County government · Crawford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Crawford County took in $18.4 million and spent $14.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%County taxes27%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.5%Fines and other5.8%Local tax money5.5%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
27%$5.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$3.2 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$7.0 million

Local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.5%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.8%

Fines
3.8%$702 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$365 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs18%Social services14%Sent to other local governments2.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

14%

of Crawford County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$870 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.6 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)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$848 thousand
Social services
14%$2.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$396 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$396 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$148 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$148 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.