County government · Cumberland County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Cumberland County took in $7.1 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Federal tax money26%County taxes20%Fines and other13%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
20%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$184 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$1.8 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$2.7 million

Fines and other13%

Fines
9.2%$652 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals14%

What stands out

14%

of Cumberland County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$807 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$732 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$525 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$338 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
14%$773 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$773 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.