaign County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
32%$52.3 million
Sales tax
4.1%$6.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.6 million
  • Housing$648 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$36.2 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$42.1 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$5.9 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$6.2 million
Fines
0.3%$522 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals16%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Environment and natural resources3.8%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

36%

of Champaign County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$68.5 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$40.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$59.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$25.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$14.3 million
Health and hospitals
16%$29.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$18.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.1 million
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$7.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.1 million
Housing and community development
2.6%$4.8 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.0 million
Social services
0.2%$286 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$286 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Champaign 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 Champaign 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.