County government · DeKalb County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dekalb County took in $89.7 million and spent $78.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)26%State tax money22%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other7.3%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Dekalb County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
33%$29.8 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$587 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$23.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$22.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$301 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$7.6 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$19.3 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$5.5 million
Fines
1.1%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Health and hospitals30%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Environment and natural resources2.4%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

30%

of Dekalb County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$25.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.2 million
Health and hospitals
30%$23.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$23.3 million
  • Hospitals$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.6 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$623 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Social services
1.3%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$148 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$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dekalb County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Dekalb 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.