County government · Clinton County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Clinton County took in $20.1 million and spent $27.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes31%Fees for services18%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

18%

of Clinton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
30%$6.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$704 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$7.5 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Health and hospitals4.4%

What stands out

50%

of Clinton 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
50%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$10.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clinton 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 Clinton 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.