County government · Christian County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Christian County took in $19.5 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes23%Federal tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
23%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$174 thousand

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%$4.1 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$8.0 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$322 thousand
Fines
0.9%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

44%

of Christian 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
44%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$940 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$732 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$515 thousand
  • Government buildings$241 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
15%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$252 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$252 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$33 thousand
Social services
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Christian 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 Christian 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.