County government · Clark County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Clark County took in $15.9 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes21%Federal tax money12%Fees for services10%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

51%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
12%$2.0 million
Sales tax
8.1%$1.3 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.9 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$8.2 million

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
4.2%$668 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$246 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals12%Social services0.4%

What stands out

44%

of Clark County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$722 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$254 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$570 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Social services
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.