County government · Edwards County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Edwards County took in $4.6 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes38%Fees for services (road charges)16%Fines and other4.4%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

41%

of Edwards County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
38%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$716 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$701 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$1.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking28%Health and hospitals7.0%Social services0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

28%

of Edwards County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$680 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$631 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$738 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$560 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
7.0%$283 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$283 thousand
Social services
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edwards County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Edwards 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.