County government · DuPage County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Dupage County took in $625 million and spent $568 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes20%Fees for services (sewer, water)17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other7.7%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

42%

of Dupage County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
12%$72.1 million
Other taxes
8.6%$53.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$45.0 million
  • Other licenses$8.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$107 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$76.8 million
  • Sewer$15.9 million
  • Water$10.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Road charges$265 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%$73.5 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$260 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$11.4 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$39.4 million
Fines
1.4%$8.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services11%Health and hospitals10%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

29%

of Dupage County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$166 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$108 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33.5 million
  • Government buildings$16.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$159 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$58.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$55.7 million
  • Police$41.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$70.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$51.1 million
  • Airports$19.8 million
Social services
11%$63.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$54.9 million
  • Welfare institutions$9.0 million
Health and hospitals
10%$56.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$51.2 million
  • Hospitals$5.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$28.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$17.3 million
  • Water supply$11.1 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$9.0 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$5.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$2.5 million
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$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dupage 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 Dupage 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.