County government · Edgar County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Edgar County took in $19.2 million and spent $16.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes20%Fees for services20%Local tax money11%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Edgar County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes20%

Property tax
20%$3.9 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$912 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$8.0 million

Local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
11%$2.2 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$398 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Social services16%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Edgar 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
38%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.9 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Social services
16%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edgar 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 Edgar 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.