County government · Clay County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Clay County took in $12.5 million and spent $8.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes26%Federal tax money10%Fines and other8.0%Local tax money0.9%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
26%$3.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$85 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.3 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$6.7 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$112 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Fines
6.2%$774 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$229 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs22%Social services3.0%

What stands out

36%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$601 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$521 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
Social services
3.0%$251 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$251 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.