County government · Douglas County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Douglas County took in $29.2 million and spent $14.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other53%State tax money19%County taxes14%Federal tax money12%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

50%

of Douglas County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes14%

Property tax
14%$4.0 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$636 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$636 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$3.4 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$5.6 million

Fines and other53%

Interest, rents and other
50%$14.5 million
Fines
3.4%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals17%Interest on debt0.5%Social services0.4%

What stands out

17%

of Douglas 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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.2 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.3 million
  • Hospitals$70 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$65 thousand
Social services
0.4%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Douglas 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.